Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in young males

This review summarizes 10 years experience with male abusers of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). The typical user of AAS is male, aged between 20 and 40 and lifting weights. Illegal AAS are cheap and easily obtained via internet or local suppliers. AAS are mostly used in cycles with a duration be...

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Published inEndocrine Connections Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. R102 - R111
Main Authors de Ronde, Willem, Smit, Diederik L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Bioscientifica Ltd 01.04.2020
Bioscientifica
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anabolic androgenic steroids
gynaecomastia
hypogonadism
infertility
Review
side effects
anabolic androgenic steroids
side effects
hypogonadism
infertility
gynaecomastia
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Summary:This review summarizes 10 years experience with male abusers of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). The typical user of AAS is male, aged between 20 and 40 and lifting weights. Illegal AAS are cheap and easily obtained via internet or local suppliers. AAS are mostly used in cycles with a duration between 6 and 18 weeks. Most AAS cycles contain multiple agents, used simultaneously in a dose vastly exceeding a substitution dose. A variety of other performance and image-enhancing drugs are commonly used, including human growth hormone, thyroid hormone, tamoxifen, clomiphene citrate and human chorionic gonadotrophin. Short-term clinical and biochemical side effects are well established. Long-term side effects are uncertain, but may include heart failure, mood-and anxiety disorders, hypogonadism and subfertility. We share our views on the management of common health problems associated with AAS abuse.
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ISSN:2049-3614
2049-3614
DOI:10.1530/EC-19-0557