ReviewJournal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation)2021
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse: Mechanisms, Patterns of Misuse, User Typology, and Adverse Effects.
Review in Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Changes in physical performance with aging in master athletes and in the general population: an update.European journal of translational myology · 2026Article
- Anabolic Androgenic Steroids: Emerging Use Disorder, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Considerations for Pharmacotherapy.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2026Article
- Testosterone replacement therapy and bladder cancer.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025Review
- Adulteration of Sports Supplements with Anabolic Steroids-From Innocent Athlete to Vicious Cheater.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Clinician's guide to the management of azoospermia induced by exogenous testosterone or anabolic-androgenic steroids.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Sustanon suppresses spermatogenesis and increases cell death.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
- Nonconforming gender expression and adolescent anabolic-androgenic steroids misuse.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- An observational human study investigating the effect of anabolic androgenic steroid use on the transcriptome of skeletal muscle and whole blood using RNA-Seq.BMC medical genomics · 2023Article
- Drugs of Misuse: Focus on Vascular Dysfunction.The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2022Review
- Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Male Fertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) encompass a broad group of natural and synthetic androgens. AAS misuse is highly prevalent on a global scale, with the lifetime prevalence of AAS misuse in males being estimated to be around 6%, with 15 to 25% of male gym attendees using it at any one time. AAS are associated with sudden cardiac death, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and infertility. The average AAS user is unlikely to voluntarily declare their usage to a physician, with around 1 in 10 actively engaging in unsafe injection techniques. The aim of this paper is to review the current evidence base on AAS with emphasis on mechanisms of action, adverse effects, and user profiles that are most likely to engage in AAS misuse. This paper also reviews terminologies and uses methods specific to the AAS user community.
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