Q What are the psychological and physical side effects of anabolic steroid abuse?
Psychological effects of anabolic steroid abuse are aggression, mood swings, manic like symptoms, anger, violence, delusions and impaired judgement. The physical side effects are severe acne, fluid retention, testicular atrophy, infertility, baldness, gynaecomastia, higher risk of prostate cancer and stunted growth if started in adolescence. In women, the physical effects are seen as growth of facial hair, male-pattern baldness, changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle, enlargement of the clitoris and a deepened voice.