Saturday, September 22, 2012

Steroids

  • Drugs commonly referred to as "steroids" are classified as anabolic (or anabolic-androgenic) and corticosteroids. 
  • Corticosteroids, such as cortisone, are drugs that doctors typically prescribe to help control inflammation in the body
  • Steroids are a class of naturally occurring or synthetic compounds that can serve as “sex hormones, adrenal cortical hormones, bile acids, sterols, anabolic agents, and oral contraceptives” 
  • Anabolic steroids usually caused azoospermia
  • Taking steroids for these purposes is illegal and may be dangerous.
  • such as testosterone deficiency,ertain kinds of anaemia,some kinds of breast cancer, calcium deficiency, muscle-wasting conditions

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