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Anabolic steroid use and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) have been found to cause testicular atrophy through similar mechanisms. [2] [1] [17] Anabolic steroids and TRT are both used (either by prescription or illicitly) to mimic the effects of testosterone produced by the body, such as building muscle and maintaining sex drive.
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-DHT, androstanolone or stanolone) is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone primarily involved in the growth and repair of the prostate and the penis, as well as the production of sebum and body hair composition.
Some examples of virilizing effects are growth of the clitoris in females and the penis in male children (the adult penis size does not change due to steroids [medical citation needed]), increased vocal cord size, increased libido, suppression of natural sex hormones, and impaired production of sperm. [141]
Androstanolone, or stanolone, also known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and sold under the brand name Andractim among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication and hormone which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men. [2] It is also used to treat breast development and small penis in males. [2]
Testosterone is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [9] It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of breast cancer. [9] [10] It may also be used to increase athletic ability in the form of doping. [9] It is unclear if the use of testosterone for low levels due to aging is beneficial or harmful ...
The use of any steroid such as testosterone incurs risk as these compounds can have systemic effects. While the systemic effects of testosterone are both expected and desired in both trans men and non-binary people using it, cisgender women generally do not want the other masculinizing effects of systemic testosterone.
Al Pacino detailed an “embarrassing” moment from his childhood that resulted in “trauma” to his penis. "I was walking on a thin, iron fence, doing my tightrope dance,” Pacino, 84, wrote ...
Finasteride, also known as 17β-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-5α-androst-1-en-3-one, is a synthetic androstane steroid and 4-azasteroid. [62] [84] It is an analogue of androgen steroid hormones like testosterone and DHT. [62] As an unconjugated steroid, finasteride is a highly lipophilic compound. [62] [85]