i believe it should be mandatory for any1 who is taking steroids to get bloodwork done after every cycle and sometimes before the cycle just to make sure everything is right.
i get 1 full exam every year in winter. for last 3 years, i only do 1 16-20 wk cycle a year, usually from may-aug or so. i go for exam a few motnhs after. it's a work required yearly exam, otherwise who knows if i would actually go, it's definately worth it though, especially if 1 has been using shit for years like i have.
i do, but its stretched out to 18 months since the last one (lazy)
ive never used roids (despite being up to my ass in it) and so my motivation is to keep an eye on whats going on in case i get some weird rare condition and have to track it down
its also so when i get weird results later on in life, i dont totally freak out - for example, my baseline cortisol is so high that my doc thought i had cushings syndrome, and asked me if i had any weakness of the limbs etc "uh, i db press the hundreds for my first set, i think im ok"
the same twit doc also took my BP using a small cuff, got a shockingly high reading, and tried prescribing drugs to me on the spot (2 medical fuckups in one go )
doctors, mang. cant live with em, cant get scripts in the pharmacy without em