Side Effects of Testosterone Enanthate
Testosterone enanthate is a long ester which means you do not need to take this drug frequently. All you need to do is to take this steroid once or twice a week and your body will have sufficient of it to take its benefits whole week long. Due to this property many body builders use this drug as they do not want to be indulged in using a steroid every day as it is not only painful but also hectic and unhygienic to manage syringes and stuff on daily basis. However, you need to be aware of certain side effects which come as a part and parcel of using testosterone enanthate because awareness is the first step to the prevention of the side effects.
The ugliest of the side effects of testosterone enanthate is gynocomastia in male users; this occurs due to aromatization process which changes testosterone into estrogens and hence results in developing opposite sex characteristics. Males will look more like females and female users will have to suffer from virilization with means development of male characteristics. Gynocomastia results in huge breasts in males which are irreversible and sometimes severe enough that the only way to get rid of it is surgery. Other side effects of testosterone enanthate which male users face due to aromatization include inconsistent erection, less sexual desire, decreased sperm count and impotency in its severe from. On the other hand, virilization causes shrinkage of breasts in females and also causes other similar side effects like irregularity in menstruation, grave voice, hairy body and face and clitoris enlargement. Besides this females will develop large muscles which give them male like appearance.
Other common side effects of testosterone enanthate include water retention and roid rage. Water retention comes with prolong use of this drug. It gives muscles a puffy look which makes them look more like sponge and artificial muscles. This is because water gets filled in under the skin and since the muscles are not actual one and only water they look like water bloating under the skin. This is embarrassing because your muscles are fake! This also results in weight gain which is due to water retention in your body. Roid rage, yet another side effect of using this drug, is the increased aggressiveness which can go to the extent of being violent and hostile if not controlled in its early stages.
Other than the above given frequently occurring side effects of testosterone enanthate it also cause some less serious side effects which are less serious because they are not associated with the primary purposes of using steroid. These side effects include skin problems which include steroid acne, scalp problems and scars. Steroid acne is really painful and due to its effects acne starts developing on neck, face, back and shoulders. This occurs due to increased sebum secretion which makes a thick oil layer above the skin due to extra activation ofsebaceous gland. Another effect of steroid acne is scars and marks on the areas where it develops. These marks are not easy to get rid of; whereas scalp problems include baldness which is even more intense in users who are predisposed to it. Males are the intense sufferers of both acne and baldness.
With its frequent use side effects of testosterone enanthate like joint swelling, headache, vomiting and edema in feet also become common. Stool color also change and other negative health effects may occur like jaundice and liver impairment. Due to increased blood amount in the body high blood pressure may also become common. All these side effects can be avoided or their intensity may be reduced by using this steroid as per instructions where regulating its dosage.
