Bulk Up Your Steroid Smarts
Medically Reviewed by Zilpah Sheikh, MD on August 28, 2023
Written by Kelli Miller
What Are Steroids?
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What Are Corticosteroids?
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What Do Corticosteroids Treat?
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How Do You Take Them?
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Corticosteroid Side Effects
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Long-Term Effects
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What Are Anabolic Steroids Used For?
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Misuse of Anabolics
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Side Effects of Anabolics
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Long-Term Effects
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How to Stop Taking Steroids
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SOURCES:
CDC: "Corticosteroid Therapy."
Healthychildren.org website: "Corticosteroids."
Johns Hopkins Medicine: "Steroids."
MedlinePlus: "Steroids."
National Jewish Health: "About Steroids (Inhaled and Oral Corticosteroids)"
The Arthritis Foundation: "Corticosteroids Drug Guide."
University of Rochester Medical Center: "Steroids, Sterols, Anabolic Steroids, and Corticosteroids: What's the Difference?"
August 28, 2023
Medically Reviewed by: Zilpah Sheikh, MD
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