Testosterone Enanthate Side Effects

Testosterone enanthate is a synthetic steroid used to treat hypogonadism. Patients with certain pre-existing conditions should not take this drug, and its use may cause a number of detrimental side effects.

Identification

• Testosterone enanthate is an injectable synthetic version of the naturally occurring steroid hormone testosterone. It exhibits both anabolic (tissue building) and androgenic (masculinizing) effects.

Benefits

• Doctors use testosterone enanthate to alleviate or reverse the effects of age-related hypogonadism. As men age, decreased levels of testosterone causes a loss of skeletal muscle mass and bone density, increased fat, fatigue, lower libido, erectile dysfunction and poor mental health.

Warnings

• Women who are pregnant should not take testosterone enanthate, as it has been shown to cause birth defects in fetuses. Men with prostate cancer or male breast cancer should not take this drug.

Physiological

• Testosterone enanthate may cause the serious liver condition hepatitis peliosis. Excess testosterone may alter blood serum cholesterol, which can lead to high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, stroke and coronary disease.

Psychological

• Users taking testosterone enanthate have reported experiencing moodiness, aggression, irritability, depression, paranoia, thoughts of suicide and withdraw symptoms when they stop using this drug.

Sexual

• Testosterone enanthate can enhance masculine characteristics, and users may experience a deepening of the voice, excess body and facial hair growth, altered libido, acne, oily skin and erectile dysfunction. Men might suffer male breast tissue development, and women taking this drug might experience altered menstrual cycles or an enlarged clitoris.