What are steroidal supplements?
What are steroidal supplements?
In the United States, supplements such as dehydroepian-drosterone
(DHEA) and androstenedione (street name Andro) can be purchased
legally without a prescription through many commercial sources including
health food stores. They are often referred to as dietary supplements,
although they are not food products. They are often taken because the
user believes they have anabolic effects.
Steroidal supplements can be converted into testosterone
(an important male sex hormone) or a similar compound in the body.
Whether such conversion produces sufficient quantities of testosterone
to promote muscle growth or whether the supplements themselves promote
muscle growth is unknown. Little is known about the side effects of
steroidal supplements, but if large quantities of these compounds
substantially increase testosterone levels in the body, they also are
likely to produce the same side effects as anabolic steroids.
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