Former Abusers of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Exhibit Decreased Testosterone Levels and Hypogonadal Symptoms Years after Cessation: A Case-Control Study.

Jon Jarløv RasmussenChristian SelmerPeter Busch ØstergrenKaren Boje PedersenMorten SchouFinn GustafssonJens FaberAnders JuulCaroline Kistorp

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Former AAS abusers exhibited significantly lower plasma testosterone levels and higher frequencies of symptoms suggestive of hypogonadism than healthy control participants years after AAS cessation. Current AAS abusers exhibited severely decreased AMH and inhibin B indicative of impaired spermatogenesis.

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