Anabolic steroids are a group of synthetic hormones, usually derived from the male sex hormone testosterone, that are known to produce a number of physiological effects.  These effects include increased protein synthesis, muscle mass, strength, appetite and bone growth.

 How Anabolic Steroids Works?

Anabolic steroids stimulate muscle growth by creating new proteins that help build the cells in the body responsible for muscle growth. The body does this naturally but one of the anabolic steroids effects is that this process is speed up.

The construction of new proteins increases muscles and strength. This way the male hormone testosterone in the body is increased and characteristics such as growing muscle mass, facial hair and a deeper voice can be experienced as symptoms when using anabolic steroids.

Benefits?

Anabolic steroids were discovered and developed to treat a medical condition called hypogonadism, a condition in which the male body cannot produce sufficient testosterone for normal growth, development, and sexual functioning. Steroids were mainly used to treat the symptoms of impotence, and weakness and wasting away of the body caused by HIV infection or other diseases.

  Side Effects?

Common anabolic side effects are: The heart muscles can grow bigger, causing possible heart failure and murmurs. Increased risk of heart disease and increased cholesterol levels. The heart muscles can grow bigger, causing possible heart failure and murmurs. Dizziness due to a raised blood pressure caused by anabolic steroids in the blood stream. Irreversible stretch marks on the skin caused by the speedy growth of muscle tissue.