Steroid+notes+-+RJ

Anabolic steroids are related to the hormone testosterone

Affects More masculine features Increases protein synthesis, increases appetite, increase protein synthesis, increases bone growth, increases production of red blood cells

Other affects of testosterone/steroids - production of oil, increased growth of hair, vocal chords increase in size - produce less sperm - increase of blood pressure- harmful overtime - sometimes used to treat children that are not growing, sometimes used to treat cancers of the bone - "roid rage"

Nonmedical reasons- steroid users - heterosexual men with a median age of 25 -2.7 % of highschool students

used medically, most people can use them and the side effects appear to be minimal