not much to add to this except that 100% of medical doctors in the US come from a very structured and "in the box" approach to human studies. That box is not fond of steroids for a lot of reasons, and they're never given a point of view that supports steroids either.

Just from my med school friends, run ins at the med parties, doctors I've had...most people practicing primary care are taught steroids are bad mmkay and there's nothing else to it.

I had ONE physical therapist who would openly discuss roids and peptides with me- he was the best. Yet he couldn't prescribe or do bloodwork.

You get lucky sometimes. Stray heavily on the side of "don't even suggest it".