ssional bodybuilders taking enormous doses of many different drugs in addition to diuretics are the persons that have been hospitalized or have died from steroid related causes. Some of the more common side effects are Acne, male pattern balding, Gynecomastia, liver dysfunction, and Testicular Atrophy.
             Gynecomastia is a common disease of the male breast that can occur during puberty for many males but is very prevalent in the abuse of steroids in the bodybuilding community. First signs of Gynecomastia are usually itchy, puffy or sore nipples. Then there is a development of hard tissue under a nipple or both nipples. Many who suffer from this disease have a disturbance in the proper ratio of androgen and estrogen levels. You then may ask why, if someone is using testosterone is there an increase in estrogen? The answer is that testosterone serves as a prohormone for the estrogen estradiol (Goldman). Estradiol is an active metabolite that in excessive concentrations leads to feminization of the body (Wadler). This means that excess testostero
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