Dear Experts,
I have been lifting for a while and I want to use vitamins or some energy stuff but no steroids? WILL VITAMINS OR THOSE ENERGY THINGS SHRINK MY PENIS? Is it safe to take vitamins and that energy stuff?
XXXL
Dear XXXL,
Vitamins or dietary supplements will not decrease the size of your penis. But supplements of any kind should never be taken without first consulting a health care professional. Many supplements that are now available for bodybuilding and sculpting have dangerous side effects. So it is important to get good medical advice and be careful. Using steroids or other drugs can be very harmful — so it’s smart thinking not to use them. Anabolic steroids are synthetic versions of testosterone — a male sex hormone. An unnatural level of testosterone in the body causes boys and men to experience breast enlargement. Steroids may also cause testicles to shrink. Girls and women may grow facial hair. Both genders can experience severe acne on their face and body, and they may literally stop growing because the steroid can impair their growth process.
Other side effects in boys and men include
- hair loss that may lead to premature baldness
- prostate glands may enlarge, interfering with normal urination
- sterility — the inability to cause pregnancy — may occur because of decreased sperm production
For information on the effects of specific supplements on adolescents, check out: Family Works!: Weight Lifting, Weight Training, and Supplements http://www.princetonol.com/family/columns/pedgroup32.html
Hope this information helps!
Take care,
teenwire® Editors
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