scholarly journals Children's First Experience of Taking Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids can Occur before Their 10th Birthday: A Systematic Review Identifying 9 Factors That Predicted Doping among Young People

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam R. Nicholls ◽  
Ed Cope ◽  
Richard Bailey ◽  
Katrin Koenen ◽  
Detlef Dumon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Young People ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

Effects of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids on the Reproductive System of Athletes and Recreational Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1869-1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria A. Christou ◽  
Panagiota A. Christou ◽  
Georgios Markozannes ◽  
Agathocles Tsatsoulis ◽  
George Mastorakos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Reproductive System ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse in Iranian Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Selk-Ghaffari ◽  
Sakineh Shab-Bidar ◽  
Farzin Halabchi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroid ◽  
Androgenic Steroid ◽  
Global Statistics ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

Background: Due to widespread abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids among professional athletes and amateur sportsmen and their health-related problems, determining the prevalence and the pattern of anabolicandrogenic steroid misuse at the national level seems to be vital for designing efficient preventive and educational measures. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted via comprehensive searches of the electronic databases including PubMed, MedLine, Scopus, Google Scholar and National Persian Databases including SID, Magiran, IranDoc (between 1980 and Dec 2019 in English and Persian languages) and also from citations in the selected papers. Overall, 39 articles met the criteria and were included in qualitative and quantitative synthesis. Results: The overall prevalence rate of anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse in the Iranian athletic population was 36.2% (95% confidence interval (CI), 29-43) with significant heterogeneity between studies (I2=99.0%, P<0.001). Prevalence rate of anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse among elite, male and younger athletes was higher (P<0.05). Moreover, prevalence rate of anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse among body-building athletes (36.3%) was higher compared to other athletes (30.9%), (P<0.001). Conclusion: Due to the higher prevalence of anabolic-androgenic steroids misuse in Iran compared to global statistics and the potential for serious adverse effects, preventive strategies and policies should be regarded as a real concern for public health.

scholarly journals The epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroids use among secondary students (Valencia-Spain)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Víctor Agulló Calatayud ◽  
Teresa Samper Gras ◽  
Julia Aguilar Serrano ◽  
Sofía Tomás Dols
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Family Situation ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile ◽  
Valencian Region ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

AbstractBackground/Aims: The consumption of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is continuously growing in recent years among young people. The purpose of the current study was to examine the proportion of students who reported AAS use, explore other drug use among them and finally to determine the sociodemographic profile of the AAS consumption amongst a sample of students in the Valencian Region (Spain).Methods: Data was taken from a self-administrated survey of a representative sample of 11,162 Valencian students. A total of 252 schools participated in the study. In this group, 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female, with a median age of 16.26 years (DT= 1.33).Results: The 3,3% of surveyed students reported that they had consumed AAS. Males reported to take anabolic more frequently than females (86,2% of males, 13,8% of females; p<0.001). The older they are the more frequent the reporting of consumption -increasing from 2.5% in those aged 14, to 4.3% in those aged 18-. Among users of AAS it exists a higher prevalence of consumption of cannabis 64.2%, cocaine 23.8%, hypnotics 22.9%, ecstasy 16.8%, LSD 14% or heroine 4.1%, compare to nonusers.Conclusion: The study shows that the consumption of steroids is mainly masculine, a clear association with polyconsumption, frequent scheming as the main source of getting them and that the consumption of these substances is bigger between those students whose family situation is characterized by the absence of a masculine figure (single mother or widow) in comparison with those whose parents are married.

Prevalence of the Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Brazil: A Systematic Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1156-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odilon Salim Costa Abrahin ◽  
Evitom Corrêa de Sousa ◽  
Azenildo Moura Santos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

scholarly journals Forensic Post-Mortem Investigation in AAS Abusers: Investigative Diagnostic Protocol. A Systematic Review

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1307
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Esposito ◽  
Gabriele Licciardello ◽  
Federico Privitera ◽  
Salvatore Iannuzzi ◽  
Aldo Liberto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Small Vessel Disease ◽  
Interstitial Fibrosis ◽  
Myocardial Damage ◽  
Organ Damage ◽  
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Diagnostic Protocol ◽  
Androgenic Steroids

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are a group of synthetic molecules derived from testosterone and its precursors. AASs are widely used illicitly by adolescents and athletes, especially by bodybuilders; AASs are among the most used drugs for improving physical performance, as well as for aesthetic purposes. The use of AASs by professional and recreational athletes is increasing worldwide. This review focused on deaths related to AAS abuse and to investigation of the autopsy results and histopathological findings using a rigorous methodology protocol covering: a complete autopsy, histological analysis, and a broad toxicological investigation. Moreover, we aimed to define an investigative diagnostic protocol supporting forensic pathologists during the post-mortem investigation of AAS abusers. This review was conducted using PubMed Central and Google Scholar databases to find articles published between 1 January 1968 and 30 June 2021, using the following key terms: “(anabolic-androgenic steroids) AND (autopsy); (anabolic-androgenic steroids) AND (forensic)”. A total of 939 articles were screened and 926 did not meet the inclusion criteria. In conclusion, 14 articles were included in this systematic review, reporting 137 fatal cases of AAS abuse in total. The histopathologic studies showed myocardial damage characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, focal myocyte damage with myofibrillar loss, interstitial fibrosis, mostly subepicardial, and small vessel disease. Indeed, in AAS-related cases, autopsy plays a pivotal role in the study of AAS adverse effects and organ damage related to their use or abuse. This systematic review aimed to define a specific workflow in death cases related to AASs, suggesting important future insights to better clarify sudden deaths related to AASs, such as the use of miRNAs. The forensic community needs a unified approach in cases of suspected death related to the use of AASs. There are several occasions to apply this workflow, for example in cases of death of bodybuilders and of young people who die in gymnasiums or during sports activities.

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