Forms of Anabolic steroids
There are different forms of the steroids. These include:
• Testosterones and its derivatives (esters) like testosterone undecanaote, testosterone cypionate, testosterone enanthate, and testosterone propionate.
• Nandrolone esters are also being used. These are nandrolone decanoate and nandrolone propionate.
• Stanozolol
• Metandienone or methandrostenolone
• Methyltestosterone
• Oxandrolone
• Metenolone esters like metenolone acetate and metenolone.
• Fluoxymesterone
• Mesterolone oxymetholone
• Androstanolone or stanolone
Dosage
AASteroids can be use through four known means.
• Injectable steroids.
• Oral pills
• Creams or gels
• Skin patches.
The easiest is the oral method. However, it is mostly changed into inactive metabolites rendering about fifth of six potions useless. Bodybuilding forum mostly advise against the overdose of these steroids.High doses of oral steroids can cause damages to the liver.
The injectable steroids are transmitted to the muscles and not to the veins. Most injections used are usually done semi weekly at shortest schedule. The injectable steroids need much more. It administered more frequently to maintain a certain level in the body.
Patches deliver a regular dose of steroids through the skin and into the bloodstream. Thetransdermal patches are just placed on the skin for this to happen.
The creams are used to deliver a regular dose through application to the skin. The absorption rate is however inefficient as just about 10% is absorbed into the body. It takes about six hours to be properly absorbed into the body. It is also not the best option as children or women might come in contact with the drug mistakenly on the skin. Women and children are easily affected by testosterone even in little amounts and suffer unwanted masculine features.
Side effects of AA steroids
• An extended use of the steroids makes the body stop producing testosterone. This can cause a collapse in the sexual health of that individual.
• It can reduce the size of breasts in women.
• It induces breasts in men.
• It can result in bad and stubborn acne.
• It also results in fluid retention
• It reduces the testicles of some men.
• The sperm count could also reduce from using it. Reduction of sperm count implies infertility.
• It can cause the rampant male baldness in women.
• Some women start developing facial hair from usage.
• Menstrual periods sometimes scatter or suddenly stop
• Despite being used in improving growth, it can cause stunted growth in teens.
• It could result in unstable psychological changes like anger, aggression and extreme mood swings.
Breviary
AA steroids are commonly transmitted through four ways oral, injection, transdermal patches and creams or gels. The route of administration has a significant difference on the effectiveness of the steroids. It could also be administered parenterally but the absorption can occur over a long time. The effectiveness is actually high though as it is very active in the muscles.
Aggression caused by steroid use is termed roid rage. Steroid users could be highly unstable.