You want some facts, heres some facts: Anabolic steroids are used for very specific medical conditions, for example muscle wasting in AIDS or some of the other things that you guys listed. Hey, if a doctor reccommends it then listen to the doc.
Corticosteroids are the sterpods used for common steroid treatment, and much safer too.
THIS IS NOT TRUE, AGAIN, I WORK IN MEDICINE, THE SIDE EFFECT PROFILE OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS IS WORSE AND MORE COMMONLY SEEN THAN THE SIDES OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS.
Both men and women naturally produce testosterone. But like all hormones, which regulate the body's most basic functions, throwing one's testosterone out of balance is very dangerous and reccommended by a wide range of medical profesionals to not be executed unless extreme medical conditions call for its use.
TRUE, IT PUTS THINGS OUT OF WACK, BUT THIS IS CALLED NEGATIVE FEEDBACK INHIBITION, A TEMPRORARY CONTIDION WHICH CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER EXOGENOUS HORMONES ARE STOPPED. AS FAR AS THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN FROM THIS SHIFT, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ROLE TEST PLAYS ANYWAY< IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD SEE THAT NONE OF THEM ARE LIFE THREATENING AND REVERSABLE.
Doctors can prescribe steroids, but it is very illegal for a doctor to prescribe steroids for the use of athletic enhancement. BTW what country do you guys all live in? one where the government doesnt give a rats a** about the general health of the public? maybe thats why you're all so brainwashed into idiocy.
WE KNOW THEY ARE ONLY PRESCRIBED FOR LEGIT MEDICAL CONDITIONS< BUT MOST DRUGS HAVE OFF LABEL USES THEY CAN BE USED FOR>>>>>LIKE PROTEIN ANABOLISM!!!!!!
Here are some short term effects of using steroids if you use that MAGICAL SAFE (lol) CYCLE system that some of you seem to promote here. If you dont "abuse" steroid use, then you might "ONLY" see these side effects:
BEFORE I LOOK AT YOUR SIDES, NOBODY SAYS THEY ARE WITHOUT SIDES, BUT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE TYPES OF SIDES AND HOW OFTEN THEY OCCUR BEFORE YOU SAY ITS DOWNRIGHT TOO DANGEROUS.......EXAMPLE, AMPHOTERACIN B CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE IN OVER HALF ITS USERS....THIS IS A SERIOUS SIDE THAT OCCURS OFTEN MAKING IT A DANGEROUS DRUG.......HGM CoA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS (statin, anti cholesterol drugs) CAN CAUSE RHABDOMYOLYSIS, BUT QUITE RARELY.....THE FACT THAT ITS RARE MAKES IT A PRETTY SAFE DRUG.......ACE INHIBITORS CAUSE A CHRONIC COUGH IN MOST OF ITS USERS.....SIDE EFFECT SEEN RECENTLY, BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING AT ALL... SO ITS CONSIDERED A SAFE DRUG.
Insomnia, loss of appetite, acne, muscle and joint pains, pain specifically in the calves, muscle cramps, shortness of breath, sneezing & runny nose, chronic sinus trouble, heartburn and/or indigestion, excessive gas, frequent urination, nighttime urination, water retention (looking fat), cuts and bruises slow to heal, occasional irregular heartbeats, leg cramps at rest or at night, coldness of hands and feet, back pains, numbness and tingling (in arms, legs, and face), muscle twitches, memory problems....again, these are short term, for people who just use them maybe a few times....long term effects for those who use it slightly more will experience the following -
Men:
Develop breasts
Get painful erections
Have their testicles shrink
Have decreased sperm count
Become infertile
Become impotent
INFERTILITLY HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN IN ANY STUDY, THE OTHERS ARE TEMPORARY AND REVERSABLE AND NOT DANGEROUS IN ANYWAY, MORE COSMETIC SIDES.
Women:
Grow excessive face and body hair
Have their voices deepen
Experience menstrual irregularities
Have an enlarged clitoris
Have reduced breast size
Have a masculinized female fetus
SEE ABOVE, BUT LESS REVERSABLE< BUT WOMEN WHO USE AAS SHOULD KNOW THIS AND THEY MAY NOT CARE ABOUT THESE COSMETIC SIDES, THEIR CHOICE.
Men and Women:
Get acne
Have an oily scalp and skin
Get yellowing of the skin (jaundice)
Become bald
Have tendon rupture
Have heart attacks
Have an enlarged heart
Develop significant risk of liver disease and liver cancer
Have high levels of "bad" cholesterol
Have mood swings
Fly into rages
Suffer delusions
THE SERIOUS ONES ARE VERY RARE, ONLY A FEW DOCUMENTED CASES IN MEDICAL LITERATURE AND ARE ONLY SEEN WITH LONG TERM USE (ONLY the oral drugs causing liver damage, longterm high use of AAS in general leading to left ventricular hypertrophy)....THE HYPERLIPIDEMIA (leads to the heart attacks you stated) IS TRANSIENT AND CORRECTABLE UPON STOPPING AAS USE. THE MOOD SWINGS ARE HIGHLY OVERRATED, STEROIDS ARENT PSYCH DRUGS LIKE SSRIS AND MOOD STABILIZERS< THEY DONT FUCK WITH BRAIN CHEMISTRY TO THE POINT OF RAGING....IT MAKES YOU IRRITABLE< YES< SO IT WILL MAKE AN ASSHOLE AN EVEN BIGGER ONE. THERE ARE STUDIES OF MEN TAKING TEST AT 600MG A WEEK FOR OVER 10 WEEKS AND NO CHANGES IN MOOD OR BEHAVIOR WERE NOTED> ACTUALL STUDY, NOT SPECULATION ON 60MINUTES OR SOME AFTERSCHOOL TV SPECIAL. THERE ARE A FEW ISOLATED CASES OF PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR TEMPER THAT YALL CALL ROIDRAGE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF USERS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS....HOW MANY PEOPLE GET INTO FIGHTS AT BARS BECASUE OF ETOH....REST MY CASE
THE REST ARE MOSTLY COSMETIC, AND THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS IN USERS EYES. AGAIN, THE RESEARCH OF THE SIDE EFFECTS SEEN IN THE LAST 30-40 YEARS SHOWS WHAT I HAVE JUST STATED< WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO ARGUE WHAT HAS BEEN PROVEN, AND CONTINUE TO BELIEVE WHAT NON EXPERT MEDIA SAY?
Teens (the ones im trying to save from ruining their lives):
I AGREE< TEENS SHOULD NOT BE TAKING AAS
Have short height due to arrested bone growth
Girls may suffer long-term masculinization
You can be very athletic, mass leaned muscle body and good looking EASILY without ever using steroids. I think if you use steroids, not only are you stupid, but you're desperate and lazy.
GENETICS AND PLATEAUS YOUNG MAN, NOT AS EASY FOR SOME AS IT IS OTHERS.
For all you supportes of anabolic steroids out there, if you're OK with having a HIGH chance <not absolute> of getting some, if not all, of these side effects, then go right ahead and use them. Perhaps you just don't value the integrity, and fullness of life that rational people do.
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) which is a different matter entirely than anabolic steroids (which still have a medical use). 
