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Medically Reviewed by Dr. George Touliatos
Anabolic steroids are a man-made version of chemicals known as hormones that are made naturally by the human body. They are prescription-only medicines that are sometimes taken without medical advice to increase muscle mass and improve athletic performance, especially in sports such as bodybuilding. If used incorrectly and abused for improved athletic performance they can cause serious side effects and addiction.
In the UK anabolic steroids are a class C drug, this means they can only be sold by a pharmacist with a prescription. It is legal to have anabolic steroids for personal use and they can also be imported or exported, as long as this is carried out in person. It is illegal to possess and export/import anabolic steroids if it’s believed you are supplying or selling them, this includes giving them to friends. In professional sport, most organisations ban the use of anabolic steroids and will actively test competitors for banned steroids and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).
There are various reasons, the most common being the fact they offer physical changes which provide and athletic advantage. These advantages include an increase in muscle mass, decrease in body fat and overall increase in body size and athletic appearance. There are also mental health conditions such as people who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder where a person spends a great deal of time worrying about their physical appearance, yet their appearance concerns are not noticed by others.
50% of AAS cycle provides artificial HPTA and supports androgenic activity.
A survey conducted by T-Nation with 2385 men found the primary reasons for taking steroids were improving appearance (82.2%) and inceasing strength (50%), self-esteem and body image also ranked high (29.87%). The most surprising statistic is that less than 10% of the men in the survey took anabolic steroids to improve athletic perofmance.
Source: (T-Nation)
1st and 2nd were testosterone enanthate and testosterone cypionate.
There are a range of side effects associated with long term use of anabolic steroids, here are the most common ones reported:
Over 94% of people using steroids reported side effects:
Some symptoms were more prevalent in users over 35 years old:
By Dr. George Touliatos (Medical Director Balance My Hormones)
Balance My Hormones introduces you to Dr George Touliatos who through his in depth knowledge and experience can provide steroid harm reduction services, should you need help with any of the above side effects associated with anabolic steroid usage please contact one of our consultants today. Neither Balance My Hormones or Dr Touliatos do not support the use of anabolic steroids but recognises the need to keep patients safe especially vulnerable adults who may have taken a path that may lead to future harm. His goal is to optimise and promote a healthy lifestyle and minimise risks to one’s health that may be associated with harm from anabolic steroids.
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anabolic-steroid-misuse/
https://www.t-nation.com/living/anabolic-steroids-a-survey-of-2385-men
https://muckrack.com/george-touliatos/articles
https://www.gov.uk/penalties-drug-possession-dealing
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Dr. George Touliatos is the EU Medical Director for Balance My Hormones. He is a physician who specialises in biopathology and is a former competitive bodybuilder and light heavy weight champion (2000, 2009, 2010, 2013).
He is an expert in medical prevention and harm reduction regarding PEDs use in sports and HRT/TRT in men. He has contributed to the American Muscular Development magazine (2019), and extensively developed articles on steroid abuse and TRT, you can view his latest articles here https://muckrack.com/george-touliatos/articles. He has his own weekly show on MD TV, known as ‘Ask Dr. Testosterone’, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, numerous TV and radio appearances, interviews in newspapers and websites.Professional Memberships and Achievements:
Competitive bodybuilder ten times & national champion twice (2000, 2009, 2010, 2013).Medical associate of Anabolics 11th Edition (2017).Contributing medical author of the American Muscular Development Magazine (2019).Actively runs ‘Ask Dr. Testosterone’ podcast.Contributing author for Anabolic.org (2015-2019).Contributing author for Steroidabuse.com (2019).Tutor for ALS Academy Cyprus and Peakperformance.gr Academy in Greece (2015-2022).Scientific associate for Panatta company (2022).Author of five Greek books, five English & one Italian in bodybuilding (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023,2024).Appeared on numerous radio/talk shows such as Balance My Hormones Youtube, Super Human Radio of Kentucky, RXMUSCLE and Generation Iron.Medical AssociationMedical Association of Athens – No. 49442EducationMD – Athens School of Medicine
Residency – Biopathology, Athens School of Medicine
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