• Side effects are largely overstated in steroid use.
  They have emerged from myth and misunderstanding.
  The American Medical Association has come out and declared that steroids "should NOT be a classified substance" and that
  "they can be used safely."
  
  
• Abuse of any medicine can be harmful but moderate and controlled cycling of anabolic steroids results in no adverse side effects.
  
  
• Steroids have become targeted not because of any cogent evidence of health problems but because of their political influence in sponsored athletic and sports activities.
  
  
• It is a fact that athletes who use anabolic steroids in competitions will always have an advantage over participants whocompete
  without these substances.
  
  
• It is the argument of those who use steroids for bodybuilding purposes that they should be allowed to use steroids asa cosmetic enhancement since they are not participating in sports activities which ban such substances.
  
  
• It is fair comment to say that using steroids in competitions is cheating and should be controlled. It is also fair comment to suggest that steroids for cosmetic enhancement should be allowed.In certain countries...,this is the case and anabolic steroids are allowed for personal use.
  
  
• The sporting lobby in the USA , however, is a powerful voice and millions of dollars in sponsorships from sports goods corporations is a reason for putting steroids in the firing line.
  
  

• Altered libido...
  
  
• Aggressiveness...
  
  
• Mental addiction...
  
  
• Roid rage(extreme aggression due to high levels of testosterone)
  These are the psychological side effects associated with steroid use.
  
  

• Adolescents experience premature closure of the growth plates (stunted growth)...
  
  
• Baldness...
  
  
• Cancer...
  
  
• Enlarged prostate...
  
  
• Feminizing effects in males (growth of breast tissue)
  
  
• Shrunken testicles...
  
  
• Heart disease/heart attacks...
  
  
• Physical addiction...
  
  
• Reduced sperm count...
  
  
• Impotence...
  
  
• Infertility...
  
  
• Menstrual cycle stops...
  
  
• Liver Damage...
  
  
• Male attributes in females (deepening of voice, excessive hair growth)...