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Gregg Coodley, MD; Linn Goldberg, MD; Diane L. Elliot, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University Portland

JAMA. 1992;267(19):2606.

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To the Editor.

—In their recent article, Forbes et al¹ reported a trial of testosterone enanthate in seven healthy volunteers, noting a transient coincident increase in lean body mass and decrease in body fat. The authors seemed to imply that steroids are more effective than exercise in increasing lean body mass.¹ We are concerned that this article may give the impression that anabolic steroids are a safe and reasonable approach to increasing muscle mass with minimal untoward clinical effects.

Anabolic steroids have several potential adverse side effects.^2,3 We would be interested in knowing whether there was any effect on blood pressure, hepatic enzymes, or mood in this study. Anabolic steroids also adversely affect lipid profiles.^2,3 Were these measured before or after the study? In addition, because illicit use of anabolic steroids often is to increase strength as well as mass, it is important to note that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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