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GIRLS ON STEROIDS.... Seems they take TESTOSTERONE to "look" like the SKINNY fucking pathetic models we see on tv... and get this... they fucking compare US to fucking pedophiles!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7633384/
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Girls are abusing steroids too, experts say
Teens hoping to lose weight face dangerous health risksThe Associated Press
Updated: 6:02 p.m. ET April 25, 2005TRENTON, N.J. - An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids — not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say.
Girls are getting their hands on the same dangerous testosterone pills, shots and creams that have created a scandal in major league baseball and other sports. Often, these are the same girls who have eating disorders, according to some research.
“There’s been a substantial increase for girls during the 1990s, and it’s at an all-time high right now,” said Charles Yesalis, a professor of health and human development at Pennsylvania State University.
'Secret behavior'
Lloyd Johnston, a University of Michigan professor who heads an annual government-sponsored survey on risky behavior by young people, said: “Other than pedophilia, this is the most secret behavior I’ve ever encountered.”
Overall, up to about 5 percent of high school girls and 7 percent of middle-school girls admit trying anabolic steroids at least once, with use of rising steadily since 1991, various government and university studies have shown.
Researchers say that most girls are using steroids to get bigger and stronger on the playing field, and they attribute some of the increase in steroid use to girls’ rising participation in sports. But plenty of other girls are using steroids to give themselves a slightly muscular look, they say.
“With young women, you see them using it more as a weight control and body fat reduction” method, said Jeff Hoerger, who runs the staff counseling program at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In the past couple of years, he has helped two young women using steroids — one an 11th-grader with “an average figure” whose swimmer friend suggested steroids would help with weight loss. “She was just looking for quick results,” Hoerger said.
Click for related stories
States consider high school steroid testing
Steroid addiction a risk for young athletes
Link to eating disorders
The sports medicine division at the Oregon Health and Science University found that two-thirds of Oregon high school girls who admitted using steroids were not athletes and that girls who were considering taking steroids had tried other, risky ways to get thin.
“They were more likely to have eating disorders and to abuse diuretics, amphetamines and laxatives,” said Dr. Linn Goldberg, head of the division.
Fact file Steroid risks
• Introduction
• Hormonal system
• Musculoskeletal system
• Cardiovascular system
• Mental health
• Liver
• Immune system
Many athletes use steroids to improve performance and increase muscle size. However, steroid abuse can lead to a variety of health problems, ranging from mild physical changes to life-threatening illnesses. Click on a category to the left to read about steroids’ effects on various parts of the body.
Steroids directly interfere with the production and regulation of hormones. Changes that can occur as a result of steroid abuse include:
Enlarged breasts in men
Reduced sperm production
Shrunken testicles
Acne and cysts
Oily hair and skin
Reduced breast size in women
Growth of body hair in women
Enlarged clitoris
Baldness in both men and women
Use of steroids by children or teens can cause bones to stop growing prematurely. As a result, steroids can lead to shortened stature and failure to reach maximum height.
Steroids have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, even among young users. The chemicals in steroids cause the body to process cholesterol differently, increasing the levels of “bad” cholesterol and reducing levels of “good” cholesterol. This situation can lead to atherosclerosis, a condition in which cholesterol builds up in the arteries and eventually blocks the flow of blood, leading to either a heart attack or stroke. Steroids can also cause a potentially dangerous enlargement of the heart.
Use of steroids can lead to irritability, extreme aggression or "roid rage," delusions and mania.
Abuse of steroids has been tied to severe liver problems, including tumors. Steroids are also linked to a rare condition known as peliosis hepatis, in which blood-filled cysts grow in the liver and can later rupture, causing internal bleeding.
Because steroid abusers often share contaminated needles to inject themselves, they are at a higher risk for HIV/AIDS, as well as hepatitis B and C. In addition, some steroids are manufactured under less-than-sterile conditions, which can lead to viral and bacterial contamination with the potential to cause life-threatening illnesses.
In teenage girls, the side effects from taking male sex hormones can include severe acne, smaller breasts, deeper voice, irregular periods, excess facial and body hair, depression, paranoia and the fits of anger dubbed “roid rage.” Steroids also carry higher risks of heart attack, stroke and some forms of cancer.
Researchers say youngsters generally get illegal anabolic steroids on the black market from relatives or friends, from the local gym and over the Internet. At least one study indicates some parents and coaches supply steroids to teen athletes.
Dr. Eric Small, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on sports medicine, said adults should gently ask youngsters about possible steroid use.
“Talking about supplements and steroids needs to start in the third grade,” Small said. “If you wait till ninth grade, it’s too late.”
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Mike S .... Call ya boy RICK ... someones gotta stop this shit man!
