Episode 96: Steroids & Testosterone (Part 2) | Anabolic Steroids
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This episode discusses the rise of recreational steroid and testosterone use, its implications, and how to care for patients using anabolic steroids.
Recreational use of steroids and testosterone to enhance image and performance is on the rise. Over the last 70 years, testosterone and testosterone-like substances have been used extensively to enhance performance particularly in elite sports. Nowadays, the use is more widespread and occurs in the general community with far more drugs available to people via the internet. Unfortunately, the evidence users base their drug regimes on range from anecdotal and scant to wrong and dangerous. We discuss the use of testosterone (and other substances) to learn more, identify how we can look after patients who use anabolic steroids, and what risk factors we need to consider. This is the story of anabolic steroids. You can listen to Part One of this series here . Our special guests: Dr Tim Piatkowski is a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland on image and performance enhancing drugs. Dr Mair Underwood is a senior lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Queensland and is an anthropologist of the body. Professor Ken Sikaris is a chemical pathologist and Director of chemical pathology at Dorevitch pathology. Listen: This Medical Life podcast is…
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