Do Steroids Shorten Your Life-Span?

[TKO Performance]

Well, in fairness, the negative side effects are often exaggerated or intentionally misinterpreted. There is a distinct lack of sound, scientifically verifiable testing in the area using proper control of variables. Most "research" relies heavily on anecdotal information, small sample sizes, and a few tests done after the fact. Steroids have been vilified by the establishment, and truthfully it's been largely without just cause.

I'm not taking a stance one way or the other. I'd like to see some real research done, but the odds of that are slim to none.

[wormwood]

Well, in fairness, the negative side effects are often exaggerated or intentionally misinterpreted. There is a distinct lack of sound, scientifically verifiable testing in the area using proper control of variables. Most "research" relies heavily on anecdotal information, small sample sizes, and a few tests done after the fact. Steroids have been vilified by the establishment, and truthfully it's been largely without just cause.

I'm not taking a stance one way or the other. I'd like to see some real research done, but the odds of that are slim to none.

Yeah it'd be a beast of a study to perform, if not near impossible. Not to mention the legal and ethical ramifications that the study designers would come under due to the administration of steriods to the studies subjects.

[TKO Performance]

Agreed, but IMO if they started with a group who were going to use anyway that would circumvent that ethical issue. I mean what's safer: buying drugs on the street or getting them from a doctor who's going to be monitoring your health while you take them?

The real issue I think is that no doctor or scientist would risk his career and reputation on an experiment like that. The drugs are legal after all, so long as they are prescribed. I think they could skirt the legal issue if the study were properly designed. It's more fear than anything.