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*official name* –>
*anabolic-androgenic steroids*
(AAS)
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*’anabolic steroids’ are ‘steroidal androgens’ that include…*
‘natural androgens’
(like ‘testosterone’)
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‘synthetic substances’
(‘structurally related’ / ‘have similar effects’ to ‘testosterone’)
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(they are ‘anabolic’ + increase ‘protein’ within ‘cells’, especially in ‘skeletal muscles’)
(‘AAS’ also have varying degrees of ‘androgenic’ + ‘virilizing’ effects, including ‘induction of the ‘development and maintenance of masculine secondary sexual characteristics’ such as the ‘growth of the vocal cords’ and ‘body hair’)
(the word anabolic, referring to anabolism, comes from the greek ἀναβολή anabole, “that which is thrown up, mound”))
(they are one of three types of ‘sex hormone agonists’, the others being ‘estrogens’ like ‘estradiol’ and ‘progestogens’ like ‘progesterone’)
(AAS were synthesized in the ‘1930s’, and are now used therapeutically in medicine to ‘stimulate muscle growth and appetite’, ‘induce male puberty’, and ‘treat chronic wasting conditions’ (such as ‘cancer’ + ‘AIDS’))
(the ‘american college of sports medicine’ acknowledges that ‘AAS’, in the presence of ‘adequate diet’, can contribute to increases in ‘body weight’, often as ‘lean mass increases’ and that the gains in ‘muscular strength’ achieved through ‘high-intensity exercise’ + ‘proper diet’ can be additionally increased by the use of ‘AAS’ in some individuals)
(‘health risks’ can be produced by ‘long-term use’ or ‘excessive doses’ of ‘AAS’)
(these effects include ‘harmful changes in cholesterol levels’ (‘increased low-density lipoprotein and decreased high-density lipoprotein’), ‘acne’, ‘high blood pressure’, ‘liver damage’ (mainly with most oral AAS), and ‘dangerous changes in the structure of the left ventricle of the heart’)
(conditions pertaining to ‘hormonal imbalances’ such as ‘gynecomastia’ and ‘testicular size reduction’ may also be caused by AAS)
(‘ergogenic’ uses for AAS in ‘sports’, ‘racing’, and ‘bodybuilding’ as ‘performance-enhancing drugs’ are controversial because of their adverse effects and the potential to gain unfair advantage in competitive physical competitions)
(their use is referred to as ‘doping’ and banned by most major sporting bodies)
(for many years, ‘AAS’ have been by far the most-detected ‘doping substances’ in ‘IOC-accredited laboratories’)
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(in countries where AAS are ‘controlled substances’, there is often a ‘black market’ in which ‘smuggled’, ‘clandestinely manufactured’, or even ‘counterfeit’ drugs are sold to users)
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