As soon as you enter the story called "building your own body", you realize how much blood, tears and sweat it takes for more serious, visible progress. Since time immemorial, people have been trying to find shortcuts and speed up the process of progress. At what price?
Many young people, unaware of the risks, engage in a story called "steroids".
The term "steroid" refers to a broad category of molecules that share a similar molecular structure but have many different functions. When people talk about steroids in sports, they mean a subcategory of steroids that resembles the hormone testosterone. Although first-class athletes and bodybuilders started using steroids in the 1950s, most of today's users are not actually athletes, but people who want a certain body appearance.
Do not mix anabolic steroids with corticosteroids.
Steroids have two main effects: androgenic, which develops male sexual characteristics, and anabolic, which promotes growth. The effects of building muscle help the body retain protein, a building block necessary for muscle and bone growth. Unfortunately, people who take steroids run the risk of some side effects during the treatment, and sometimes the use of steroids can leave lasting consequences on the psychophysical development of a young person. Some of the consequences that are manifested are increased hair growth in the area of the face and body, the development of a deep voice, aggression, etc.
The question arises as to the purpose of taking steroids, usually young or old people who want to build muscle mass in a fast way and thus be more attractive to themselves and others. Steroid users at that time do not think about the consequences of hormonal imbalance and other consequences that taking steroids brings.
The main health difficulties that occur with the abuse of anabolic steroids are: tumor and liver cancer, jaundice, fluid retention, high blood pressure, elevated LDL (bad cholesterol) and lowered HDL (good cholesterol); other difficulties are: kidney tumor, acne and shivering.
Steroids leave gender-related health consequences:
for men: reduced testicles, decreased sperm count, infertility, baldness, breast growth, increased risk of getting prostate cancer
for women: facial hair growth, baldness, irregularity or cessation of the menstrual cycle, enlarged clitoris, deeper voice
for adolescents: premature cessation of growth due to premature bone maturation and accelerated pubertal changes. This means that adolescents run the risk of staying low if they take anabolic steroids before they are fully developed.
The accumulation of steroids in the body disturbs the internal balance, when the body tries to eliminate the excess of steroids and other hormones. Steroid abuse can cause growth retardation in adolescents, persistent headaches, bone pain, nausea, as well as changes in the level of the digestive system and urinary system.
An unexpected side effect is that the use of steroids can cause tendon weakening, exposing athletes to the risk of serious injuries. Enlargement of the heart, which later leads to heart failure.
High blood pressure, Atherosclerosis, Elevated cholesterol
Heart palpitations, heart attack, stroke, anaphylactic and septic shock, etc.
Finally, there is ample evidence that users may become addicted to steroids. They may become tolerant, leading to higher doses over time. This increases the risk of harmful effects, which is very common in users who take higher doses, for a longer period of time. Do you know what happens in your body when you use steroids. People who have used them said that in the beginning the feeling is great, but later, the body starts to get used to it, so you have to constantly increase the dose, to later come to a period where you will be extremely unhealthy and where your body can simply to turn off.
