- [Vivica] It's time to
come to the circle of truth.
(audience applauding)
We want you to hear the
truth about steroids
from endocrinologist Dr. Joseph Pinzone.
- Hi, Brian.
- Hey, how're ya doing?
- Good to meet you.
I would like to tell you
about some of the potential
adverse effects of abusing steroids.
It's the increased heart size,
the increased lipid abnormalities
because the effects on the liver,
whether you inject or take them orally.
- [Brian] Right.
- And with that is heart attack
and is cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
So, that's often the cause of death.
And if we go down a little bit lower,
liver failure has happened.
Why? Because you're
getting them from China,
and you have no idea what
they are made of, made with.
- [Vivica] Mm-mm.
- They are coming to you.
They're unregulated.
And it's the stuff that's with them,
just as much as the substance itself,
that could knock you off,
you get that wrong batch.
- [Brian] Yeah, now I--
- Go down a little bit more,
I did not get a chance to
examine you, but as you know,
testicular atrophy, that
means smaller testicles.
Because as you say, those really strong
testosterone-like drugs will
inhibit your pituitary gland
from producing the hormones
that drive the testicles
to produce it naturally.
Because what ends up
happening with long-term use
of these steroids is
you slowly, very slowly,
become a different person,
and your judgment changes.
Yours is more impaired, I
think, than you really realize.
So, I think, take the steroids away,
and then all of a sudden,
you're a couple again.
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you so much, doctor.
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