Case Study: Penis Abscess from Long-term AAS Use

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So we all know (or at least you should) that high doses of AAS and/or AAS taken for long periods can disrupt the immune system in some pretty dramatic ways.

There's obviously the dreaded 'roid flu' that often kicks off when you start a cycle, and is second only to 'man flu' in bringing the average 220lb bodybuilder to his knees.

And of course there's also the unfortunately frequent occurrence of abscesses that many guys get from dodgy or unsanitary IM injections, typically whereby bacteria or fungi are pulled down into the depot by the needle, and the weakened immune system is unable to fight it off.

Well we can now top that list off with something far more frightening: the penis abscess!

This guy (I'm guessing from Turkey, given the paper's author and the Turkish love of AAS) found his immune system so depleted by his prolonged AAS use that some normally rather inert skin bacteria developed into an out-of-control abscess in his junk.

You can read the paper for free >>here<<. Make sure you read the short discussion so you can get some insight into how AAS affects immune function.

As ever, the take home message from case studies like this is to be sensible: take breaks off AAS, and use the lowest effective doses you can. It's another argument in favour of tapering up your doses, since you avoid the kind of shock-therapy typical cycles with high starting doses cause to immune homeostasis.

Or else you too may end up with puss spewing out your cock.
 
What?

Could masturbation have been a culprit in possibly creating an opportunistic moment for infection? Interesting his total T was low unless he is someone who generally doesn't try to restore natural levels between cycles.
 
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After 10 years of using (even if he took breaks) he's unlikely to be able to restore any kind of natural T levels.

I guess he could have developed a micro tear in the skin down there and it crept into the corpus cavernosum. Alternatively I guess it could have survived long enough in his bloodstream, given the weak immune system, that it was able to latch on down there, maybe following an erection when blood pressure drops right off.
 
His penis looked normal in the picture. Although its extremely tiny lol.
They had to cut open his penis and drain to get only 10ml of Fluid? Ouch... and long term effects are his dick now leans to the left when erect, but no other changes in function...

Remember kids try not to mix Sex and drugs, or else you end up like this guy. He choked his chicken so hard it swelled up with fluid. Pick either sex or drugs. dont mix them.
 
Genetic Freak said:
Oh Dear...!! :(
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I mean in the medium term moreso GF. I'm sure some degree of recovery is possible after years off, though perhaps less so if he really has been using deca throughout. Sometimes a shot of triptorelin acetate a couple times a year seems to work wonders.
 
CFC said:
I mean in the medium term moreso GF. I'm sure some degree of recovery is possible after years off, though perhaps less so if he really has been using deca throughout. Sometimes a shot of triptorelin acetate a couple times a year seems to work wonders.
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I have for some time considered time off as opposed to my usual 6 months low dose (125mg/week)... Never quite got round to putting it into practice...

Wondered if growth at my age after time off would be noticeable like in the early days :( , or whether to carry on as normal... Unfortunately not much chance of acquiring triptorelin acetate here in NZ...
 
I do wonder if men and women have damaged their genitals from masturbating constantly on meth, and other extremely powerful stimulants? I have never taken steroids and do not want to but I hear they make your penis and testicles small. :\
 
PriestTheyCalledHim said:
I do wonder if men and women have damaged their genitals from masturbating constantly on meth, and other extremely powerful stimulants? I have never taken steroids and do not want to but I hear they make your penis and testicles small. :\
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I'm sure they have. Men taking AAS often become extremely horny and constantly needing sex as well, but I doubt they asked this guy that question ;)

AAS can temporarily or semi-permanently (depending on duration of use) shrink your testicles, because natural testosterone produced in the testes is no longer required when you're injecting it exogenously. They have no effect on penis size though, unless you're still growing/in puberty, in which case the elevated DHT from AAS could make it grow larger.
 
Genetic Freak said:
I have for some time considered time off as opposed to my usual 6 months low dose (125mg/week)... Never quite got round to putting it into practice...

Wondered if growth at my age after time off would be noticeable like in the early days :( , or whether to carry on as normal... Unfortunately not much chance of acquiring triptorelin acetate here in NZ...
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Honestly, time off would probably be less healthy unless you can get your natural test up very quickly GF. Low testosterone can be as unhealthy as supraphysiological levels.

An alternative approach might be to lower your weekly dose to 75-100mg/wk in your off-phases. Then do a regular tapered cycle. The contrast would be greater and potentially you'll enjoy better rebound growth.
 
CFC said:
Honestly, time off would probably be less healthy unless you can get your natural test up very quickly GF. Low testosterone can be as unhealthy as supraphysiological levels.

An alternative approach might be to lower your weekly dose to 75-100mg/wk in your off-phases. Then do a regular tapered cycle. The contrast would be greater and potentially you'll enjoy better rebound growth.
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Definitely will give it a try, one day.... :)
 
CFC said:
I'm sure they have. Men taking AAS often become extremely horny and constantly needing sex as well, but I doubt they asked this guy that question ;)

AAS can temporarily or semi-permanently (depending on duration of use) shrink your testicles, because natural testosterone produced in the testes is no longer required when you're injecting it exogenously. They have no effect on penis size though, unless you're still growing/in puberty, in which case the elevated DHT from AAS could make it grow larger.
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This may be due to my RBC count, but on cycle I've always noticed any erection I experienced was at the maximum level of girth almost in a painful way. HCG on cycle and you're testicles never flinch!
 
I'm at work so I'll have to read it later lol.



But in my experience, I have had test flu before that lasted only a week. But since cruising and being on all the time, I haven't got sick not once. Whereas before I would get the flu or strep at least once a year.
 
I used AAS for well over 10 years, decided we wanted a baby and I came off, did the mother of all PCT and we conceived around a year later.
I can't imagine my sex drive will be what it was before but it's been so long I couldn't remember what it was like before gear.
Now we have a baby on the way I do suplwmwnt my test to keep my sexy drive up and lathargy away.
I'm now 37 btw.
 
Intense said:
But in my experience, I have had test flu before that lasted only a week. But since cruising and being on all the time, I haven't got sick not once. Whereas before I would get the flu or strep at least once a year.
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The same has been true for me too in the past when I used to B/C, and it does make sense, since you're experiencing fewer gyrations in testosterone/AAS levels, and therefore your immune system should be more stable (closer to a happy homeostasis).
 
cLaTTeReD said:
I used AAS for well over 10 years, decided we wanted a baby and I came off, did the mother of all PCT and we conceived around a year later.
I can't imagine my sex drive will be what it was before but it's been so long I couldn't remember what it was like before gear.
Now we have a baby on the way I do suplwmwnt my test to keep my sexy drive up and lathargy away.
I'm now 37 btw.
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Libido generally declines with age too, for all you know yours may have been similar even without gear use. However even heavy AAS use doesn't usually prevent pregnancy if you're determined - sperm numbers and quality may drop, but it only takes one healthy one to get through to the egg and bam!
 
CFC said:
Libido generally declines with age too, for all you know yours may have been similar even without gear use. However even heavy AAS use doesn't usually prevent pregnancy if you're determined - sperm numbers and quality may drop, but it only takes one healthy one to get through to the egg and bam!
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Was on over a year straight, blasting tren and other things, not running hcg and STILL knocked up the girl I was seeing, she lost the baby though.. FSH and LH were 0.

So you are absolutely right.
 
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