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Steroids, the synthetic versions of the male hormone testosterone, are commonly taken in forms of oral pills, injectable, and transdermal patches.

Orals steroids are taken through the mouth. To many steroid users this is the most convenient route of administration. Injectable steroids are taken intramuscularly. When you take injectable steroids, make sure that you are injecting directly into the muscle and not into the veins. When taking injectable steroids, there are several things you need to keep in mind for a safe self-administration. First, when you are taking injectable steroids, don’t share needles and use a sterile needle every time. This is to prevent you from contracting contagious diseases and infection. Second, you must know the proper injection sites to avoid painful or uncomfortable administration. Choose areas which have large number of muscle fibers like the buttocks, lateral side of thigh, and the deltoid region of the arm. These sites will also allow fast and effective absorption of the steroid.

Steroids in transdermal patches are taken to deliver continuous dose of steroids through the skin and into the bloodstream. The two most common ways to take steroids – orally and intramuscularly – pose some serious disadvantages to steroid users like liver damage (such as in the case of oral steroids) and infection (in the case of injectable steroids).