Should I Really Be Worried About the Physical Effects of Steroids?
Anabolic steroids are used to enhance performance, the question is, should you be concerned about the physical effects of steroids? There is no perfect steroid, they all have side effects. Women who are taking steroids find that they make a marked difference in muscle size and strength. They also give women that lean, muscular look. Females only make 0.3 milligrams of testosterone a day compared to adult males who produce 7 milligrams a day. Men taking steroids are overloading themselves with testosterone. They will experience feminine side effects, like breast enlargement. Their pituitary gland tries to correct the imbalance of abnormally high testosterone by shutting down the body’s production of it. Men’s testes shrink and sperm production is reduced. Infertility can occur, lasting up to six months after stopping. There may be a risk of becoming permanently infertile if taken at high doses over a long period of time, according to some researchers. Another side effect of steroids for
