Anabolic Steroids are related to male sex hormones. "Anabolic" refers to muscle building and "Steroids" is a class of drugs. These drugs are available legally but only with prescription, to treat conditions that occur when the body produces abnormally low amounts of testosterone (which is- a male steroid hormone produced in the testicles and responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics, such as delayed puberty and some types of incapability. They are also prescribed …showed first 75 words of 350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 350 total…cycle, enlargement of the clitoris (sensitive sex organ), deepened voice. - For adolescents -- growth halted prematurely through premature thin growth and faster puberty changes. This means that adolescents risk remaining short for the remainder of their lives if they take anabolic steroids before the typical adolescent growth spurt. In addition, people who inject anabolic steroids run the added risk of contracting or transmitting HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, which causes serious damage to the liver.