- Thesis:
Although anabolic steroids and human growth hormone are physiologically very similar,
uses of these drugs for body building
and treatment of inherited dwarfism are not
the same. The issue is can be complicated but is reduced to the
aim of science to either cure medical diseases or just cure personal shortcomings.
Dwarfism is a serious condition which carries with it health problems,
as well as psychosocial problems. The only health problem associated
with body building is the potential for side effects of anabolic steroids
and other "supplements".
This topic can
be divided into four subgroups as listed below. In each
section you will find the background information related to this
debate: