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Nowadays girls are taking help of anabolic steroids to get muscular look and Instagram perfect body. According to international research and Indian doctors, this trend is increasing rapidly, due to which women are facing many serious problems. The pressure of social media and body image is taking the youth on this dangerous path.
Shravani, who comes from Bulandshahr and works in a multinational company in Noida, definitely finds time for gym even in her busy schedule. For the last few years, there has been a craze on Shravani to create a perfect body like an ‘Instagram influencer’. For this craze, she is not only doing weight lifting and strength training in the gym, but in the meantime, on the advice of a friend, she has also included steroids in her routine. Shravani is not alone. Boys often use steroids for body building and perfect body. But now these steroids have gradually entered the fitness routine of girls too.
Nowadays, if you go to any gym in any city, the view has changed. Girls are not only lifting heavy weights, but are also participating enthusiastically in bodybuilding and physique competitions. There is a flood of ‘before and after’ transformation videos on social media. Fitness, which was once limited to just weight loss and cardio for women, has now moved towards building muscles and looking muscular.
But there is a bitter truth hidden behind this change. Increasing trend of anabolic steroids among young women. International research shows that now steroids are not limited to male athletes only, but girls are also using these drugs knowingly or unknowingly. But this desire to have a perfect body is taking a toll on health.
Steroids are not just a men’s issue
For decades, steroids were considered only a men’s problem. All the medical research done on gym culture and doping was done keeping in mind the body of men. But a scientific report of 2024 is shocking. Steroid use among women worldwide has increased from 1.6% in 2014 to 4% now. Especially among those women who are not professional athletes, but go to the gym just to look fit.
Desire for shortcuts: Why is the craze increasing?
Losing fat fast, toning muscles and getting an ‘Instagram-ready’ body has become a necessity today. Dr Namrata Gupta, Senior Consultant (Gynecology), CK Birla Hospitals, Jaipur, told News18, “Many women are turning to steroids to get a muscular look quickly. The pressure to get a sculpted body pushes them towards these dangerous shortcuts instead of natural diet and exercise.”
After all, what are the girls taking?
Anabolic steroids are actually a synthetic form of testosterone. This is the same hormone that increases muscles and strength in men. It is present in very small quantities in the body of women. Women are often taking drugs like Stanozolol, Nandrolone and Oxandrolone.
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Deepika Sharma has been working in News18 Hindi for the last 5 years. While holding the post of News Editor, along with leading the Entertainment section for 4 years, she is now leading the team of Lifestyle, Astrology and Dharma. Letter…read more
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