Individuals making use of anabolic steroids for gaining solid muscle mass and body strength may destroy their kidney function as per a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

It was revealed in the paper that the habitual usage of steroids can lead to serious effects on the kidneys, a fact that was not previously recognized.

From News-Medical.Net:

When the bodybuilders discontinued steroid use their kidney abnormalities improved, with the exception of one individual with advanced kidney disease who developed end-stage kidney failure and required dialysis. Also, one of the bodybuilders started taking steroids again and suffered a relapse of severe kidney dysfunction.

The researchers propose that extreme increases in muscle mass require the kidneys to increase their filtration rate, placing harmful levels of stress on these organs. It’s also likely that steroids have direct toxic effects on the kidneys. “Athletes who use anabolic steroids and the doctors caring for them need to be aware of the potentially serious risks to the kidney,” said Dr. Herlitz.

The findings of this paper were revealed by Leal Herlitz, MD (Columbia University Medical Center) and her colleagues who conducted the first study in context to kidney injury after long-term abuse of anabolic steroids.

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