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All About Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids or AAS, are a class of steroid hormones related to the hormone testosterone. Earlier, when testosterone was found to build muscle tissue and to cause the development of male secondary sex characteristics, medical researchers tried to use testosterone to treat diseases that caused the loss of muscle mass. [...]

Steroid Testing: A Layman’s Guide To Steroids

Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids or AAS, are a class of steroid hormones related to the hormone testosterone which is known to build muscle tissue & to cause the development of male secondary sex characteristics. However, testosterone in its natural form has a half life of only about ten minutes in the body. [...]

Testosterone Levels: How Do They Change Over Time?

There is increasing evidence that some men go through hormonal changes as they age. The most common hormone attributed to these male hormonal changes, often called male menopause, is testosterone. Most of the testosterone (98%) is bound to proteins in plasma, leaving only a small amount of free hormone. Testosterone production is regulated by gonadotropin [...]