Saturday 8 August 2009

Anabolic steroids from a urologist’s point of view


The most common presentation of anabolic steroid use in the urology setting is infertility and sexual dysfunction. Abnormally high testosterone levels will lower the luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels to almost zero.

Anabolic steroids, a derivative of testosterone, will have a tendency to shut down the body’s own production of testosterone. It causes the pituitary gland to stop the production of LH. Natural testosterone level will then lower, and if a user stops taking anabolic steroids, overall testosterone level in the body will drop.

It seems that the next possible action is to raise the testosterone level by administering more testosterone. Wrong, this will actually have the opposite effect. Some medical practitioners commit this common mistake and it took several medical treatments to be administered and almost a year and a half to reverse this effect.

It is very important to seek medical help from a specialist so that a proper treatment regimen would be given. A urologist would explain to you the potential risk of taking this drug. If your body stops producing natural testosterone for a prolonged period of time, you might encounter problems with bone health, cognitive function, and cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism.

From Renal and Urology News:
THE CONSEQUENCES of anabolic steroid use is a treatment reality for many clinicians, including urologists. Although anabolic steroid use among professional athletes gets the lion's share of attention in the media, many more casual competitors partake as well.

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