Anabolic Consumption And Its Effects On Health

Anabolic side effects

Anabolics are of hormonal origin, in World War II were used for recovery from physical exhaustion, burns, wounds and surgical interventions. They were also provided to the survivors of German concentration camps.

It was from the 50s the non-therapeutic use and began when bodybuilders or weightlifters used them to strengthen their muscles. It was from that decade when spread among athletes in other specialties.


At present thier use is prohibited and competitors that use them are punished. Anabolic steroids are drugs that have the ability to mimic the effects of the natural male hormone call hormone testosterone and the most common symptom of its use is the increase of body volume.


The testosterone generated through anabolic steroids can cause effects such as atrophy of the heart, resulting in death from heart attack, so is contraindicated in people with heart problems.


 If you increase 20 times testosterone levels in the blood can cause irreparable damage to the endocrine system. You can stop producing the sperm and testicular atrophy body. The liver is one of the most affected organs.


Increased blood pressure
Often  the anabolics use involves an increase in blood pressure. Anabolic steroids facilitate water retention which affects blood pressure.Proper administration of anabolic and control of blood pressure levels are required.


Effects of anabolic steroids
The main adverse effects of anabolic steroid use include:

*Liver tumors.

* Jaundice that is a yellowing of the skin, tissues and body fluids.

* Fluid retention and hypertension.

* Acne.

* Trembling.


Other adverse effects:
* For men : reducing the size of the testicles, reduced sperm count , infertility, and tendency to baldness.

* For women: changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle, facial hair growth , increase the size of the clitoris and voice change.

* For teenagers: growth halted prematurely because premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes.


Regarding the psychiatric point of view, there are changes in mood, depression and invincibility feelings.

There are fitness trainers who defend the use of these substances, saying that after years of use there are people who have not experienced any side effects and enjoy of their own energy similar to people much younger.


Opinions of this type can be heard on people who move in the fitness room. Naturally, one thing is take moderately and other abuse, but you know that bythe use comes the abuse.