Androgen

Have you ever thought about taking steroids or know anyone that has or is taking them now? Research shows that steroids are the quick and dirty way to getting an advantage over everyone else. But they do come with little dark risk’s that no one ever seems to mention. Most people think steroids are the quickest and easiest route to take and they are right. But they are actually doing you more harm than good. Many people have even died or are living with lifelong side effects from taking this drug

not dropping out of school and practice the sport. They also have a better chance of making a college they really want to go to like Baylor, TCU, and a bunch of other colleges. “Some athletes take a form of steroids — known as anabolic-androgen steroids or just anabolic steroids — to increase their muscle mass and strength. The main anabolic steroid hormone produced by your body is testosterone. Testosterone has many risks some of them are Anabolic effects promote muscle building. Androgenic

It seems as though throughout the years, the usage of steroids has always been to enhance your performance, whether that be for a sport or body mass and muscle strength in general. I find this chapter in Psychology interesting, because It goes hand and hand with Anatomy, which I am currently learning. I would like to further explore the basics on where our body produces natural steroids, the effects on the endocrine and reproductive system due to steroid use, and lastly, the damage steroid use can

herinafter referred to as steroids, are used by teens for performance-enhancing, as well as cosmetic purposes. The use of hazards present several hazards to the individual, especially to their psychological and physiological health. The abuse of anabolic androgens for athletic or hypertrophic gains by adolescents is not worth the physiological, developmental and psychological hazards which it entails. The

In the last couple of years, many athletes in different sports have been caught using performance-enhancing drugs known as Steroid. When an athlete's test are positive for performance-enhancing drugs, the athlete is usually well known through the news.It has been seen as that when an athlete performs is excellent in their sport; the speculations arise the use of steroids or other performing-enhancing drugs. Steroids impact on intercollegiate/ professional sports has caused an uproar in the need to

where someone boosts the blood’s ability to bring more oxygen to muscles is meant for runners. Many cases of athletes using PEDs are blood doping because it's the easiest and most effective. “Some athletes take a form of steroids — known as anabolic-androgen steroids or just anabolic steroids — to increase their muscle mass and strength.” (Fitness). This type of PED is to increase muscle mass and strength. Compared to the other performance enhancing drugs, anabolic steroids are the most popular throughout

effects that include: mental health, addictive potential and physical dangers. Steroids have immediate effects on the brain of a user as soon as they begin taking them. As soon as steroids are introduced into the user’s system, they “[bind to the] androgen (male sex hormone) and estrogen (female sex hormone) receptors on the surface of a cell.” Studies have suggested that “steroids may contribute to psychiatric dysfunction, paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment stemming

Testosterone is a male hormone produced in the testes under the control of the hypothalamus. The hormone is responsible for the development of male physical features and belongs to a group of hormones called androgens which are basically steroid hormones derived from cholesterol. It is required by males for the development sex organs. The production of the hormone peaks at puberty where is secretion triggers increase of penile and testes sizes. It also actuates the deepening of the voice, as well

Androgen replacement therapy, also known as testosterone replacement therapy is a kind of hormone replacement therapy. It involves the administering of testosterone via needle or testosterone creams or gels. When someone needs this it is typically because of erectile dysfunction, osteoporosis, diabetes, chronic heart failure and dementia. It can also aid in making the red blood cell count in the blood higher and fatigue. The most common "out of balance" testosterone levels are found to be on the

authors of the article “Steroid Use and Long-Term Health Risks in Former Athletes” they state that “Anabolic steroids and testosterone are effective and well tolerated pharmaceutical agents when administered for proper medical indications such as androgen replacement therapy, osteoporosis, aplastic anemia, and cancer.” (Parssinen, Seppala, pg. 1). The issue is that the abuse of steroids have increased within athletes and many doctors are concerned of the adverse effects that it will have. Many studies