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What are some possible injuries that can occur as a result of anabolic steroid use?

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Most data on the long-term effects of anabolic steroids in humans come from case reports rather than formal epidemiological studies. Serious and life-threatening adverse effects may be underreported, especially since they may occur many years later. One review found 19 deaths in published case reports related to anabolic steroid use between 1990 and 2012; however, many steroid users also used other drugs, making it difficult to show that the anabolic steroid use caused these deaths.39 One animal study found that exposing male mice for one fifth of their lifespan to steroid doses comparable to those taken by human athletes caused a high frequency of early deaths
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high blood pressure, blood clots, heart attacks, stroke, artery damage, peliosis hepatis tumors, short stature (if taken by adolescents),tendon injury, aggression,
mania, delusions, severe acne and cysts, oily scalp and skin,abscess at injection site and jaundice. In men: decreased sperm production, enlarged breasts,shrinking of the testicles
male-pattern baldness, testicular cancer. In female: voice deepening,decreased breast size,coarse skin,excessive body hair growth, male-pattern baldness.
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