Date:   9/20/2009 9:33:43 PM ( 15 y ago)
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 The side effects of steroids Will only come into play if they abused.

I disagree. That is like saying that if you take any OTHER pharmaceutical drugs as prescribed that there will be no side effects. Screwing with the hormonal system with substitute hormones is not a good idea. There is the risk of side effects and substituting the hormones can shut the body's production down with long term use. We see it all the time with people taking other hormone substitutes such as Synthroid and Prednisone. 

Proper and sensible dosing and hygeine when Administering them is paramount. In addition the correct use of ancillary drugs greatly reduces any minor, unwanted side effects.

Reduces, not eliminates side effects. So at least we have now established that there are side effects. What one considers "minor" is up to interpretation. When we hear the drug companies talk about the side effects of their drugs on TV they always list the minor side effects making it sound like the drugs are relatively safe. Somehow the real dangerous side effects always seem to get left out. Kind of like the diabetes from human growth hormone and prostate issues from testosteone I mentioned earlier. And if these compounds were so safe in the first place why would one need ancillary drugs to reduce the risk of side effects. And being that ALL drugs carry side effects, what are the risks of these supportive drugs. Do you need more drugs to reduce the side effects of the ancillary drugs? 

After all these Are hormones produced endogenously within the body anyway.

Yes, and often at levels lower than what is prescribed pharmaceutically. Even some over the counter health food store products have this problem. The average melatonin tablet is 3mg, which is thousands of times higher that what the body produces naturally. Furthermore, maybe there is a good reason for the body dropping its hormone levels with age. Again screwing with the hormones by substituting for them is not a good idea.

Unfortunately, mainstream media grossly exaggerate the dangers of these hormones which, in my opinion, Are less intrusive and dangerous than many over-the-counter or prescription drugs currently in circulation today.

You have your opinon, and I totally disagree with it. The media has not exagerated the effects. If anything they have hidden the real dangers as they have with many drugs. For example the alternative community was reporting the cancer dangers of Premarin for decades before the drug companies finally admitted to this danger and the media finally reported on it. In fact I can give you a long list of drugs that the media has only reported the minor side effects to.

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