Steroids have a bad reputation, but have some legitimate medical uses. One of these uses is to stimulate bone marrow production in order to help fight off hypoplastic anemias (a marked decrease in the red blood flow count) due to leukemia and kidney failure. When these blood cells start disappearing a person feels tired and fatigued more easily. Steroids function by acting as a hormone that marks the start order to make more red blood cells, convincing the body to start to make these again. The easiest hormone for steroids to mimic and therefore the condition of this type most commonly treated with steroids is an anemia in which the bone marrow has stopped producing enough cells to replenish red blood cells naturally.
Because of the sudden growth in bone marrow caused by steroids many people believe that steroids induce bone cancer. This is not true and often when the person is no longer taking steroids the production of bone marrow will not only decrease back to where it was before, but may even drop lower than before if not supplemented by another drug as the body continues to overcompensate for the work the steroids were doing. Many studies have been done, showing that while steroids can have many negative effects if someone uses them without just cause, for those truly in need it can be a life saving prescription. It has even been shown to help people with various cancers and aids, preventing them from wasting away, stimulating appetite and muscle growth.
There are many other uses for steroids, but only on a doctors orders. It is estimated that between one and three million people living in the United States of America, or nearly one percent of the population, has misused steroids at some point in their lives. Although it will not produce bone cancer it can produce elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The increased testosterone levels can also lead to reduced sexual functionality and infertility. When misused it also has a high probability of causing liver damage as the effects to the body are not likely to be regulated.
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