The Dirty Science Driving Anabolic
Video courtesy of AzMina.
An English summary of this video report is below. The original report, in Portuguese in AzMina, follows.
Offered by several doctors and health professionals and widely encouraged on social media, anabolic steroids have captivated the female public with their promises of a healed and rejuvenated body. But these substances offer serious risks, often minimized or hidden by doctors who profit from prescribing pills, injectables, and hormonal implants.
In this video, AzMina talks about how medical malpractice, market opportunism, and women's historical quest to meet beauty standards have turned anabolic steroids into a fever.
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A febre dos anabolizantes entre as mulheres
Ofertados por médicos e profissionais de saúde e com uso amplamente incentivado nas redes sociais, os esteróides anabolizantes cativaram o público feminino pelas suas promessas de um corpo sarado e rejuvenescido. Mas essas substâncias oferecem riscos sérios, com frequência minimizados ou ocultados pelos médicos que lucram receitando comprimidos, injetáveis e implantes hormonais. Nesse vídeo, AzMina fala sobre como uma má prática médica, oportunismo do mercado e a histórica busca das mulheres por atender a padrões de beleza transformaram os anabolizantes em febre.