ANDROGENIC STEROIDS – Androgenic steroids are responsible for the growth of the male reproductive tract and the development of male secondary sexual characteristics. Initially, androgenic steroids were used in medical arenas for the treatment of osteoporosis in women but these are not recommended nowadays. Androgenic steroids can also be used to treat the vascular manifestations of Behçet’s disease, for hereditary angioedema, to treat aplastic anemia and to reduce the itching of chronic biliary obstruction.
CORTICO STEROIDS – These steroids are the group of hormones that perform a Cortisone-like action. Cortico steroids are man-made steroids that mimic the activity of cortisone that is produced naturally in the body and is responsible for regulating inflammation, thus dealing with injury. Cortico steroids are not the same as anabolic steroids, and are often used in the treatment of many diseases like asthma, eczema, allergies, arthritis, colitis and kidney disease.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS – Anabolic steroids are one of the most popular and the most controversial types of steroids. These steroids have a property of protein building, and they are often called muscle building and strength drugs.
Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s to treat hypogonadism, which is a condition in which the testes do not produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth, development and sexual functioning. Medically, anabolic steroids are used to treat delayed puberty, some types of impotence, and wasting of the body caused by HIV-infection or other diseases.
In various studies scientists found anabolic steroids facilitating the growth of skeletal muscles in laboratory animals. This resulted in use of various types of steroids by bodybuilders and weightlifters, then by athletes in other sports.
Anabolic steroids are widely abused steroids nowadays. Commonly known as roids, juice, arnolds, hype, weight trainers, gym candy, or pumpers, anabolic steroids are often abused by pro jocks and others for various reasons.
Anabolic steroids are the controlled drugs listed as Schedule III in the Controlled Substances Act of United States. Though possession and distribution of steroids without prescriptions from licensed physicians is illegal in the United States, anabolic steroidal supplements legally available are over-the-counter. These supplements are more commonly called dietary supplements, though they are not food products. Steroidal supplements contain dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and/or androstenedione – street name ‘andro’.
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