Steroid seeking gym junkies fooling doctors with tales of 'failed sex lives'
Desperate gym junkies have been telling tall tales about their "failing sex lives" in a bid to convince doctors that they require anabolic steroids.
The cunning body builders have taken to online forums to share methods of how they're getting "gear legally”, offering up tips on how to trick their GPs.
“Not being sexist but a male doctor is likely to be more understanding. If possible it makes your case much more credible if your girlfriend (sic) or wife can go along with you and tell all the stuff with you,” one contributor wrote.
Discussing their methods freely, the gym junkies have told of the lies they have shared including: “fatigue, lack of energy and low libido”.
Some also insisted the prescribed steroids could be ingested with zero to minimal side effects.
The forum users advised readers to choose their doctor wisely and discuss how they were feeling "unfufilled" and unable to "maintain an erection".
“You must demonstrate a medical need for the testosterone in order to receive a supplement, and even then, the odds of getting a high enough dose of testosterone to complete a cycle are close to zero. Do not let that discourage you since there are ways around it,” one post stated.
Earlier this month Western Sydney needle exchange centres revealed that they were seeing more steroid users than heroin users.
The use of steroids has reportedly increased by as much as 70 per cent in the past three years in Western Sydney and a further 50 per cent in Sydney's inner suburbs.
As the epidemic reached new heights, experts warned that a single 10 to 12 week cycle of steroid use could lead to cognitive impairment, 'roid rage' and a variety of other physical and mental health issues.
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