Use Of Steroids / Benefits, Side Effects, Mechanism and Medicational Use of Steroids:

What Are Steroids?
Why Steroids Are Given?
What is the purpose of Steroids Supplement?
Are Steroids Injected Or Given Orally?
What Changes Steroids Causes in body?
Are Steroids be used as Medicines?
What Are The Benefits of Steroids?
What Are The Side Effects of Steroids?
In Which Condition Steroids are used as Treatment?
Why are Steroids Taken by bodybuilders?
What is the effect of Steroids on Muscle growth?


Steroids: 

       Also Called corticosteroids are synthetic drugs having close resemblance with body's natural hormone named cortisol.

Steroids Task: 

     Decreasing Inflammation
     Reducing immune activity

    As the work of immunity is to protect body from pathogens but in certain cases body immune system is over-activated and causing severe inflammation and damage to body's own tissues in such cases steroids are given to suppress immunity and relieve inflammatory diseases. 

The following diseases may be relieved with Steroids supplements:

Rheumatoid arthritis 
Inflammation of blood vessels
Inflammation of muscles
Gout
Lupus 
etc.

Benefits Of Steroids:

      As it prevent kidney inflammation which in future can cause kidney failure so it prevent kidney failure.  so it helps in prevention of kidney failure.

Also used by athlete to Build bigger muscles.
Steroids contains hormones testosterone which causes muscle growth. overall effect of steroid is to increase muscles tissue growth and also bone growth. Muscle fiber increases hence fat free weight is gained. Skeletal muscle is mostly grown by steroids supplements.

Also Steroids improve tissues recovery of muscular tissues

Routes Of Steroids Supplement:

Intravenous Route 
and Given Orally

Side Effects Of  Steroids:

       The following side effect may occur if the use is frequent more than four months. the side effect may different from person to person and also chances side effect is different from person to person. those whose are using steroids infrequently for less then four month the chances of side effects are very very low.

Causes Hair Loss from scalp.
Causes Increase hair growth of face.
Causing growth of male breast.
Causes Joint, bones and ligaments weakness.
Causes Infection.
Causes Joint bleeding.

Preventive Measures:

Don't use steroids frequently in more than Four months.
Use only the dose prescribed by the Physician.
Use Steroids only when it is necessary.
Use steroids injection in a specific region where problem is.
Also use vitamin supplement as Vit D and calcium along with steroids for bones health.



                                                                      Dr Basit Ali

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