Bad Uses

Anabolic steroids cause many different types of problems. They also have alot of side effects from using them.

• premature balding or hair loss
  
• dizziness
  
• mood swings, including anger, aggression, and
• depression
  
• believing things that aren't true (delusion)
  
• extreme feelings of mistrust or fear (paranoia)
  
• problems sleeping
  
• nausea and vomiting
  
• trembling
  
• high blood pressure that can damage the heart or
• blood vessels over time
  
• aching joints
  
• greater chance of injuring muscles and tendons
  
• jaundice or yellowing of the skin; liver damage
  
• urinary problems
  
• shortening of final adult height
  
• increased risk of developing heart disease, stroke,and some types of cancer

 

Specific risks

Specific risks for girls associated with anabolic steroids include:

• increased facial hair growth
• development of masculine traits, such as deepening of the voice, and loss of feminine body characteristics, such as shrinking of the breasts
• enlargement of the clitoris
• menstrual cycle changes

Specific risks for guys include:

• testicular shrinkage
• pain when urinating
• breast development
• impotence (inability to get an erection)
• sterility (inability to have children)

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