Abuse of supraphysiologic doses of anabolic steroids

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 550-555

  Hall, Ryan C W ^a   Hall, Richard C W ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Psychiatric effects; Pyramiding; Side effects; Stacking

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; ANDROID; ANDROLAN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTERONE; BOLDENONE UNDECENOATE; DYNABOLAN; ESTRADIOL; FLUOXYMESTERONE; MESTEROLONE; METANDIENONE; METENOLONE ENANTATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MIBOLERONE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; NANDROLONE PHENPROPIONATE; OXANDROLONE; OXYMETHOLONE; STANOZOLOL; STEN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; TRENBOLONE HEXAHYDROBENCYLCARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WINSTROL V;

ACNE; ADDICTION; AGGRESSION; ALOPECIA; AZOOSPERMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; GYNECOMASTIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY; LIBIDO DISORDER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD DISORDER; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PELIOSIS HEPATIS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; STROKE; TENDON RUPTURE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRILIZATION;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; POLYPHARMACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 18844461179     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000157531.04472.B2     Document Type: Review

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