male sex hormone testosterone. Many athletes use anabolic steroids male and

female alike, such as body builders , weightlifters, baseball players, football

players, swimmers, and runners. They do so because they mistakenly believe that

In a male testosterone is released by the leydig cells in the testes.

The testosterone has two main functions androgenic and anabolic. Androgenic is

the development of male sex characteristics. Anabolic is the development of

To treat patients who suffer from a natural lack of testosterone

pharmacoligists alter one form of testosterone slightly, increasing th length of

time the drug is active. Testosterone was first isolated in 1935, soon forms of

testosterone such as dianabol, durabolin, deca-durabolin, and winstrol were

One of the main effects of anabolic steroids is to increase the number

of red blood cells and muscle tissue without producing much of the androgenic

effects of testosterone. There are only four legal uses for steroids treatment

for certain forms of cancer, pituatary dwarfism, and serious hormone

There are two forms of anabolic steroids those taken orally and those

injected. The immediate effects of both are mood swings of many different kinds.

In one study, physicians Ian Wilson, Arthur Prang, Jr., and Patricio Lara found

that four out of five men suffering from dippresion when given a steroid

suffered from dillusions. A research team from Great Britian Found that a

patient given steroids became dizzy, dissoriented, and incoherent. Physicians

William Layman and William Annitto have had a case of a young man who was

diagnosed as schizophrenic took steriods to help with his wieghtlifting. After

taking these drugs he suffered severe deppresion and anxiety and had trouble

Most people who use steroids do not have side affects this severe.

Steroids make changes in the electroencephalogram (an image of brain ellectrical

activity). Researchers believe that these changes are responsible for some of

the behavior changes in users of steroids like increased hostility and

Even though there not supposed to some of the masculinizing effects of

testosterone still show on users of anabolic steroid . People who use them

sometimes develop acne, deepend voice, abnormal hair growth. Some of these side

effects can not be reveresed. Men who use steroids may become more or less

The most severe effect of anabolic steroids is on the liver they call it

peliosis hepatis or blood filled cysts in the liver. If the cysts rupture they

can cause liver failure which can kill a person. After stoping the use of

steroids though these cysts may become smaller and dissapear. Steroids can also

cause cancerous tumors in the liver that can also kill they can also dissapear

if the drugs are not used anymore. Steroids are also increase the risk of

Use of steroids also effects your cardiovascular system. T