JJ Insane1
GIRLS ON STEROIDS.... Seems they take TESTOSTERONE to "look" like the SKINNY fucking pathetic models we see on tv... and get this... they fucking compare US to fucking pedophiles!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7633384/
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Girls are abusing steroids too, experts say
Teens hoping to lose weight face dangerous health risksThe Associated Press
Updated: 6:02 p.m. ET April 25, 2005TRENTON, N.J. - An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids — not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say.
Girls are getting their hands on the same dangerous testosterone pills, shots and creams that have created a scandal in major league baseball and other sports. Often, these are the same girls who have eating disorders, according to some research.
“There’s been a substantial increase for girls during the 1990s, and it’s at an all-time high right now,” said Charles Yesalis, a professor of health and human development at Pennsylvania State University.
'Secret behavior'
Lloyd Johnston, a University of Michigan professor who heads an annual government-sponsored survey on risky behavior by young people, said: “Other than pedophilia, this is the most secret behavior I’ve ever encountered.”
Overall, up to about 5 percent of high school girls and 7 percent of middle-school girls admit trying anabolic steroids at least once, with use of rising steadily since 1991, various government and university studies have shown.
Researchers say that most girls are using steroids to get bigger and stronger on the playing field, and they attribute some of the increase in steroid use to girls’ rising participation in sports. But plenty of other girls are using steroids to give themselves a slightly muscular look, they say.
“With young women, you see them using it more as a weight control and body fat reduction” method, said Jeff Hoerger, who runs the staff counseling program at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In the past couple of years, he has helped two young women using steroids — one an 11th-grader with “an average figure” whose swimmer friend suggested steroids would help with weight loss. “She was just looking for quick results,” Hoerger said.
Click for related stories
States consider high school steroid testing
Steroid addiction a risk for young athletes
Link to eating disorders
The sports medicine division at the Oregon Health and Science University found that two-thirds of Oregon high school girls who admitted using steroids were not athletes and that girls who were considering taking steroids had tried other, risky ways to get thin.
“They were more likely to have eating disorders and to abuse diuretics, amphetamines and laxatives,” said Dr. Linn Goldberg, head of the division.
Fact file Steroid risks
• Introduction
• Hormonal system
• Musculoskeletal system
• Cardiovascular system
• Mental health
• Liver
• Immune system
Many athletes use steroids to improve performance and increase muscle size. However, steroid abuse can lead to a variety of health problems, ranging from mild physical changes to life-threatening illnesses. Click on a category to the left to read about steroids’ effects on various parts of the body.
Steroids directly interfere with the production and regulation of hormones. Changes that can occur as a result of steroid abuse include:
Enlarged breasts in men
Reduced sperm production
Shrunken testicles
Acne and cysts
Oily hair and skin
Reduced breast size in women
Growth of body hair in women
Enlarged clitoris
Baldness in both men and women
Use of steroids by children or teens can cause bones to stop growing prematurely. As a result, steroids can lead to shortened stature and failure to reach maximum height.
Steroids have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, even among young users. The chemicals in steroids cause the body to process cholesterol differently, increasing the levels of “bad” cholesterol and reducing levels of “good” cholesterol. This situation can lead to atherosclerosis, a condition in which cholesterol builds up in the arteries and eventually blocks the flow of blood, leading to either a heart attack or stroke. Steroids can also cause a potentially dangerous enlargement of the heart.
Use of steroids can lead to irritability, extreme aggression or "roid rage," delusions and mania.
Abuse of steroids has been tied to severe liver problems, including tumors. Steroids are also linked to a rare condition known as peliosis hepatis, in which blood-filled cysts grow in the liver and can later rupture, causing internal bleeding.
Because steroid abusers often share contaminated needles to inject themselves, they are at a higher risk for HIV/AIDS, as well as hepatitis B and C. In addition, some steroids are manufactured under less-than-sterile conditions, which can lead to viral and bacterial contamination with the potential to cause life-threatening illnesses.
In teenage girls, the side effects from taking male sex hormones can include severe acne, smaller breasts, deeper voice, irregular periods, excess facial and body hair, depression, paranoia and the fits of anger dubbed “roid rage.” Steroids also carry higher risks of heart attack, stroke and some forms of cancer.
Researchers say youngsters generally get illegal anabolic steroids on the black market from relatives or friends, from the local gym and over the Internet. At least one study indicates some parents and coaches supply steroids to teen athletes.
Dr. Eric Small, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on sports medicine, said adults should gently ask youngsters about possible steroid use.
“Talking about supplements and steroids needs to start in the third grade,” Small said. “If you wait till ninth grade, it’s too late.”
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Mike S .... Call ya boy RICK ... someones gotta stop this shit man!
JJ Insane1
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