Analysis of incidence of side effects in users of anabolic steroids from the city of Bauru

The objective of the present study was to define a profile of users of anabolic steroids at gyms from the city of Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil), investigating the incidence of side effects, the reasons that caused the use of those drugs, and other questions. The research was done through a questionnaire...

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Autor: Barquilha, Gustavo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício
Idioma:portugués
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Acceso en línea:https://www.rbpfex.com.br/index.php/rbpfex/article/view/156
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anabolic steroids
Side effects
Bodybuilding
Esteróides anabólicos
Efectos colaterales
Culturismo
Steroidi anabolizzanti
Effetti collaterali
Esteróides anabolizantes
Efeitos colaterais
Musculação
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Sumario:The objective of the present study was to define a profile of users of anabolic steroids at gyms from the city of Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil), investigating the incidence of side effects, the reasons that caused the use of those drugs, and other questions. The research was done through a questionnaire composed of several questions related to the use of anabolic steroids. The questionnaire was applied to 40 men, users of anabolic steroids and practitioners of bodybuilding, in four gyms of Bauru, considered of middle class. Only 22.5% of the interviewed people reported no side effects. Among people who mentioned some side effects, the most cited was: acne (52.5%), aggressiveness (32.5%), and decrease of libido after the cycle (30%). When analyzing the different answers found in this study, the conclusion is that there is a big probability of the concurrency of side effects when using anabolic steroids.