How do steroids affect your muscles— and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji

Summary by Krater

This explainer covers how anabolic steroids work in the body, their medical uses, and the physiological and psychological risks of recreational steroid use.

From the video

Answers: What are the side effects and risks of recreational steroid use?

• Anabolic steroids mechanism of action
• Medical uses of steroids
• Psychiatric side effects of steroid use
• Physical side effects of steroid use
• Adolescent steroid use risks
• Reversible vs permanent steroid side effects

What it concludes

• Recreational steroid users typically take doses orders of magnitude higher than those prescribed for medical conditions.
• Up to 60% of steroid users experience psychiatric effects like increased impulsivity and aggression, and less commonly mania or psychosis.
• About a third of male steroid users experience feminizing effects such as breast development and shrinking testicles.
• Excess steroid use can reduce fertility in both males and females.