The Recreational Use Of Steroids Raises Some Safety Issues
By Stanley Djagbo
It would be hard to argue that anabolic steroids are safe, to the contract their side effects can be quite severe. People have continued to use these drugs even though they well know that they carry a significant risk of harmful side effects. The lure of very rapid muscle mass growth, overall strength and physical endurance can be too much for some to ignore. The competition is fierce at the upper levels of professional bodybuilding, and people may take anabolic steroids for no other reason than to remain competitive. In this article, we’ll focus on some of the specific side effects that can come from excessive steroid use over time.
As with any other drug, the degree of actual damage will depend on a set of conditions. However, we can say with near certainty that liver damage will result from steroid use. The degree of damage can be as minor as impaired liver function or as serious as organ failure. Kidney damage can also result, which carries an equally grave prognosis. Steroids that are administered orally come with the greatest degree of risk. Injecting the substance directly into the muscle seems to be a method that does not carry the same chance of damage.
Sexual ramifications have also been noted in men, namely impotence and damage to the sexual organs. Additional problems includes painful urination or at least an unnatural degree of difficulty. Problems urinating may be a symptom of a larger issue with the kidneys since steroids are believed to cause kidney problems as well. A woman using steroids may begin to develop a deeper voice, notice a loss of breast mass, and even start to grow facial hair. Not surprisingly, for women the side effects are to become more masculine.
For bodybuilders, recreational anabolic steroid use can be particularly risky. The goal is to increase muscle mass for the bodybuilder and not necessarily strength. Muscle mass building in this manner actually results from excess water stored in the muscle tissue. The main drawback is that this approach can induce stress on the heart. The person’s blood pressure goes up as a result. But then you have to consider everyone is different so this may or may not contribute to a heart attack.
You almost have to ask why if the down side of steroid use is so serious, do people continue to use these drugs.
Some people choose to mitigate some of these factors by opting to inject the drugs rather than take them orally. The severity and frequency of side effects seems to be decreased when taken through injections. But you should not take that to mean you can avoid these side effects all together. Plus, it is known that some professional level athletes take both oral and injection steroids which seems totally insane to us.
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