What Are The Benefits and Side Effects Of Taking Banned Drugs? Below are the three well known banned drugs explaining a little about each, and their benefits and side effects. ... Side effects of anabolic steroids Long term abuse of steroids causes the male enlargement of the breasts and shrinking of the testicles. ... Side effects of human growth hormone Too much Human Growth Hormone before or during puberty can lead to gigantism. ... Side effects of EPO If EPO levels are too high the body will produce too many red blood cells, which can lead to blood clotting, heart attack and strok...

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PEDs are basically any drug taken to boost performance but there is more to PEDs than just the name and effects. ... Steroids can be very dangerous and hazardous to an athlete's health. PEDs list of possible side effects can be: liver tumors, cancers, jaundice (which is a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids), fluid retention, high blood pressure, increase in LDL (bad cholesterol), severe acne, serious cardiovascular problems, including cardiomyopathies or inflammation of the heart muscle, irregular heart rhythm, development of embolisms (blockage of an artery by a...

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DHEA is the most abundant steroid in the body, yet nobody knows much about what it does. ... There have been few scientifically valid human trials involving DHEA so it is not known if these effects will carry over to humans, so most researchers advise caution. ... Melatonin is a hormone produced naturally by your pituitary, but rigorous testing of melatonin's effects on human beings has not been done yet. ... There are also unwelcome side effects, including increased hairiness and acne. ...

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