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Sure, that may be bad, but steroids have much, much more downside relative to the other examples you have given. Hard training at a young age can lead to ameno
by steveplace 18y ago
Sure, that may be bad, but steroids have much, much more downside relative to the other examples you have given.
Hard training at a young age can lead to amenorrhea and slowed hormonal development, but anabolic steroids cause irreprable damage to your liver and kidneys. And will ruin your joints.
There is no inconsistency here. It's not binary, it's on a gradient.
- gaius 18y agoThere isn't any medical evidence for that. Overuse of anything is bad for you. There is no medical reason that, if used under proper supervision, steroids should result in any long-term physical damage. In fact, as is the case with cortisone, steroids can improve an athletes chances of recovering from an otherwise career-ending injury. These aren't drugs remember, just more of what your body produces naturally. If you want to ban people from adjusting their hormonal systems in support of their lifestyle choices, you'd have to ban the Pill too.