Why Some Athletes Use Steroids
There are some reasons why athletes use steroids.
Anabolic steroids are those drugs that functions like testosterone.It is a group of synthetic hormones that promote the storage of protein and the growth of tissue. Athletes like body builders, football players, and weight lifters use them to produce increases in strength, weight,aggressiveness and endurance. When taken in controlled dosage, steroids aid in improving nerve conduction, growth of muscles , and blood cells. But when taken without supervision, the result is unpredictable and side effects are very dangerous such as liver toxicity, hypertension, certain cancers, heart disease, and decrease in sperm production. Some other specific side effects of steroids are:
- psychological dependence
- eating compulsions
- facial hair growth
- body hair growth
- baldness
- acne
- deepening of voice
- breast cancer
- decreased breast size in women
- clogging of arteries
- liver cancer
- prostate cancer
- sterility
- menstrual irregularities
- decreased recovery time.
This is why steroids sre banned and prohibited.
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Will Gray | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Good article!
ken bultman | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Good one. Strike three and some players are out.
martinpm | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Nice article to share.
Snooky | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Seems like money is the root of Athletic foolishness,
Michael Eboh | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for sharing. Most athletes in Nigeria do same sane!
diamondpoet | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Short and straight to the point, nice article.
Olivia Van Logum | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Interesting article – thanks for sharing!
littlekid137 | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
There is also another way to get testosterone through your body. I wont go into it
Shirley Shuler | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Great article, Jane. Thanks for the share.
chitragopi | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Thank you for a highly informative article.
wonder | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
A very good one.
Eunice Tan | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Now, I know why. Thanks.
Will Dee | Oct 30, 2009 | Reply
I guess anything is worth the price of fame – NOT!
nani varron | Oct 30, 2009 | Reply
athletes should perform thier abilities without steroids
Starpisces | Oct 30, 2009 | Reply
I learn something today, thanks for sharing.
orlandoJP | Nov 3, 2009 | Reply
good article