... involved were given huge performance boosts, and Russia was looked upon as one of the strongholds in sporting excellence. However, eventually the women suffered terrible side effects ranging from deepening of the women's voice and the growth of hair in unusual places for women, to the women never being able to have children. Unfortunately the women involved never knew of the consequences. More recently the Chinese female swimming team were found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs after a national swimming meeting in Australia. It is not always the fault of the athlete often the pressures of friends, family, and the media make athletes take illegal substances. What are Steroids? Steroids are chemical compounds that affect metabolism, which is the process of changing food into energy. There are two types of steroids - anabolic and corticoid. Cortico-steroids, which do not build or enhance muscle tissue growth, are used to treat infections, arthritis, ...

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