what side effects with steroids?

Answer 1

A build-up of steroids upsets the body’s internal balance, and side effects occur when the body begins to compensate to eliminate the excess steroids or hormones. Steroid abuse can cause stunted growth in adolescents, con-tinuous headaches, bone pain, nausea, and changes in bowel and urinary patterns. An unexpected side effect is that steroid use can weaken the tendons, placing athletes at risk of serious injury.

Cardiovascular System: Enlargement of the heart, a precursor to heart failure; high blood pressure; atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, a precursor to coronary heart disease; elevated cholesterol levels; heart palpitations; heart attack; stroke; anaphylactic and septic shock.

Reproductive System: In males, excess testosterone is converted to the female hormone estrogen which causes the development of female characteristics. For instance, men experience prostate enlargement, sterility, sexual dysfunction, baldness, breast enlargement, and testicular atrophy. Excess testosterone in females has the opposite effect, causing menstrual irregularities, deepening of the voice, baldness, fetal damage, hair growth on other parts of the body, sexual dysfunction, sterility, reduction of breasts, and genital swelling.

Vital Organs: Prolonged heavy use of steroids can permanently damage the liver, causing cancer, jaundice, bleeding, and hepatitis. Steroids can impair the kidneys leading to kidney stones and kidney disease.

Can steroids cause death?

Yes. Steroid-related fatalities occur as a result of suicide, homicide, liver disease, heart attack, and cancer.

Answer 2

Steroids tend to over-work the body's other organs. For instance, the blood sugar rises as a result of the increase in steroids to the system and the pancreas must produce more insulin to compensate for the increase in sugars. Over time, this damages the pancreas and causes premature diabetes to occur. The diabetic condition can damage the internal organs of the individual causing heart, kidney, liver, eye, and/or nerve deterioration. NONE of these are ever completly reversible. This is only a sample of the type(s) of problems that can occur. I know because my mother has a diabetic condition from long-term use of steroids. Have a great day!
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Answer 3

As someone who has been on the receiving end of a partner who took steroids, i would strongly urge you not to even consider taking them. They cause terrible paranoia and aggression and can turn you into a really nasty person. They can give you all sorts of problems, my ex was told by the doctor to urgently stop taking them or if he didn't he'd shorten his life considerably, he may have a good body to look at but a very short life. What would you prefer? you can get a good body without steroids.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

1

Answer 6

my friend was taking them and it turned him into a wife beater,a paronoied over possesive looser, if you r thinking of having some do ur self a favour and dont bother,if you want to look good do it properly go to the gym and train hard.

Answer 7

They can have an effect on most of the bodys sysytems!

Don't take them! unless they have been prescribed by a doctor!

Answer 8

Death

Answer 9

aggresion and paranoia