Every time I work out in the gym, I notice individuals using steroids (muscle mass, swelling, acne on the back and shoulders). Most likely, they inject themselves with testosterone esters (propionate, enanthate).
For example, in my gym, trainers do this. I understand their motivation, but I think they do not understand the health consequences at all. For such guys, I will try to explain in a non-trivial way what this “therapy” threatens :
The most important thing to know is that the more testosterone, the shorter the life. Why is that? It's quite simple. Such people have a problematic blood picture - blood pressure, high cholesterol, high hematocrit. The blood vessels and heart simply can't handle it. In addition, such people are more prone to stupid behavior (fights, motorcycles, unjustified risk, etc.), which sometimes leads to death.
External testosterone makes a man not only stupid but also sterile. There is an interesting paradox here. During puberty, testosterone helps the development of male genitals. But in adulthood, under the influence of testosterone in injections, no growth occurs, moreover, the testicles atrophy. After all, why are they needed if testosterone is there without them
Guys with high testosterone can have a triad of problems - acne, baldness, prostate problems. For some reason, testosterone gives hair growth on the body and face, but at the same time reduces the amount of hair on the head. Well, the sebaceous glands and prostate enlarge, so there are problems with them.
Guys who use steroids can "poison" their girls with them when exchanging fluids (kisses, sex)
Which can harm girls with cycle disruptions and dark hair on the face and body. And most of all, they can harm during pregnancy, which I already wrote about above .
Well, the most relatively neutral moment of all this, which few people know: Girls whose boyfriends used steroids shortly before conception are more likely to have girls
This is almost an established fact. Just look at the family of Stallone, Ronnie Coleman and other musclemen
Links to evidence:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33503312/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34899607/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28782738/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33292112/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10332571/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30089321/