Survey of endocrinologists managing recovery from anabolic androgenic steroid induced hypogonadism
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Anabolic steroids (also known as ‘steroids’) are banned drugs like testosterone, which make muscles bigger in men. These drugs are dangerous because they stop the testes from making natural testosterone and can cause heart attacks. Men stopping steroids have very low testosterone, which makes them feel weak, depressed, suicidal, infertile, and unable to have erections. We surveyed over 100 doctors to find out how they treat men giving up steroids. We report that doctors differ widely in the way they treat these men. Most doctors simply advise men to wait for the natural recovery of testosterone levels to happen. But 20% of doctors give men drugs to boost testosterone and make men feel better. Unfortunately, many patients had not recovered by the time of our survey. In summary, our survey highlights differences and limitations in the treatment of men giving up steroids. The use of steroids is increasing rapidly among young men, so we recommend further work to improve the treatment of men who are motivated to give up steroids.
Date Issued
2023-01-01
Date Acceptance
2023-02-09
Citation
Reproduction and Fertility, 2023, 4 (1), pp.1-3
ISSN
2633-8386
Publisher
Bioscientifica
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
Reproduction and Fertility
Volume
4
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2023 the author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International License.
Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Subjects
anabolic-androgenic steroids
hypogonadism
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Reproductive Biology
Science & Technology
testosterone
withdrawal
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN e220097
Date Publish Online
2023-02-27