Anabolic steroids

Recently, anabolic steroids, more properly called, anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAA's) have become a major concern in professional sports, and society in general. Steroids gained popularity, and came into the national spotlight after Canadian sprinter, Ben Johnson, tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 1988 Olympics. After being of his gold medal the uses and effects of anabolic steroids became widely known. Since then, many athletes have resorted to using performance enhancers, namely anabolic steroids, in order to …

…can be used to fight advanced breast cancer, and a condition known as endometriosis, in which tissue found only in the uterus develops in other parts of the body(Brower, 125). Other medical uses of AAS's are to stimulate appetite, gain weight, treat low sexual drive, and act as a male birth control pill. However most of these medical uses are uncommon because the conditions are very rare, or because there are other preferred treatments (Yesalis, 81).