Oral anabolic steroids are steroids which are taken by mouth in the form of a tablet. Anabolic steroids are steroids which are categorized as legal steroids. It means that these types of steroids cannot be sold without the prescription of the doctor. Anabolic steroids are mostly prescribed for a better and enhanced development in the building process of body tissues. Doctors normally prescribe them for the treatment of anemia, breast cancer in women, osteoporosis and when a patient has lost lot of weight after some illness he or she is advised to take it. Apart from treating patients, anabolic steroids are also used by bodybuilders and weightlifters to increase their body and muscle mass. They do so because most of them are in a great hurry to see their muscles grow and in that hurry they take anabolic steroids without considering what side effects they would be having. Other than being used for increasing muscle and body mass, it is also used in enhancing the performance as well. That is one of the major reasons why anabolic steroids have been categorized as banned substances for sportsmen to use around the world. These anabolic steroids are not sold without prescription, but they can be easily obtained from black market.
Oral Anabolic steroids can be taken as prescribed by the doctor or professional physical trainer. Mostly along with food it is taken but in case it creates some problem for the stomach then it can be taken with milk as well. These steroids should be taken according to the prescription because if they are taken without following prescription then it can increase chances of side effects. For checking the effectiveness or the side effects of anabolic steroids doctors take regular tests and basing on the results continue further medication with slight or no change at all.
Oral anabolic steroids can cause lot of damage as well. Most dangerous effect it creates is on the liver. With its usage enzymes values in the liver gets increased which can create problems. Usage of anabolic steroids can be more dangerous as it causes a serious problem virilization. Virilization includes deepening of voice, changes in skin texture, menstrual irregularities, enlargement of clitoris and male pattern baldness. But there are some steroids which do not create virilization effects. Most popularly used are Anavar and Primobolan. Anavar is the one which is most popular among the whole lot. Some of the other oral anabolic steroids used by men are Halotestin, dianabol and Anadrol. It is also advised to use these steroids for a maximum of 6 weeks period because if they are used for longer period of time then chances of side effects are increased.
There are some side effects also associated with the usage of oral anabolic steroids. When you start taking oral steroids then there are number of effects which are produced but those effects are of short term. As the body is new to the steroids so it takes some time in adjusting to the steroids. Once the body gets used to these steroids those effects also disappears. Some of those short term effects are vomiting, nausea, irregularity in sleeping patterns. Other side effects associated with oral steroid usage are the skin color becoming yellow, acne, enlargement of breasts in men, erections full of pain and reduction in sex drive. In women some of the side effects are voice getting heavier, menstrual irregularities and increase of hair growth on the body. Apart from these side effects access usage of steroids can also cause serious damage to the liver. Doctor must be consulted if any effect remains for a long period.