THE EFFECTS OF ANABOLICS ON THE ATHLETE’S BODY

Almost everyone knows that anabolics (anabolic steroids) are bad for health, and professional athletes are given anti-doping tests. If an athlete is caught doping, penalties are imposed. This is legalized by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which has a whole list of banned steroids.

Anabolic steroids are substances that are related to the male sex hormone testosterone. Usually this hormone is used for painful conditions, the consequence of which is loss of muscle tissue.

But when you stop taking steroids, the opposite effect occurs, which looks like weight loss. This of course is still nothing, but the main danger is expressed by the fact that a man with normal testosterone production, taking anabolic steroids, reduces, and with prolonged use can completely stop the production of male hormones in the body. In addition, androgens cause many other side effects that, acting on the hormonal level, eventually lead to testicular atrophy. This is called the sterility effect, that is, infertility. Alternatively, sometimes a reduced level of hormone production is formed in the body. In this case, long-term impotence occurs. From the action of anabolic steroids, the prostate gland, increasing in size, makes it difficult to urinate and empty. It causes back pain, pelvic pain, and blood in the urine.

The kidneys are also affected by the action of steroids. Calcium metabolism is disturbed, and as a consequence, the formation of calcium stones in the kidneys.

Steroids also affect the cardiovascular system. After a short period of use, the blood pressure rises greatly, the process of reducing high density lipoproteins in the blood begins, and this causes the risk of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, hemorrhages or rupture of blood vessels during exertion.

Thus, we can easily conclude that anabolic steroids are currently one of the most popular drugs used by athletes. Due to their unique properties, they are able to improve results quite quickly by increasing the strength and endurance of the person himself. At the same time, the reasonable use of anabolic steroids does not lead to the development of side effects against the background of the use of these drugs.