Don Hooton, of the Taylor Hooton Foundation and Dr. Michael Scally, M.D., of HPT/Axis Inc., are both urging the medical community to recognize the condition of Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism (ASIH) and move towards the acceptance of a medical treatment for hypogonadism after androgen cessation. The recent A&E documentary about Jose Canseco's decision to stop using … [Read more...]
Jose Canseco Suffering from Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism
Jose Canseco admits to health problems resulting from the discontinuation of anabolic steroids in the A&E documentary "Jose Canseco: The Last Shot" premiering Monday night, October 20th. Jose Canseco, the former baseball superstar who blew the whistle on the game's steroid scandal, has used steroids himself for the past 24 years. Now Jose wants to finally get clean, but … [Read more...]
Side Effects Associated with Cessation of Anabolic Steroids
The San Diego Union-Tribune published a very interesting article about the side effects that occur when anabolic steroids are discontinued at the end of a cycle. The writer, Mark Zeigler, is of course talking about the anabolic steroid induced hypogonadism (ASIH) that occurs when endogenous production of testosterone is suppressed. Bodybuilders who use anabolic steroids are … [Read more...]
Dr. Michael Scally’s Medical License Revoked for Prescribing Anabolic Steroids
A Letter from Michael Scally: Michael C. Scally, M.D. vs. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners I am a physician in private practice with a patient base that draws from states far and away from my Houston, Texas office. As an amateur athlete I have competed only once, at the insistence of my trainer, in 1994 at the age of 44. I placed 2nd in the Mr. Texas Competition which … [Read more...]
Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism (ASIH)
The recurring controversy and politicization on the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) has been front and center in the news headlines. Within the last month the release of the book, “Wada MF, Williams, L. Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports. Gotham Books; March 23, 2006,” precipitating Commissioner Bud Selig to … [Read more...]