also abusers of steroids, over 175,000 female high school athletes have admitted to using steroids at least once. That is 1.4% of all the female athletes in the U.S.( White). Steroids are full of unhealthy side-affects. There are many short term as well as long term affects. Some of the short-term affects is that the extra amount of testosterone from steroids can cause acne, fits of rage, baldness at an early age, development of breasts in men, sterility, and can cause puberty to stop(Schrof 1). Also females who use steroids encounter shrinkage of breasts, male-like hair growth, as well as male patterned baldness, voice deepening, and abnormalities in their menstrual cycle(White pg1). The long-term affects of steroid usage can be things such as cardiovascular disease, liver as well as reproductive dysfunction, and increased aggressive behavior in a person. Also sever psychological problems may occur, some even resulting in the death of the user(no author).The sports world is not exactly fair, and steroid usage is a main reason for that. There are different types of steroids used in sports, and most are very controversial, many different groups use them as well. Finally, they have many harmful side-affects. So there is definitely a problem with this, and it has been a controversial issue for years and probably always will be. ...
