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Bad side effects of steroids - Anabolic Steroids Information

Side Effects of Steroids - Illegal Steroids

The more you learn about illegal steroids, the more you realize what a foolish idea it is to try them. Read about the bad effects of steroids.


Bad Side Effects of Steroids

Bad side effects of steroids can be seen in nearly 30 percent of steroid users. What many steroid users don’t realize is that some of these effects are not reversible when the steroid drug is discontinued.

Negative Effects of Steroids:

  • Acne

  • Testicular Atrophy

  • Gynecomastia (breast enlargement in males)

  • Hirsutism (excessive facial hair)

Even More Serious Physical Effects of Steroids:

The bad side effects of steroids can also include suicidal behavior, heart attacks, and liver damage. When you're taking steroids, you're taking some pretty serious risks.

Facts about Steroids – Anabolic Steroids Information:

Teenagers and adults need to get the facts about steroids before they make the mistake of looking for steroids for sale.

A serious danger of steroids for teenagers is that steroids can lead to premature puberty. Premature puberty in youngsters with growth plates that are open in bones causes the growth plates to close prematurely. Short stature is the result. In other words, youngsters taking steroids can end up shorter than if they didn’t take them.

Steroids Side Effects – Steroids Pictures Prove a Point:

A recent report in The Lancet, a well-respected medical journal, featured the case of a 21-year-old amateur bodybuilder who took two kinds of anabolic steroids and was left with permanent, disfiguring scars on his upper body.

The doctors called it one of the worst cases of acne conglobata any of them had ever seen: the amateur bodybuilder's chest and upper back had crater-like ulcers and abscesses oozing with pus.

On top of that, his sperm count had plummeted and his testicles had shrunk.

Source: The Lancet

Psychological Effects of Steroids:

Anabolic steroids can cause mood disorders – steroids can lead to more depression and aggressive behavior (including what is known as "roid rage").

Steroid abuse can also lead to risky behavior, which can lead the steroid user to even more risky behavior such as drunk driving, unsafe sex, and drug abuse (other drugs in addition to illegal steroids).

Stacking Steroids:

The bad effects of steroids can increase when the steroid user is stacking them. Taking steroids orally, injecting steroids, or even using patch or gel on the skin, steroids are frequently used in combination to create a mega-dose regimen in four- to 12-week drug cycles. Not a good idea.


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