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Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports

Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports. Luke Stratmoen Abbey Sonnenburg. What Is It?. Used to increase muscle mass Increase Testosterone production. Effects of Taking Steroids. Boys . Prominent breasts Baldness Infertility. A deeper voice Increased body hair Baldness. Girls.

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Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports

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  1. Performance Enhancing Drugs In Sports Luke Stratmoen Abbey Sonnenburg

  2. What Is It? • Used to increase muscle mass • Increase Testosterone production

  3. Effects of Taking Steroids Boys • Prominent breasts • Baldness • Infertility • A deeper voice • Increased body hair • Baldness Girls Both Boys and Girls Severe acne Increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture Liver abnormalities and tumors Hypertension Heart and circulatory problems Prostate gland enlargement Aggressive behaviors, rage or violence

  4. Stopping it in Sports • MLB • First positive test result: 50 game suspension • Second positive test result: 100 game suspension • Third positive test result: lifetime ban from MLB

  5. Sources • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/performance-enhancing-drugs/hq01105 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_drug_policy#Discipline • http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.281672!/img/httpImage/image.jpg

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