Oral and injected steroids are medicines generally used to treat pain in the body. Steroids can be used for medicinal or other purposes. They generally produce many undesired side effects like high blood pressure, increased levels of total cholesterol, increased acne (pimples), loss of hair and baldness, prostate cancer. When high doses of oral steroids are consumed, there are chances of damage to liver, too much growth of oral gums.
There are some specific side effects in males like gynocomastia, which refers to the appearance of female characteristics like breast development, sexual dysfunction and infertility and condensing of the testicles (testicular atrophy). Some side effects in females include an increase in body hair, a deepening of the voice, an extended clitoris and a decrease in menstrual cycles. Adolescents will experience stunted growth, bones get matured quickly, hypergonadism, which means increased body hair and quick sexual development.
The potential side effects of steroids can alarm the average person who is away from its use. Many side effects generated from steroid abuse are from people who are uneducated, ignorant to and impudent to the dangers of the powerful hormones.
There are some specific side effects in males like gynocomastia, which refers to the appearance of female characteristics like breast development, sexual dysfunction and infertility and condensing of the testicles (testicular atrophy). Some side effects in females include an increase in body hair, a deepening of the voice, an extended clitoris and a decrease in menstrual cycles. Adolescents will experience stunted growth, bones get matured quickly, hypergonadism, which means increased body hair and quick sexual development.
The potential side effects of steroids can alarm the average person who is away from its use. Many side effects generated from steroid abuse are from people who are uneducated, ignorant to and impudent to the dangers of the powerful hormones.
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