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6 Reasons DHEA Hormone Levels are Important for Men

What is DHEA?
DHEA or dehydroepiandrosterone is a steroid hormone that the body produces to create male and female hormones. It is secreted by the adrenal glands.
DHEA hormone levels in the body tends to peak in our twenties and decline as we get older. People who have diseases such as type 2 diabetes, AIDS, osteoporosis, heart [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Testosterone Hormonal Imbalance

Testosterone is one of the steroid hormones released by your body’s endocrine system. Essentially a male hormone, Testosterone is also found in smaller quantities in females. While the testes secrete this hormone in males, it’s the ovaries that generate testosterone in females; the adrenal glands also generate small amounts of the steroid hormone. Testosterone is [...]

How Steroid Use Changes Testosterone/Epitestosterone Ratio

Exogenous consumption of anabolic steroidal hormone – testosterone has been associated with a significant increase in the muscle mass, stamina and endurance making it one of the most abused synthetic hormones, topping the charts ever since its discovery! For decades, a diverse array of anabolic steroids has ceremoniously been abused for exogenous performance enhancement. So, [...]

10 Most Common Health Side Effects of Using Marijuana

Marijuana is commonly known as chronic, pot or hash and is consumed either by eating, smoking or by soaking it in tea. It is easy to consume this drug in large quantities while eating it and hence most cases of over dosing generally arise from this. There is also a number of ways in which [...]

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. [...]

Types & Effects of Common Steroid Pills Use

Steroids or androgen-anabolic steroids are any of the several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings. They are known more commonly by various street names like “juices”, body toners”, “candy” etc. They have several important physiological effects.
There are three types of steroids familiar to most people:

Female sex hormones: These steroids [...]

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 [...]

Testosterone / Epitestosterone Ratio: How is it significant?

Testosterone is a potent androgenic hormone, produced chiefly by testes and occurs naturally in human body. It is responsible for the development of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. It is an anabolic agent and its use may result in a significant increase in muscle mass, mood change (aggression), hair loss, deepened voice, acne [...]