Water Retention:
Water retention in muscle cells is actualy a possitive effect from steroids use, since it allows muscle cells to work better and grow faster, but we do not like the water retention in subskin tissue, specially in areas like face and neck. This effect is directly connected to dosage, so we may say those who suffer from this side effect too much are simply using too much androgenic steroids ( testosterone, dianabol, anadrol). Remember anabolic steroids like winstrol, masteron, trenbolone, anavar, primobolan do not cause water retention. Best way to avoid water retention is too keep your diet clean, nowadays we know very high card diet, specially high in sugars will make the problem worse, so if you diet is clean, high in proteins, but low in carbs you will most likely avoid this problem specially if you use androgenic steroids in reasonable dosage. Some athlets use high dosages and eat a lot of carbs. Powerlifters present a typical example of such practise, not that they care much about their apperance, but still excessive water gain can be annoying, specially if you want to keep your steroids use "silent". Some athletes use diuretics to cope this problem, but we do not suggest such practise, since diuretics are a real danger, as a matter of fact few deaths of athletes media has assosiated with steroids, were actually caused by diuretics, if they have not used diuretics they would still be among us, regardless of their steroids use. There is also a very popular more natural method for preventing this effect and it includes a combination of AlfaAlfa, vit C and Vit B6. As a bottom line water retention is connected to excessive estrogen in male body so using anti estrogens while on heavy androgens cycle proves its point once againn. Excessive water gain can lead to increased blood pressure, so do not look down on this problem.

Acne:
Acne is a effect that mostly affects teenagers and men in their early 20s, since at that age they are already prone to that problem anyway. Steroids use can cause achne or make existing problem worse. It depends greatly on individuals and type of steroids you are using, again just like with water retention heavy androgens like testosterone, dianabol and anadrol and very well known to cause acne, yet milder anabolic such as winstrol, primoblan, anavar seldom cause acne. Acne problem is not really a big health problem and many athletes do not even care about it, they accept it as it is, since acne are gone after the cycle anyway, but since they do present an estethic problem and many youngsters care greatly about their apperance it is worth dedicating few lines to solving this problem. Acne will appear only if there is bacteria on the skin, so if you keep your hygiene really high, talking regular showers right after every training, wearing only clean gym clothing (and all other cloths for that matter of course) and washing your skin with anti batecteria soaps ( some guys even take it to the extreeme and rub skin with alchocol, but that may be too irritaing for other skin parts) your changes of having this problem is very low.

Gynecomastia:
"Gyno" as often reffered to by gym rats is an effect that scares away many potential steroids users, since just thinking about it causes regular Joe to say WTF ? and run away, but let me calm you down. Gyno is firstly only an estethic problem, second is very rare with bodybuilders who use steroids prudently and can be avoided all together. Gyno is an effect mostly only professional bodybuilders face since it takes years for it to form. It takes high dosages of androgens and total absence of anti estrogen prevention drugs like nolvadex and arimidex, which were not common before, but today are aviable to any estrogen side effects concerned athlete. In short right use of steroids with protective aids will not cause gyno.

Aggression:
Agression is a typical example of media exaggerated side effect. We do not know many guys that got agressive on steroids and those who are were agressive even before they started using steroids, so this is really a personal psycholocial problem rather then something that is connected to steroids, steroids use can have only some indirect affect, again depending on individuals mood swings. Speaking from personal experience I never had problem with agrression regardless of dosages and types of steroids I used, even contratry a typical steroid user is happy and calm while seeing the gains he is after and for that reason typically very easy going and good for company. Ok, a competition preparanion may be a different story, but that is too be blamed on extremely harsh diet, not steroids.

