A review on the health hazards of anabolic steroids

Henrik Horwitz; Thea Christoffersen

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A review on the health hazards of anabolic steroids

Henrik Horwitz^*, Thea Christoffersen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Clinical Pharmacology

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SummaryIn 1935, testosterone was finally isolated and synthesized, and testosterone-analogs soon entered the world of sports. Today, the use of these performance-enhancing agents is no longer confined to the elite sports milieu, and the lifetime prevalence of anabolic steroid use among men is estimated to be around 6%. Unfortunately, these drugs are not without side effects, and the most common somatic adverse drug reactions are gynaecomastia, infertility, testicular dysfunction, and acne. Furthermore, the use of AAS is associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders and antisocial behaviour.

Original language	English
Journal	Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin
Volume	317
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	1227-1230
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0044-6394
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/FAD.0000000000000042
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2019

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