Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Jim Sensenbrenner once said, “These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.” This is very true. People claim that the steroid era is over, but the fact of the matter is steroid use is still very common in today’s professional sports. In Forbes magazine, Josh Smith states that performance enhancing drugs and treatments have become the biggest scourge of professional sports leagues(Smith). Each year multiple people are banned from their…

We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat. (Lou Brock). That is why Doping damages the integrity of professional sports. There is a ongoing conflict about whether professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs. Because of the health concerns it has, doping damages the integrity of professional sports. Professional athletes should not use performance enhancing…

Hormonal balance is very important; when the hormones are properly balanced, the body works as expected. But when they are out of balance, the body begins experiencing problems. Estrogen commonly termed as the female hormone and testosterone considered as the male hormone are crucial in the reproductive system. Men can experience elevated levels of estrogen. But does a man produce estrogen? Yes, a man’s body produces estrogen but in low levels. It’s produced mainly by adrenal glands as well as…

What does Cholesterol Do? “Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.”(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, What is Cholesterol) This helps the blood carry the vitamin D over to the heart. The vitamin D is what makes us survive. Cholesterol is found everywhere in the body by every cell. Cholesterol helps the body what parts of our blood needs. Without cholesterol, we wouldn’t survive. What does Steroids Do? “Here is what…

What are performance drugs? Performance drugs also known as, PED are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans. Doping drugs are banned from being used in bodybuilding and athletic sports. When you participate in these type of activities professionally, you are drug tested regularly. Anabolic drug will build up your muscles, types of these drugs include steroids and hormones. Gene doping is a medicated gene…

Steroids are natural substances with many different effects in the human body, which begin over several days. The primary use of steroids in health care is to reduce inflammation and other disease symptoms. Steroids make the whole immune system less active, which can be very useful in illnesses where there is an immune component. Steroids are the ultimate anti inflammatory drugs. Steroids are a family of lipid molecules that includes cholesterol, steroid hormones, and bile salts. These…

While there are many drugs in this world, anabolic steroids happen to be among the most commonly used addictive drugs. “Anabolic steroids refer to synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse ("What are the Health"). Certain medical conditions can be treated with anabolic steroids. However the dosage taken by steroid abusers is anywhere from ten to one hundred times higher than that of the dosage prescribed for medical conditions.…

testosterone is needed for the formation of the prostate. Elevated level are need for adolescent males can form their reproductive system, in which the prostate is included. Also the formation of the adrenal gland is important because testosterone is an androgen that is made it the adrenal gland after puberty. Therefore, some scientists believe that there is a direct correlation between the high levels of testosterone and prostate cancer. However, there are also some researchers that believe the…

Steroids: In or Out of the Hall of Fame? Nowadays, usage of steroids in professional sports has become more common and causes more and more controversy. Zev Chafets, in his article, “Let Steroids into the Hall of Fame” goes against the modern baseball regulations and states that the players who use steroids should also be included in the group of most successful athletes in the USA. Chafets uses convincing arguments with solid examples to support his claim. His opinions on the idea that athletes…

“Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldn't be right unless it was legal for everybody. The reason it's not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously.” (Evander Holyfield). Misconceptions about steroids are very common, people think that if they take steroids then they are assured prosperity and that's just not the case. Without a doctor's endorsement for a prescription of steroids,…