How Long Do Anabolic Steroids Stay In Your System?

by Nishi Singh Educationist
Anabolic steroids work on various parts of the body, such as the muscles, bones, blood, immune system, reproductive system and even the central nervous system. Due to their muscle growth and recovery properties, and with anabolic steroid sales becoming increasingly popular, these drugs are used by many athletes and sports players to enhance physical performance.

Anabolic steroids are prescribed by physicians to treat a variety of medical conditions such as:

• Bone Marrow Stimulation: to treat anaemia that often accompanies leukaemia and kidney failure
• Growth stimulation: Anabolic steroids treat children with growth failure
• Stimulation of appetite and preservation, and increase of muscle mass
• Stimulation of lean body mass and prevention of bone loss
• Treatment of osteoporosis in elderly citizens
• Supporting weight gain, which often follows medical procedures or physical trauma

The efficiency by which the body absorbs the testosterone is mainly dependent upon the method of administration. There are four ways in which anabolic steroids can be administered in the body:
 

1. oral pills
2. injectable steroids
3. creams/gels
4. transdermal patches

 

As for the time duration for which the drugs stay in the user’s system, the important factor to note is the half-life of the steroid. The half-life of a drug is the time it takes for half of the drug’s dosage to be eliminated from the body.

Several different factors can affect the half-life of a drug, including:

• Age
• Gender
• Hydration
• Method of delivery
• Duration for which the drug has been used

Short Half-Life Drugs are more concentrated, work faster and may require multiple dosages in a day to keep blood levels constant. A perfect example of this is inhaled steroids that are used to treat symptoms of asthma. A patient might often require multiple dosages of the drug to optimum results. Long Half-Life Drugs are much slower to take effect, are actively in circulation for longer periods and require large gaps in between doses. While half-life is predominantly dependent on the properties of the drug, each body is unique, which means that the process by which a drug is metabolized in the body varies from person to person. Thus, the half-life of commonly used steroids varies anywhere from 4 hours to 14 days. In a few instances, steroids may be present in the individual’s body for a period of up to 40 days as well. The last factor influencing the half-life of the steroid is the body’s ability to metabolize the drug, which is largely dependent on the individual’s liver condition. Drugs taken by older people who don’t exercise regularly or have any kind of liver disease will stay in the body for a longer period.

Nishi Singh is an experienced content marketing analyst at ETV Bharat Health News. She has expertise in research based writing about politics, ideological influence of news media.

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