| Worldwide, people are using synthetic steroids to | | | | Women are equally at risk as men. In addition, women |
| improve their bodybuilding performance. Often, these | | | | may begin to feel their breasts shrinking and the hair |
| steroids are bought from unscrupulous traders and are | | | | falling in clumps. It appears that when you want to look |
| retailed even without a prescription. Many individuals | | | | like a man, you also get a man's problems. |
| take countless health risks just to outperform each | | | | How About the Human Growth Hormone? |
| other. | | | | Some bodybuilders prefer HGH to run-of-the-mill |
| Hair Loss and Bodybuilding Efforts | | | | steroids. The human growth hormone was developed |
| Physical activities don't cause balding. Rigorous weight | | | | by medical science to help persons with in-born |
| lifting also doesn't cause accelerated hair loss. All the | | | | hormone deficiencies. Men and women who cannot |
| natural things you do with your body are actually | | | | develop normally because their thyroid glands are not |
| beneficial to circulation, which improves the chances of | | | | functioning well are given monthly or quarterly shots of |
| keeping your hair and scalp in prime condition. | | | | HGH. |
| However, steroid use does cause baldness. The | | | | The yellow-hued, oily HGH is now being used |
| science behind this is quite simple. DHT, the hormone | | | | extensively for bodybuilding. Aside from the bulging |
| responsible for balding, is produced with the help of | | | | physiques of its users, both patients and doctors |
| male hormones. Natural levels of male hormones in the | | | | noticed an unfavorable effect: balding. |
| body already cause a considerable amount of balding | | | | Some 'Remedies' Undertaken to Counter Balding |
| when they're finally utilized for the purpose of creating | | | | Of course, the best solution is to not take HGH or |
| DHT. | | | | testosterone if you don't really need it. However, many |
| If you increase the amount of the androgens in your | | | | people still prefer to take their health into their own |
| body, more DHT would be produced. A cycle of | | | | hands for one reason or another. The awareness of |
| accumulation is begun, and as long as you alter your | | | | the link between male hormones and balding has |
| body's chemistry significantly, the hair loss will continue. | | | | already spread significantly among steroids and |
| Are Women Safe? | | | | hormone users. |
| Some women also use 'cutting stacks' to aid in the | | | | Short-term remedies include taking drugs like Propecia. |
| bulking up phase of bodybuilding, usually before | | | | Propecia has been known to counter the abnormal |
| amateur bodybuilding competitions. Some may argue | | | | hormone production in the body, but only to an extent. |
| that since women have less androgen in their body, | | | | The disadvantage however, is that you have to |
| they're less susceptible to balding. | | | | continually take both hormones and Propecia to |
| While this might be true for women who have natural | | | | maintain a particular physique. |
| levels of estrogen and testosterone, we cannot say | | | | Drugs like Propecia inhibit the spiking of male hormones; |
| the same for women who purposefully inject | | | | that's why it can help in the stoppage of hair loss. |
| themselves with synthetic hormones. | | | | However, as we have mentioned earlier, its efficient |
| The process of altering the body's natural chemistry | | | | use is largely through trial and error. |
| for purely cosmetic purposes is very dangerous. | | | | |