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“Oh my, the bigger and more fuller clit is amazing”: Reclaiming the female body through a women-only forum
Introduction Historically, muscles and muscular bodies have been connected to men and masculinity. As a consequence, women´s engagement in muscle building has often been considered a threat to the “natural” gender order (e.g., dominant men, deferential women) and met with resistance and attempts to curb their participation. This might be particularly true in relation to…
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Anabolic Steroid-Induced Growth of the Clitoris (Clitoromegaly)
Anabolic steroids can cause virilization or masculinization in women. That is, they might cause the development of male characteristics. This includes the growth of excess hair in a…
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Thyroid Hormone Effects on Energy Metabolism and Protein Turnover at a Glance
Thyroid hormones are hormones that are secreted by the thyroid. The thyroid is an endocrine gland in the front of your neck that’s located directly below the larynx…
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Anabolic Steroids, HDL Cholesterol and Cholesterol Efflux Capacity
In 1957, the first results of the Framingham Heart Study were published [1]. It was (or I should say, is, as it’s…
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‘Bro, do you even science?’: The increased emphasis on science in bodybuilding, and how it can improve steroid harm reduction
In the last few decades bodybuilding has moved from being based purely on experiential knowledge, to becoming increasingly science-based. This shift has…
The Testosterone Trials
The Testosterone Trials were a set of seven randomized placebo-controlled trials that evaluated the efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in older…
Anabolic Steroids and Muscle Memory
Muscle memory refers to growing muscle more efficiently/faster after a period of detraining/atrophy than before. So if you’ve had bigger muscles in…
Treatment and Prevention of AAS-Induced Hair Loss, Part 2
In my previous article I discussed the more conventional treatment modalities for androgenetic alopecia, namely the oral and topical versions of finasteride…
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Treatment and Prevention of AAS-Induced Hair Loss, Part 1
In my previous article on male-pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, I narrated how hair growth and this condition roughly work. In this…
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Anabolic Steroids and Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia)
As men grow older, many of them will develop hair loss in a characteristic pattern. It can start at the frontal scalp,…
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Anabolic Steroids and Acne Vulgaris
Acne, who isn’t familiar with it? Almost everyone ‘catches’ it to some degree or another around puberty. Even many people still suffer…