... uses. For example they can be used to treat cancer and asthma. (Dishong "Steroids" 3) Also, athletes using anabolic steroids see rapid and remarkable results. Great increases in strength and stamina, and also rapid muscle mass buildups are characteristics of steroid users. (CIF 3) However, anabolic steroids have over fifty documented adverse side effects. Some minor side effects include: baldness, bloody vomits, bad breath, chills, headaches, heart attack, hairiness, nausea ... , rashes, blood poisoning, stroke and weight gain. (Dishong "Steroids" 2) Also, long-term sexual side effects c...

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... menstrual function requires GnRH pulsatile secretion in a critical range of frequency and amplitude. The pulses of GnRH appear to be directly under the influence of dual catecholaminergic system: norepinephrine facilitatory and dopamine inhibitory. The catecholamine system can be influenced by endogenous opioid activity. The feedback effects of steroids may be mediated through this system via catechol steroid ... GnRH antagonists bind to the GnRH receptors and provide competitive inhibition of the naturally occurring GnRH. Thus GnRH antagonists produce an immediate decline in gonadotrop...

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... have been linked to gynecomastia (breast development in men), breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. If androstenedione supplementation does increase testosterone levels, it may lead to the undesirable effects associated with the use anabolic steroids. For males, such effects may include kidney and liver damage, premature baldness, gynecomastia, an enlarged prostate, reduced sperm production, and ... the testicles contract themselves into the torso. Many of the long-term side effects are still unknown because this is still a relatively new drug....

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... and Grandfather suffered before they died with some of the debilitating symptoms of bone loss and weakening. This included spinal fractures and posture slumping. Some of the prevention methods I will mention are exercise, diet, and drugs. I will talk about the use of estrogen replacement therapy and vitamins in the prevention of osteoporosis and their possible benefits and side effects. I will discuss the difference between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis ... are; menopause before age 48, surgery to remove ovaries before normal menopause, inadequate calcium in your diet, lack of exercis...

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