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The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Abuse, Knowledge and Attitude of Their Side Effects, and Attitude Toward Them Among the Female Bodybuilding Athletes in Kermanshah [PDF]

Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2020
Background & Objective: Anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse is one of the major problems in many kinds of sports, especially bodybuilding. The present study aimed at investigating the prevalence of anabolic-androgenic steroids abuse, knowledge and attitude
Mehry Hoseini, Behram Yousefi, Ali Ashraf Khazaei   +2 more
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What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
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A user-friendly machine learning approach for cardiac structures assessment

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundMachine learning is increasingly being used to diagnose and treat various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. Automatic image analysis can expedite tissue analysis and save time.
Atilla Orhan, Hakan Akbayrak, Ömer Faruk Çiçek, İsmail Harmankaya, Hüsamettin Vatansev   +4 more
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Contact Activation Is Alleviated by Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Klinefelter Syndrome: Evidence of Hormonal and Metabolic Modulation

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Klinefelter syndrome is associated with a markedly increased risk of venous thrombosis. While hypogonadism and metabolic dysfunction are known contributors, the role of the contact activation system in Klinefelter syndrome remains unexplored.
Simon Chang, Claus H. Gravholt, Anne Skakkebæk, Anna‐Marie Bloch Münster, Yaseelan Palarasah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitude and Awareness of Male Bodybuilders Toward Adverse Effects of Anabolic-androgenic Steroids in Qazvin, Iran

مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2014
Background & Objectives: There have been several reports showing that the rate of anabolic-androgenic steroids abuse has increased in athlete and non-athlete adolescents.
H Arazi, A Salehi
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ANABOLIC ANDROGENIC STEROIDS AND ADVERSE EVENTS OF THEIR APPLICATION [PDF]

Sport Mont, 2011
Anabolic androgenic steroids are synthetic compounds originating from testosterone. Their main effects are the control of development and expression of male secondary sexual characteristics, which are known as androgenic effects, and encourage muscle ...
Nina Đukanović, Vesko Drašković, Svetlana Višnjić, Zoran Mašić   +3 more
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Current Approaches to Support Patients to Withdraw From Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Image and performance‐enhancing drugs (IPEDs) include agents such as androgens, growth hormone, and erythropoietin, which are used to enhance appearance and physical performance. Androgens, also known as anabolic‐androgenic steroids (AAS), are the most used IPEDs worldwide.
Elizabeth Hyams, Bonnie Grant, Richard Quinton, Channa N. Jayasena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glucocorticoids and HPA axis regulation in the stress–obesity connection: A comprehensive overview of biological, physiological and behavioural dimensions

Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Chronic stress, characterized by increased long‐term exposure to the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol, is increasingly linked to obesity development. Still, various knowledge gaps persist, including on underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. The aim of the current review is to provide the latest insights on the connection between stress and ...
Robin Lengton, Myrte Schoenmakers, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Mariëtte R. Boon, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum   +4 more
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Hypercortisolism: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Significance – A Review of Pathophysiology

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercortisolism or Cushing syndrome is a heterogeneous clinical spectrum caused by chronic glucocorticoid excess, ranging from exogenous Cushing syndrome to rare endogenous aetiologies and the increasingly recognised entity of mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS). Physiological cortisol production is tightly regulated by the hypothalamic–
Mohamed Eldib, Francisco Emilio Fierro, Maria Ortega Abad, Ricardo Correa   +3 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among male gym users: A community based survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2019
Recreational use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is a growing worldwide public health concern. However, studies assessing the level of awareness and knowledge of its effects on health are fairly limited, especially in developing countries ...
Fares F Alharbi, Islam Gamaleddin, Samar F Alharbi, Omar Almodayfer, Fahad Allohidan, Mohammed Alghobain, Asaad Arafah, Khaled Al-Surimi   +7 more
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