The illicit use of anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) is a growing public health problem that affects mainly nonathletes, bodybuilders, and young adults, including women. It is difficult to determine how many people use anabolic steroids for non-medical reasons. In a general population meta-analysis, 6.4% of males and 1.6% of females appealed to have used AAS in their lives. In Brazil, where aesthetic appearance, body cult, and beauty play a special social and economic role, the prevalence of AAS use can vary […]