Nature of Androgen Abuse

Athletes engaging in androgen abuse usually obtain these drugs from various illicit but readily available sources.155 Some examples of anabolic steroids that are used by athletes are listed in Table 30-2. These agents include testosterone, synthetic analogs of testosterone, and precursors that are converted to ana- 

EXAMPLES OF ANABOLIC ANDROGENS THAT ARE ABUSED BY ATHLETES 

Boldenone Drostanolone Methenolone Nandrolone decanoate Stanozolol 

Testosterone cypionate Testosterone enanthate Testosterone propionate Testosterone suspension 

Adapted from Parkinson AB, Evans NA. Anabolic androgenic steroids a survey of 500 users. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 38 644-651. 

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Virtually any drugs that are taken at extremely high dosages can be expected to produce serious side effects. Exactly how harmful androgen abuse is in an athletic population remains somewhat uncertain, however.64 The illicit nature of androgen abuse and the various dosage regimens have made it difficult to... 

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