Types of Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic steroids, are classified (categorized) in four types, depending on how are they administered to the body:

• Oral steroids
• Injectable steroids
• Sprays
• Transdermal

From these four types of steroids, the most usually used are oral and injectable anabolic steroids treatments.

Steroids are also called AAS (anabolic-androgenic steroids) and some of their street or slang names are juice, roids, fakes or basement drugs – counterfeit or fake steroids. This types of drugs are typically used by the professional or non professional athletes and young persons in order to develop and grow their muscle mass or increase testosterone production.

Anabolic is a term derived from Greek which means to build up muscle mass. The primary purpose of producing the drug was to treat a condition called hypogonadism.

It was earlier used for the treatment of delayed puberty, male impotency or some other types of diseases. Nowadays, anabolic steroids are usually used by men, women or athletes in order to change their physical body appearance and to raise their performance in sports. Using steroids has been claimed to be illegal by the world sport authorities because these athletes are coming with unfair advantages in all sports disciplines which nobody likes.

Oral Anabolic Steroids

Oral steroids are available to purchase in the form of pills or tablets. Usually it doesn't need any professional medical help.

Oral steriods are acting faster than any other type of hardcore bodybuilding supplements or other steroids alternatives and they are easy accessible. However, oral steroids cause numerous side effects, more than any other kind of steroids.

Even so, most of the athletes are continuing to use oral steroid pills even after starting to use injectable steroids for the simple reason that they want to escape the drug detection test. Steroids taken by mouth remain for a shorter time period in the human body compared to injectables steroids.

Injectable Anabolic Steroids

Compared to the steroid pills, this type are slow acting steroids compounds and they are better supported by the human body.

The injectables are slowly injected to the body muscles and not into the veins. Steroids could be injected in buttocks, outer thighs and shoulder.

There are a few people who inject steroids in the chest biceps and triceps but this is risky. If you are using injectables, it is suggested to consult a qualified doctor.

Nasal spray and transdermal steroids

Nasal spray and transdermal are less common types of anabolic steroids. Transdermal is the application of the steroids in the form of cream onto the bodybuilder skin.

Nasal spray is commonly used by asthma patients. Same as oral steroid pills, you do not need a doctor to train you how to use a transdermal steroid. For asthma patients, when using nasal spray, it is essential to consult your physician for the proper dose.

There are as well more than 100 distinct names for several of types of steroids. Commonly used oral steroids include: dianobol, anadrol, oxandrin, winstrol.

Popular injectable forms include:

• equipoise,
• deca-durabolin,
• durabolin,
• depo-testosteron.

Most of Anabolic Steroids are not banned in many countries without a doctor prescription. Even so, there are a number of steroid supplements available which are produced by legit labs and can be bought legally.