Androstenedione, a steroid hormone, is a natural substance made in the adrenal gland and the gonads. ... If androstenedione supplementation does increase testosterone levels, it may lead to the undesirable effects associated with the use anabolic steroids. ... Many of the long-term side effects are still unknown because this is still a relatively new drug. Short term Over the course of 10 weeks (considered to be a short time period) there are few side effects of the drug, nevertheless they are evident. ... German steroid doctors picked up these scant data in the '70s, and began d...

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This article indicates that concerns of body image dissatisfaction among obese college men, they begin to indulge in excessive exercises, use of dieting pills and steroids and therefore experience symptoms of depression. ... It suppresses huger and guarantees a safe way to slim, but it also comes with some side effects such as nausea, loss of appetite and nervousness. ... Psychological effects of the usage of ephedrine to control weight gain among obese males often leads to violent aggression and death. Psychological effects begin to manifest when trying to gain muscles among overweight and un...

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