Anabolic steroids in athletics
Mellion, M.B.
American Family Physician 30(1): 113-119
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 6464945 Document Number: 230885
With an increasing emphasis on competition and winning in all levels of sports, many athletes in strength events use anabolic steroids in an effort to increase their strength and enhance their performance. The evidence on behalf of this practice is inconclusive, and the potential risks include jaundice, hypercholesterolemia, fluid retention, hypertension and liver abnormalities. Additionally, the effect on luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone may alter sexual status.