Growth hormone-containing androgenic steroids such as testosterone, trenbolone, methandienone, boldenone and multipower are coming to the fore in bodybuilding.
The synthetic hormones used in bodybuilding are ruining the lives of young people. These funds can be readily available on the Internet, street market stalls, gyms, some pharmacies and cause organ failure and death.
Among the drugs that are most commonly used in bodybuilding, growth hormone-containing anabolic androgenic steroids such as testosterone, trenbolone, methandienone, boldenone and multipower come to the fore.
The confessions of the owner of the bodybuilding salon Y. A., who wished to remain anonymous, warn of the imminent danger of these drugs. Claiming that in such salons young people are focused on the use of hormonal drugs, Y. A. notes: “Young people want to have a muscular body in the moment. As a result of suggestion from gym workers and friends, they start taking hormones. Hormonal drugs are on sale in great demand. There is no control whatsoever. I have witnessed even hormone pills being used for slaughter animals. Is it possible to build muscle mass naturally in just a few months? With the help of medication, this becomes possible in 4 to 5 months. Only for the sake of the outer shell, very young bodies perish. At the same time, salons that offer natural ways of acquiring shape are practically not in demand."
Anyone who comes to the gym for an inspection is limited to checking a business license, notes Y. A., continuing: “I have been running this salon for a long time. And during all this time, there was not a single check of the health status of clients. In my opinion, a lot needs to be done in this area. First of all, it is necessary to introduce the mandatory registration. The participation of specialists who, coming to the gym, will conduct explanatory conversations with young people involved in bodybuilding about the dangers of this kind of drugs is important. If necessary, an analysis of the level of hormones should be carried out. But all this must be done as soon as possible. The health of future generations is at risk. It would also be helpful to stimulate the withdrawal of hormonal drugs when exercising in bodybuilding. Even me these strange forms are disgusting."
19-year-old A. K. told that for two years he has been engaged in bodybuilding, taking anabolics three times a day. For about six years using such drugs, 27-year-old M. S. confesses: “Lately I have been constantly feeling tired. I learned from the doctors that my heart and liver were enlarged. The doctors said it could be hormone related. For a while, I stopped taking them, and sagging spots appeared on my body. I continued to use hormones again."
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Sakarya University, Professor Ramazan Akdemir (Ramazan Akdemir) focuses on the fact that the unconscious use of synthetic hormonal drugs leads to a violation of all functions of the heart. “There is not only an increase in muscle mass, damage to blood vessels and aorta occurs, which, after a certain time, inevitably leads to a heart attack or heart failure. In addition, steroid use often causes hypertension, which can become chronic,”warns Akdemir.
Specialist in the field of internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolic diseases, Dr. Mehmet Çölbay emphasizes that drugs containing anabolic androgenic steroids primarily destroy the reproductive system, and then the entire balance in the body. Chelbai recalls his patient, who previously took such medications: “He was a bodybuilder for 29 years. He complained of persistent symptoms for a month: exhaustion, weight loss, fever, cough, bleeding gums. We learned that for a total of 3 years he had been using anabolic androgens at some intervals. After analyzing the bone marrow, our patient was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. " Chelbay also warns: hormone-containing drugs are often imported from abroad, while some firms manage to get approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, but "permitted does not mean not harmful."
Autopsy revealed
An autopsy after the death of a heart attack veterinarian Batuhan Tayfun, an employee of the Health Department of Kocaeli City Hall, who was engaged in bodybuilding, taking hormones, revealed the threat to the human body steroids. An autopsy showed that due to hormonal drugs, his heart was enlarged three times more than normal, his lungs, liver and kidneys were destroyed.
