What are the long term effects of taking steroids?
Some of the effects of steroids go away when the user stops using them. Others are permanent and stay forever. Effects of long-term use include: • acne, cysts, oily hair and skin, and thinning hair in both sexes; • feminization in men, including developing permanent breasts; • testicle shrinking, having a hard time peeing, and a higher risk of prostate cancer; • masculinization in women, including smaller breasts and lower body fat, coarser skin, larger clitoris, deeper voice, more growth of body hair, loss of scalp hair, and changes or the stopping of the menstrual cycle. If a woman uses steroids for a long time, some of the changes may be permanent; • In children and teens, bone growth is stopped, and it prevents them from ever growing to full height; • aggression and violence (but users’ personalities go back to normal after they stop using steroids). For more information about steroid use, click here: http://tinyurl.co.
