16
May
2009
In pursuit of the perfect body
A recent paper in The Lancet, an English medical journal, describes the adverse effects of steroid abuse. A striking case study in the paper is that of a 21-year-old amateur bodybuilder who arrived at a clinic in Dusseldorf, Germany with severe acne on his chest and upper back.
He was a constant user of anabolic-androgenic steroids, of which acne is a side effect — as is damaged sperm and shrunken testicles, both of which he also possessed.
Potentially NSFW photos of the severe damage done to his chest can be seen here.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I find all three images equally repulsive.
