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Anabolic Steroids

You may have heard of anabolic steroids, which can have harmful effects. But there's another type of steroid - sometimes called a corticosteroid - that treats a variety of problems. These steroids are similar to hormones that your adrenal glands make to fight stress associated with illnesses and injuries. They reduce inflammation and affect the immune system.

You may need to take corticosteroids to treat:

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  1. Anabolic Steroids (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are anabolic steroids? Anabolic steroids are synthetic (man-made) versions of testosterone. Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men. It is needed to develop and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/anabolicsteroids.html - Health Topics
  2. Steroids (National Library of Medicine)  
    You may have heard of anabolic steroids, which can have harmful effects. But there's another type of steroid - sometimes called a corticosteroid - that treats a variety of problems. These ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/steroids.html - Health Topics
  3. Steroid injections - tendon, bursa, joint 
    A steroid injection is a shot of medicine used to relieve a swollen or inflamed area that is often ... medicine may be applied to the injection site. Steroid injections can be given into a bursa, joint, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007678.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Epidural injections for back pain 
    An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is the delivery of powerful anti-inflammatory medicine directly into the space outside of the sac ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007485.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Anabolic Steroids and Other Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs (APEDs) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse)  
    Anabolic Steroids/Learn More ... Anabolic Steroids ... National Institute on Drug Abuse ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Anabolic steroids are synthetic variations ...
    https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/anabolic-steroids - External Health Links
  6. What Are the Risks of Steroid Use? (Nemours Foundation)  
    steroids, taking steroids, anabolic steroids, what do steroids do, body building, muscles, drugs, athletes, aids, hepatitis, enhancing performances, drug ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/steroids.html - External Health Links
  7. Steroids for Treating Cancer (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Cancer in Children/Treatments and Therapies ... Cancer in Children ... Steroids/Specifics ... Steroids ... Nemours Foundation ... steroids, cancer treatment, radiation, chemotherapy, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/steroid-treatment.html - External Health Links
  8. SRD5A2 gene 
    ... gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called steroid 5-alpha reductase 2. This enzyme is involved ... change single protein building blocks (amino acids) in steroid 5-alpha reductase 2. Some of these genetic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/srd5a2 - Genetics
  9. Learn about Steroids Video (Drug Enforcement Administration)  
    https://www.justthinktwice.gov/facts/watch-learn-about-steroids - Videos
  10. Steroids (Nemours Foundation)  
    steroids, muscles, roids, stareoids, staroids, anabolic, supplements, sports, baseball, football, ephedra, dhea, puberty, steriods, human growth hormone, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/steroids.html - External Health Links
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