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    Abuse of Steroids Steroids are synthetic materials of the male sex chromosome, testosterone, that lead to addiction, mental abuse and physical harm. They are banned by many sports leagues, but some athletes do not take that into consideration. Many athletes use steroids illegally, for a multiple of reasons. Athletes use steroids in order to gain better physical body shape and game play. In reality they are only cheating the game and themselves, slowly breaking their bodies down. The steroid use has

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    Anabolic steroids are a group of organic compounds and synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. The proper term for these compounds is anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated AAS)—“anabolic” referring to muscle-building and “androgenic” referring to increased male sexual characteristics (Pope and Brower, 2005). They are synthesized in the body from cholesterol in the Leydig cells in the testes, and in smaller amounts in the adrenal glands of both males and females and in female

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    Unfortunately, the treatments for complete recovery from this disorder still remain unsolved. Some studies focused on a general context in terms of a role of sex hormones in schizophrenia, other studies focused on a specific state such as cognition and role of hormones in schizophrenia. The aim of this paper is to further analyze of the role of sex steroid hormones in schizophrenia in animal models and human studies, compare different methodologies and possible treatments. Dopamine, which plays a significant

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    The Steroids Epidemic Essay

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    What is the first thing that comes to mind when steroids are discussed? Is it positive? Negative? What comes to mind for me is the vision of an extremely large man with bulging muscles like we see in bodybuilding competitions. These types of images are becoming extremely commonplace in society today, and also increasingly disturbing considering just a few short years ago the ‘bodybuilder’s body’ was just a niche in the sports world. But what drove this movement? There is no way to possibly limit

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    exercise. Gender-related differences on how the body meets the increased demands while still maintaining homeostatic arterial blood pressure has been widely researched (CITE). There is some support that vaso-regulation differences are due to female sex hormones (estrogen, in particular estradiol), and less sympathetic nervous system influence when compared to males (CITE). Additionally, body composition (higher muscle mass in males) and substrate utilisation (more lipid substrate utilisation in females)

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    Androgenic Steroids

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    Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids For Performance Enhancement Most of the people can use the steroids for plenty of purpose. The sports athletes, body builders and some of the women can use the steroids to build the muscles to increase the sports performances, reduce weight and some of the other type of purpose. There are different types of steroids available in the online and also for the medicals. The steroids are the drugs, but this can be good for the health. You can buy the steroids in online and pharmacies

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    Steroid Use in Sports Steroids are substances that some athletes use to try to improve their athletic performance. Steroid use interrupts normal hormone production in the body. Steroids can cause many side effects. Anabolic steroids (anabolic-androgenic steroids) are manmade (synthetic) versions of the male sex hormone (testosterone). These steroids can increase muscle size and reduce body fat. They also activate the development of male sexual traits in men and women. Androstenedione is a type

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    Why Buy Steroids

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    You should purchase steroids for a number of reasons.Definitely, you should buy steroids, if you are the person experiencing the medical disorders due to the low production of testosterone in your body. Testosterone is probably the most commonly used form of testosterone by both athletes and bodybuilders alike. Testosterone is a powerful androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes. It is responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics. Anabolic steroids, you know, These are

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    Steroids has been one of the most controversial substances when it comes to usage. In basic chemistry, steroids are made up of several compounds that are vital for the human body; such as cholesterol and hormones. The negative effects of steroids include heart risk such as heart attacks or strokes. Steroids has been commonly used in bodybuilding to give competitors the necessary energy to perform and look better. However, bodybuilders would eventually suffer the aftermath of the use of steroids.

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    Define ergogenic aid and explain how steroids are considered part of your definition. Substances that improve an athlete's performance are called ergogenic aids. There are many of them, and some have bigger effects on athletes than others. The variety of ergogenic aids is so wide you can be taking one and never even know. Some athletes like myself try to experiment to get better performance or to be accepted in their sport. They might feel peer pressure to try them or to improve their performance

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