In this essay I will inform you about Performance Enhancing Drugs(PEDS) in sports, such as, Anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone(HGH), and Creatine. I will tell you about what it does to you like risks and how it is a PED.
Steroids are the most common type of PEDS especially Anabolic Steroids, which are synthetic testosterone, which increases muscle mass. The risks for males are: prominent breasts, baldness, shrunken testicles, infertility, impotence, and prostate gland enlargement. Woman may develop a deeper voice, an enlarged clitoris, increased body hair, baldness, and infrequent or absent periods. Both Men and Women may develop severe acne, increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, liver abnormalities and tumors, increased low-density
Steroids are the most common type of PEDS especially Anabolic Steroids, which are synthetic testosterone, which increases muscle mass. The risks for males are: prominent breasts, baldness, shrunken testicles, infertility, impotence, and prostate gland enlargement. Woman may develop a deeper voice, an enlarged clitoris, increased body hair, baldness, and infrequent or absent periods. Both Men and Women may develop severe acne, increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, liver abnormalities and tumors, increased low-density