WHAT IS ANABOLIC STEROIDS??

Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic hormones and they belong to a group called ergogenic or better known as "performance-enhancing" drugs. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are substances related to male sex hormones. Testosterone is a male hormone and the most broadly known natural anabolic steroid and natural androgen. Anabolic-androgenic steroids are artificial derivatives of testosterone.

In general, the origin of the related terminology is the Greek language. "Anabolic" refers to body-building, and "androgenic" refers to increased manlike masculine characteristics. "Steroids" refers to the class of drugs. The terms have been chosen because of the properties anabolic steroids have. These include the increase of muscle strength and mass. The same hormones contribute to bone growth as well.
Anabolic steroids were discovered by chance by German scientists in the early 1930’s. At that particular time the discovery was not considered important and interesting enough to encourage any further study. Dianabol was the first anabolic steroid preparation approved by the FDA and used for medical purposes in the 1950s, since laboratorial and clinical trials had been very promising.