... .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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... , a degree of male pattern baldness , and masculine mannerisms . Their endocrine balance may be upset so as to include secretion of the male sex hormone and those of the pituitary and adrenal glands and partial loss of the estrogenic female sex hormone . Hirsutism produces enlarged hair follicles , enlargement and increased pigmentation of hair , and typically occurs in a distribution pattern normally seen in adult ... growth, include polycystic ovarian syndrome , Cushing's syndrome , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , or precocious puberty . Signs of masculinization , such as deepening o...

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Environmental Estrogens 1. Environmental estrogens are a variety of natural compounds, and synthetic chemicals that are like the female sex hormone, estrogen. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the body's endocrine system. Environmental chemicals alter the function of the endocrine system by imitating and either triggering or blocking a response to ... miscarriage and to enhance growth in livestock and poultry. They can also be found in pesticides. 3. Studies have shown that environmental estrogens may or may not be involved in causing breast cancer. For the most part, the effect of env...

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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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... are found in prescription and non-prescription creams and ointments that control rashes and itching. Two common trade names are Cortaid(R) and Lanacort(R). Estrogens and Progestogens - These are the female sex hormones. They are responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics in women and maintain the female reproductive system. Androgens - Testosterone is the androgen that leads to the development of ... attributes, such as acne and insomnia, loss of appetite, muscle and joint pains, pains in the calves, muscle cramps, shortness of breath, sneezing and runny nose, h...

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