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    Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports? James kirkup M.A. made a statement on Nov.10.2015 on the article titles “athletics doping crisis is just another reason to allow drugs in sports” he states that “ what should happen is this: doping should be allowed. In this article the argument for steroids and other performance enhancement drugs comes down to “why do we need to ban them?” James Kirkup is open minded to not only allow use in sports but in gene…

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    Do steroids really have a negative effect? Steroids have many harmful effects on the human body. The effects vary in extreme ways. Steroids have many harmful/negative effects on the body. Steroids are awful for your your body they might make your physical appearance look bigger or look more fit and stronger but it truly isn't worth it. Steroids have different causes that make this performance enhancer a very bad thing. For 1 it can cause acne this doesn't always happen but when it does the only…

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    Hard Work Pays Off

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    I think it is sad that athletes feel that they are under so much pressure to win that they turn to drugs to ensure their best possible performance. They shouldn’t just resort to drugs they should work and train hard just like everyone else “Hard work pays off” is starting still a very true statement but its sad to think that the athletes that are drug doping don’t have to work as hard as other athletes because they have a huge help from steroids and other forms drugs that increase muscle and…

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    Over the years, Player Enhancing Drugs have become very popular for many athletes. The risk is high for a higher return. Although there are many other ways to enhance performance, some athletes still tend to lend on these “drugs”. The history of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) date back to the ancient Greek times (“Drugs and Athletes” Gale). Athletes in the ancient Greek times would gorge themselves with meat before they would perform (“Drugs and Athletes” Gale). Around the 1950’s-1960’s,…

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    When it comes to the topic of steroids and its use to cheat in sports to give one the upper hand, most of us rarely agree with the use of anabolic steroids and its use towards professional sport or by having it as an enhancement to grow bigger enhanced muscles in a short period of time. Where this agreement usually ends, however is on the question are anabolic steroids a form of cheating in professional sports and why is it considered cheating? Where some are convinced that its purposes can be…

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    Anabolic steroid use has evolved into a public health concern. Since the 1970s anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) abuse is on the rise in athletes, in recreational sports, bodybuilding and sadly, for unrealistic cosmetic enhancements. According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBC) reveals an increase in lifetime steroid use in youth and young adults in the United States, particularly in males between the ages of 19 to 40. Information…

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    Anabolic Steroids are very dangerous drugs that can cause many types of cancer and can even lead to death. They are used in many immoral ways and mostly used to cheat in sports because they enable a person to have more power and strength. This drug causes major problems in a person's life, which can also affect their close and loved ones. These reasons prove that Anabolic Steroids should not be distributed at all in the USA. Anabolic Steroids can be very harmful to a person's body. They can…

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    What Causes Pcos

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    unbalanced in PCOS. The change in one hormone starts a change in another and the process goes on. For example: • The sex hormones become unbalanced. Usually, the ovaries also produce a very smallamount of androgens (male sex hormones). In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, they begin making marginally more androgens. This may stop your ovulation process, develop acne, and develop unwanted facial and body hair. • The body of a women suffering from PCOS may have an issue in the utilization of insulin,…

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    HGH Supplements by Zachary Zerries HGH supplements will help increase muscle mass by stimulating the breakdown of fat cells. HGH, a.k.a. human growth hormone, is a naturally occurring protein hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland. It is essential for normal human growth and development in children and teenagers; low HGH levels early in childhood development have been known to result in dwarfism. Click Here to Visit Our Recommended HGH Supplements Resource!]]> The usage of HGH…

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    Olympic competitions. In April 2011, new policies to regulate who could and could compete as women in the Olympics were enacted before the 2012 Olympics in London. These policies focus on female athletes, often intersex women, with naturally elevated androgen levels, a phenomenon known as hyperandrogenism. Since doping with testosterone is known to increase athletic performance, the policies aim to ensure that these athletes do not hold an unfair advantage over other female competitors due to…

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