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"Steroid Hormones Are Only a Bodybuilding Drug"

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Reducing steroid hormones to a bodybuilding drug overstates a narrow use — the same class, per Bio 2919, includes hormones like cortisol, aldosterone, and estradiol regulating body function.

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Cortisol and testosterone are both steroids, but only one is commonly linked to athletic misuse.

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This entry states the popular assumption — Bio 2959 gives what happens with synthetic steroids at high doses.