Risks of the use of androgen anabolic steroids in sports

Anabolic androgenic steroids are synthetic substances produced from the male hormone testosterone. In recent decades these drugs have been used by gym goers. However, indiscriminate use has taken a large proportion, thus leading to a concern due to its side effects, often irreversible, that can occu...

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Autores: Melo, Ayalla Ferraz Caires, Amorim, Aline Teixeira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositorio:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30732
Acceso en línea:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/30732
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Esteroides anabolizantes
Testosterona
Efeitos adversos.
Esteroides anabólicos
Efecto adverso.
Anabolic steroids
Testosterone
Adverse effect.
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Sumario:Anabolic androgenic steroids are synthetic substances produced from the male hormone testosterone. In recent decades these drugs have been used by gym goers. However, indiscriminate use has taken a large proportion, thus leading to a concern due to its side effects, often irreversible, that can occur. To carry out this research, a survey of scientific articles was carried out in the Scielo, PubMed, BVS, Lilacs and Google Scholar databases, in which 81 bibliographic materials were obtained, of which 20 were selected, between the years 2000 and 2021. Information obtained in this research reveals that in recent years there has been a significant increase in the use of anabolic androgenic steroids by athletes in order to increase their physical performance or just for aesthetics, thus causing some side effects. Therefore, the present study aims to analyze the risks of using androgenic anabolic steroids in sports.