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Gendered perspectives on women’s anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) usage practices [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The masculinizing effects from anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) appear to be different between men and women, leading to calls for more gender-specific information regarding women and AAS use.
Tim Piatkowski, Jonathan Robertson, Severine Lamon, Matthew Dunn   +3 more
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Sudden Cardiac Death in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Literature Review

Medicina (Lithuania), 2020
Background and objectives: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of synthetic molecules derived from testosterone and its related precursors.
Nunzio Di Nunno, Angelo Montana, Francesco Amico   +2 more
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The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: Due to widespread abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids among professional athletes and amateur sportsmen and their health-related problems, determining the prevalence and the pattern of anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse at the national ...
Maryam Selk- Ghaffari, Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Farzin Halabchi   +2 more
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Anabolic androgenic steroid-induced liver injury: An update [PDF]

World J Gastroenterol, 2022
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of molecules including endogenous testosterone and synthetic derivatives that have both androgenic and anabolic effects.
Ana Petrovic, Sonja Vukadin, Renata Sikora, Kristina Bojanić, R. Smolić, D. Plavec, George Y Wu, Martina Smolić   +7 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Clustering psychopathology in male anabolic–androgenic steroid users and nonusing weightlifters [PDF]

Brain and Behavior, 2023
Introduction Prior research has demonstrated that personality disorders and clinical psychiatric syndromes are common among users of anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS). However, the prevalence, expression, and severity of psychopathology differ among AAS
Marie Lindvik Jørstad, Morgan Scarth, Svenn Torgersen, Harrison Graham Pope, Astrid Bjørnebekk   +4 more
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Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in young males

Endocrine Connections, 2020
This review summarizes 10 years experience with male abusers of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). The typical user of AAS is male, aged between 20 and 40 and lifting weights.
Willem de Ronde, Diederik L Smit
doaj   +2 more sources

The world's first anabolic‐androgenic steroid testing trial: A two‐phase pilot combining chemical analysis, results dissemination and community feedback [PDF]

Addiction
Background and Aims The clandestine production and distribution of anabolic‐androgenic steroids (AAS) poses health risks due to the uncertainty of their contents.
T. Piatkowski, Ross Coomber, Cameron Francis, E. Kill, G. Davey, Sarah Cresswell, Alan White, Madeline Harding, Karen Blakey, Steph Reeve, Brooke Walters, C. Puljévic, Jason A. Ferris, M. Barratt   +13 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Evaluating ECG Criteria for Diagnosing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users [PDF]

JACC: Advances
Background: Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users represent a high-risk cardiovascular population. Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH) is a common complication, yet the utility of electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for detecting LVH remains ...
Rang Abdullah, MD, Astrid Bjørnebekk, PhD, Lisa E. Hauger, PhD, Ingunn R. Hullstein, MSc, Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD, Kristina Haugaa, MD, PhD, Vibeke M. Almaas, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Psychological traits associated with anabolic androgenic steroid use and dependence: an exploratory cross-sectional study among female athletes [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) are commonly taken to increase muscle size and enhance performance. However, AAS can lead to many adverse effects, including challenges with mental health and behavior.
Morgan Scarth, Ingrid Amalia Havnes, Marie Lindvik Jørstad, Astrid Bjørnebekk   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cardiovascular Toxicity of Illicit Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use

Circulation, 2017
Background: Millions of individuals have used illicit anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), but the long-term cardiovascular associations of these drugs remain incompletely understood.
Udo Hoffmann, , Harrison Pope
exaly   +2 more sources