Hypertension:
High blood pressure can occur due to excessive water gain and increased blood volume ( which we consider a postive steroids effect). High blood pressure is only temporary and reverses to normal level after the cycle, so this is something only users who stay on steroids all year long may have a serious problem with, unless you have a serious hypertension condition to begin with, in that case do not use steroids at all, since it will make conditition only worse. Simnle garlic works extraordinarly well when it comes to coping high blood pressure ( and other cardiovascular diseases for that matter), so make sure your diet is rich in garlic ( or supplement diet with garlic extrat caps nn case you have a spouce who can not bare its smell). Steroids are connected to some other cardivacular diseases since steroids affect greatly the metalobism of glucose, triglycerids and cholestolor. Again simple garlic has prooved very effecting in preventing any problems that may occur. All this problems are only temporary, like said if you do not have a serious precondition a clean and good diet and is best prevention. Also in this place I wish to add athletes who gain a lot of weight fast put additional stress on their heart, so it is important to execise your heart regularly as well, but activity is moderate aerobic activity, riding a bike for example. Do not just polish your car, but work on its enginee as well, they need to be balanced I am sure you agree.

Heart Palpitations:
Not really a commom effect but it may happen if you have an existing heart irregular beat problem.

Impotence:
This is a very contraventional subject ( which sexual subject is not, after all). There is really a lot of misleading and simply wrong information out there regarding this issue, mostly comming from anti steroids bias media of course. The truth is steroids do effect the sexual life of individuals greatly, since after all steroids are derivates of male hormone testosterone, a main hormone that distinguishes male from female. Typical healthy male produces around 2 mg of testosterone in his body daily, that is 14 mg weekly on average, now lets see what happens when we use lets say a 200mg shot of testosterone weekly. Lets assume some 70% of the actual substance is used by the body ( other is destroyed by liver, actually eventually all of it exerted from the body, but 70% manages to do its job while in the system).We now all the sudden have 10 times more testosterone then we have normally. Testosterone affects different tissues in the body right away, and among others sexual performance increses greatly, sexual desire is higher, erections are stonger and longer and it takes less time to be able to perform again, simply put you feel like 19 again , assuming you are now 30 or over. All good things come to end and such is the case also with this super human sexual performace, body detects unnatural high level of testosterone and since it can not distinct its own from exogenous body reacts by shuting down its own natural testosterone production. This effect happens after some 3 weeks of incresed testosterone levels, that is how long it takes for body to react. This is not a problem for someone who uses testosterone, since he will not even notice this small % of natural testosterone not being present in the body anymore, but the problem arises after testosterone use stops, then all the sudden body is left without testosterone and since it takes 3 weeks again for natural testosterone production to kick in again ( this period may be longer in case of very long steroids use without off period, over 12 weeks) We now have a situation which is not normal, very low testosterone level, which may lead ( not necesary) to lower sexual performance, erections not so firm and sexual disare low. This condition reverses to normal after few weeks, but we athletes wish this period to be short or avoid it all together, this can be done with wise and planned used of anti estrogen named CLOMID in combination with HCG. How exactly to combine these 2 drugs for best effect depends greatly on individuals, we are always open to our customers for advices one on one, so when you plan a cycle contact us and we will work out a best solution for you in particular. Nowadays some bodybuilders solve temporary low sexaul performance with viagra, which is a good solution in my opinion but it affects only sexual problem, low testosterone level has other problem for bodybuilders, most important high catalobic state so avoiding this condition is very important if you want to keep high % of your hard earned gains.

Jaundice (caused by excessively stressed liver only on heavy androgen oral preparations): Again one of problms well exaggerated by media. This serious health condition is very rare with steroids users, actualy non exisiten with right and prudent use. Liver stress is connected only to heavy use of liver stresful steroids such as dianabol and anadrol. Temporary liver stress while on normal dianabol dosage is well tolerated by healthy individuals and just a simple liver cleaning product such as supplement liv 52 or milk thistle do the job for average cycle. Anyone overdosing heavy orals for long period of time should take into consideration liver damage, of course we would never suggest such practise, you do not need that even if you want to develop very big and strong muscles, it can be done the right and healthy way with proper steroids choice and cycle durations.

Menstrual changes.
Women may find that their periods become irregular or stop. This is connected main to androgens like testosterone, dianabol and others. Women can safely use low dosages of winstrol, primobolan, anavar and decablood, those drugs will not affect their hormonal levels.