But the steroids also gave them big acne boils on their faces, on their backs and on their chests. You can always spot someone on steroids because they get so big so quickly they lose all flexibility in their limbs. These guys couldn't even put on their coats. Men and women have both estrogen and testosterone, just in different proportions. Taking more testosterone disrupts the body's natural production and its monitoring system and throws your hormones out of whack.
Females are at a higher risk for domestic violence when their boyfriends are on steroids.
In high school, girls are more likely to become anorexic or bulimic when they are insecure about their bodies and don't usually take steroids until they're in college and part of a competitive sport like track and field or swimming. Now we also have to watch for the abuse of other performance-enhancing supplements found in health food stores and over the Internet. What's really popular is a natural adrenaline sold over the counter. It gives you a boost so you have more energy for your workout. But it will wreak havoc on your heart and some kids have had heart attacks from taking it.