About Steroids – The Good And The Harmful

When it comes to steroids, there are actually two types: anabolic and corticosteroid. Between the two, anabolic is the one that’s been abused by body builders who want to build muscle fast. Corticosteroid steroids, on the other hand, are used to treat a variety of symptoms including arthritis, asthma, lupus, multiple sclerosis, eczema, rashes and certain types of cancer.

Steroids are also referred to as roids, stackers or juice. They’re really nothing more than body hormones. Cortisone and estrogen are common steroids. What do they do? They simulate male hormones in the body. The only time you should be using steroids is when you’re having delayed puberty, are having erection problems or are suffering from hypogonadism. Since steroid drugs can be misused, only a small number of them are accepted in the United States for animal and human use.

What are the long-term effects of steroids? In men, they can shrink testicles, cause balding and the formation of breasts. In women, they could impact the menstrual cycle. You only need to do some research on the Internet to know that it’s true. There are many male body builders who like women, and there are many women body builders who look like men after prolonged steroid use. It’s like steroids give you a free ticket pass to non-surgical gender reassignment.

If that’s not bad enough, steroids so cause real health problems. They can cause hypertension or high blood pressure, cause internal blood clotting, and increase your cholesterol levels. If you have three of those combined, they can cause heart failure. 

If you are using steroids stop using them right now and only use them according to the doctor’s direction. Steroids are actually non-addicting, however, some people’s unrelenting drive to build muscles do cause them to abuse the drug.