... to improve their performance by increasing the speed of muscle fiber contraction and the number of muscle fibers that contract. The nutritional needs of a basketball player vary depending on your sex, age and size. Protein plays a minor role in energy production, contributing only 5% to 10% of the energy used during prolonged exercise. For a basketball player is it required ... use of steroids, which he had previously used for two periods of 18 weeks a year. Physical side effects: • Cancer • Liver Damage • Feminizing effects in males (growth of breast tissue) • Male attributes in...

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... they use more than one at once called "stacking" which causes more complications with the testes (Kuipers section 2) Irreversible breast enlargement in males can also occur (gynecomastia) due to increase in circulating estrogen levels in the body (Riccio 2000) Though the sex drive in males is to increase the cases of erectile dysfunction increases as well. Hair loss is another side effect ... . Pregnant women may experience babies with growth retardation or death of the fetus (Kuipers, section 3) Irregularities in the menstrual cycle may occur. Completely opposite to the male, a female c...

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... .gov/researchreports/steriods/anabolicsteroids.html). What are anabolic steroids? According to the National institute on drug abuse, anabolic steroids are the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/steriods/anabolicsteroids.html). They encourage the growth of skeletal muscle and the development of male sexual characteristics, and also have some other effects ... (http://www.aap.org/family/steroids.htm). Males are in high risk of reduce sperm count, impotence, gynecomastia (Increase in nipple and breast size), enlar...

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... group of natural and artificial chemicals that produce male-like effects in both males and females. "Anabolic steroids, synthetic compounds formulated to act like the male sex hormone testosterone are the subject of conversation these days. Many athletes, including male and female bodybuilders, weight lifters, runners, swimmers, and pro athletes, have ... of steroids. "Corticosteroids which are medically used to control inflammation and pain. Estrogen steroids, which are made from the female sex hormone estrogen, are used for birth control pills" (Clayton 21). Of course you also have a...

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... . To understand steroids you need to know what they do and how they build muscle. Anabolic steroids are natural hormones produced by the body that help build muscle. The male sex hormone testosterone is the most active anabolic steroid in the human body. Men have bigger muscles than women because their bodies produce much more of the male hormone testosterone. During ... much testosterone, and so it stops making testosterone and sperm, and the testes actually shrink. A certain percentage of each dose steroids is converted into the female sex hormone estradiol. This can lead to the develo...

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... that they will make you a better athlete. Steroids can not improve an athlete's agility or skill. The following factors are what help to determine athletic ability: genetics, body size, age, sex, diet, and training programs. [Steroids: Play Safe, Play Fair, 2002, (8:1)] Men and women who take steroids are in great danger. Some doctors suspect that anabolic steroids trigger or help to ... the fluid in which the male sperm resides). This condition is a painful one that is not usually found in men under the age of fifty. The male may also develop breast like that of a woman. [Dolan, Jr., 1...

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... deadly side effects, all thanks to anabolic steroids. According to the N.I.D.A (National Institute on Drug Abuse) anabolic steroids is the familiar name given to synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones know as androgens. They promote the growth of skeletal muscle, which is called an anabolic effect, as well as the development of male sexual characteristics, which is called an ... of breasts. In females the major side effects include; cervical and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, irreversible enlargement of the clitoris, deepening of the voice, facial and body hair, and a ...

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... and to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Another serious side effect of steroids is gynecomastia which is often refred to as Gyno. Gyno is a form of feminization in men where breast sweeling occurs, your muscles often get softer, and you'll begin to notice fat deposits around your chest area. This symptom is caused by estrogen build up and can easily ... mysterious. The top scientists in the world still don't know exactly how steroids work on the human body. What people do know is that steroids are a form of the male sex organ called testosterone. Testosterone gives ...

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... from the back to the chest and all over. There are showings of nervousness, depression, and aggression because they act on different parts of the brain. There is an increased sex drive at first but will then be lost later on down the road. Cramping all over the body, burning pains, jaundice and liver damage happen because these substances are broken ... down in the liver. Side effects can be different between sexes. Males show a couple different side effects that include, baldness, fertility, breast development, bizarre testicle or scrotal pain, and decrease sperm count. For woman hair ...

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... bodily hair and prematurely close growth plates. (CIF 2) Finally, andro was found in one study to do nothing for levels of testosterone, but to raise levels of estrogen (the female sex hormone) to levels where the men look like they are going through menstruation. (Peck 1) Steroids are synthetically produced male hormones taken with the hope of an increase in strength. Granted ... effects can occur with steroid use. For example users have reported impotence, increased sexual drive, prostate enlargement, and painful erections. Bodily side effects like severe acne, and the development of ...

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... can cause reduced sperm count, impotence, development of breasts, shrinking of the testicles and difficulty or pain while urinating. Women who take steroids can get facial hair growth, depend voice, breast reduction and menstrual cycle changes. When we look at some of the reasons athletes insist on using these harmful drugs, one can only blame the competitive nature of our society ... start right at home, and treat it as if it was just like any other drug. When you are a preteen pretty much every kid gets "the talk" about drugs and sex. So why not have a talk about steroids too, especia...

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