Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids

Introduction

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (ASS) or Anabolic Steroids are related to male sex hormone testosterone, which support tissue growth and repair or to enhance performance. Medical use of this variant of steroids comprise late puberty, hormone problems in adult males and lots of muscle from some diseases. They are illegal and controlled substance in federal law of United States (Trotsky, 2006). Anabolic Steroids are often use by male and female athletes to enhance their athletic performance and bodybuilders and weightlifters to build their muscles. Steroids come in a form of liquid or tablets.

Discussion

Uses and Abuses of Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids can be used by injection, taken orally or in cream or in gel form. Usage of drug is prescribed by doctors and depends on the medical condition, age of patient or severity. Users take steroids in a regular series of weeks or months rather continual use. They often take several types of steroids to get good benefits as great as possible of particular steroid and try to lessen the more negative effects. Dosages are not consistent or not in a fixed pattern and it can be 10 to 100 times more than recommended dose (NIH, 2012). User often takes two or more inject able and oral types of steroids. This form of abuse is called 'stacking' (Kennard, 2006).

Benefits of Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids benefit the user in following ways.

Bodybuilding and Athletes

Anabolic steroids are used to enhance or to improve performance and for growing muscle mass and reducing body fats. Extensive use of steroid is believed to be in a bodybuilding competition.

However, use of steroids are illegal in sports and athletes are tested regularly to stop them gaining advantage in unfair ways. Several steroids are banned by sports organizations almost all over the world because the performance remains vague. Steroids are usually used by men to shape their body to get more muscular physique. Steroids help to raise cellular tissue in muscles by increasing protein content and this process is known as anabolism. These are the reasons that are why Anabolic steroids are very popular amongst athletes, weight lifters and bodybuilders (Kennard, 2006). Besides building muscle mass and strength they also help in enhancing speed and stamina.

Medical and health benefits of steroids

Steroids can make a difference in your body in many other ways. Usually steroids are associated by the general public with gaining muscles or enhancing ...