Why are steroids being used and how can they lead to Infertility?

Steroids have been used by many athletes and gym fanatic and are favourite even today, when it has been proven that their recreational use can cause many dangerous side effects, including infertility.

Steroids and the anabolic steroids in particular are synthetic products that are associated to the male sex hormones like testosterone.

They are available legally only when prescribed by a medical professional and they are given to teens in order to treat delayed pubescence, to HIV patients to slow down the loss of corpse mass and in order to manage other diseases.

The steroids aid the growth of skeletal muscle, which led to their abuse by bodybuilders and athletes and they are sold illegally in gyms, on the Internet and in many cases top athletes are encouraged by their coaches to take illegitimate supplements and steroids.

The great-term abuse of steroids has tons of harmful side effects and even though they increase the sexual desire, they cause shrinkage of the testicles and even impotence. This is actually a very common side result and usually occurs after a steroid using rotation in the case of using testosterone since the body tries to "go back" to the natural testosterone levels. In the case of using steroids other than testosterone the problem might occur after or during the steroid cycle. Usually the impotence caused by steroids is only temporary and once the steroid use is stopped the problem goes away in a short period of time (usually up to four months); in some cases the erectile problems can last for years after the last dose of steroids have been taken and patients have to undergo months of treatment in order to improve their potency and libido and start getting standard erections.

Even though the direct link between the illegal use of anabolic steroids and impotence has been established, to our knowing extensive and in-depth clinical studies have not been conducted yet. Almost all cases reported are of men seeking medical assistance after they start experiencing erectile problems due to the heave, prolonged use of high doses of steroids. It should be noted that not all steroids cause impotence and not all men will experience erectile dysfunction using the ones that are known to be linked to impotence.

Since the 199s the use of steroids without instruction has been illegal, if you are amusing the thought of structure muscles with the help of illegal substances it is advisable to speak to your doctor first and get informed about all the possible side effects. Impotence is not the only difficulty that steroids might cause – they are known to lead to liver damage, the formation of breasts in men (gynecomastia), lowering of the "satisfactory" (HDL) and increasing of the “bad” (LDL) cholesterol, the development of acne, increased aggressive behavior, possible hair loss, cardiovascular problems, stunted evolution, extreme blood pressure, kidney problems, immune system changes, sterility and many more.