A CASE OF ANDROGENIC ANABOLIC STEROID ABUSE CAUSED HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM

Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse and mood disorder: a case report.

Current data suggest that the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has become quite common among athletes, bodybuilders, as well as adolescents and young adults who want to increase their muscle mass for aesthetic or athletic reasons. Commonly used anabolic steroids are the oral 17a alkyl derivatives of testosterone (methyl testosterone, oxymetholone, oxandrolone, stanozolol) and the intra...

Anabolic androgenic steroid-induced hepatotoxicity.

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) have been abused for decades by both professional and amateur athletes in order to improve physical performance or muscle mass. AAS abuse can cause adverse effects, among which are hepatotoxic effects. These effects include cholestatic icterus and possibly peliosis hepatis and hepatocellular carcinoma or adenoma. In particular, 17α-alkylated AAS appear to be h...

Illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid use.

The anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are a family of hormones that includes testosterone and its derivatives. These substances have been used by elite athletes since the 1950s, but they did not become widespread drugs of abuse in the general population until the 1980s. Thus, knowledge of the medical and behavioral effects of illicit AAS use is still evolving. Surveys suggest that many million...

Giant hepatic adenoma associated with anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse: case report.

Adenoma hepático (AH) é neoplasia primária benigna incomum de origem hepatocelular, e afeta mais frequentemente mulheres jovens. Tem sido geralmente associado ao uso de contraceptivos orais. Doença de armazenamento de glicogênio também tem sido associada com o desenvolvimento de AH e em tais casos, é também mais susceptíveis de ser múltiplo e submeter-se à transformação maligna. AH pode ser tam...

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