Underground Steroid Handbook 2

athlete is home free. With the lowered quality of steroids on the black market, along with
the increasing appearance of bizarre designer steroids, it is now irresponsible not to
monitor organ functions while taking steroids.
MENSTRUATION IRREGULARITIES - Many women using steroids stop getting their
periods, especially if they have a low bodyfat percentage. But then women athletes who
don't take steroids can have the same irregularities if they become lean enough. Most
women I've polled don't mind not getting their period. All that I have interviewed also got
their periods back once they went off the drugs and allowed their bodyweight to rise.
NAUSEA -A very few steroids, only Anadrol and Halotestin that I know of, may cause
nausea. Anavar can give the impression of stomach fullness, but has never been
associated with a queasy feeling. This effect of nausea seems to mainly happen to older
(middle-aged) men.
NOSEBLEEDS - Powerlifters get nosebleeds more than other strength athletes. It
seems to result from a combination of high blood pressure caused by the steroids,
sudden elevation of blood pressure from the explosive nature of the lifts, along with the
steroid's other side effect of reduced clotting ability. Although the nosebleed Itself is not
a serious problem, it may, as I keep saying, be a symptom of a more serious problem:
high blood pressure. Remember, hypertension not only leads to heart problems, it also
can damage the kidneys.
OILY SKIN - Oily skin occur in both men and women even on low androgen steroids
such as the nandralones. It the oily skin does not develop into acne, then it can be
controlled by simply bathing more frequently throughout the day. If the oiliness really
becomes bothersome, then 10 mg of Accutane every second or third day will control it,
although I think that this would be a frivolous use of a powerful medication.
PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT - Of course, this problem does not apply to women.
Usually prostate enlargement happens when men use very androgenic steroids, and not
necessarily high dosages of such steroids. The trenbolones can enlarge the prostate,
and some of the old, no longer available DDR compounds (I believe the Nor-Diethylin 1
was extremely androgenic) caused a noticeable enlargement. Usually, a man can tell if
his prostate is enlarged simply by tensing his sphincter muscle while in a sitting position.
If the prostate is enlarged, then he should 'feel' that something is there. This is no
guaranteed way of testing your prostate size, but it works for many men. Your doctor
can, of course, tell you during a physical exam. Men should not put up with an enlarged
prostate; they should back off the offending steroid(s), as an enlarged prostate can lead
to a host of other health problems, mostly urinary, bladder, and kidney problems.
PSYCHOSIS 'Steroid psychosis' or 'roid rage - Has gained a lot of attention in the media
lately; mostly, I believe, because of a novel line of defense in a minor criminal case.
Also, since the media and the medical community have not been able to establish a
pattern of concrete, serious health problems occurring in athletes taking steroids, then
the other recourse in order to keep fueling the fire is to explore the psychological
damage that steroids could cause.
We do have research documenting that cortical steroids have been known to make
people psychotic permanently. But steroid psychosis is not permanent, not common, and
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