Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

What are the side effects of long term use of anabolic steroids #shorts #steroids #bodybuilding #gym

10 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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YouTube short (by Anne Truong MD, uploaded July 10, 2023) summarizing health risks of prolonged anabolic steroid use. The speaker lists cardiovascular harms (high blood pressure; cardiomyopathy — thickened, poorly pumping heart; arterial damage; blood clots; heart attacks), reproductive/endocrine harms (reduced sperm count; testicular atrophy/shrinkage; enlarged breasts/gynecomastia), and androgenic effects (increased male-pattern baldness via DHT). The speaker also mentions a possible link to testicular cancer. The clip is a brief, clinical rundown of known/claimed long-term adverse effects.

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Long term use of antibiotic steroids can actually cause high blood pressure cardiomyopathy or condition where your heart just becomes thicker and it doesn't pump as well and it actually can damage your blood vessels like your arteries. It causes blood clots, even heart attacks, decrease your sperm count and will increase male pattern baldness because of the dht. It can contribute to testicular cancer as well as enlarged breasts and your testicle will shrink.