One of the serious side effects of injecting testosterone, without medical supervision, is that it increases your risk for heart attack and stroke.

Sidharth Shukla died of heart attack. And he was Just 40.  While it’s true that people die of heart attacks even at the age of 26, these days, for those who go for medically unsupervised hormonal boosters, the risks are amplified.

To know more about the hidden dangers of testosterone injection (steroids) we talked to Dr D Narayana Reddy, a globally acclaimed sexual health specialist and a Vvox expert.

Dr D Narayana Reddy: If there is no deficiency of testosterone in the body, testosterone should not be taken. One way to know if your body lacks testosterone, other than by  going for a blood test, is to see if you are feeling any loss of interest in sex, experiencing erectile dysfunction, weakness, anxiety, depression or even loss in muscle mass.

Injecting testosterone and steroids, without medical supervision, can be harmful. It will affect the natural production of testosterone and can adversely impact your liver and kidney. It can also lead
to other side-effects such as baldness. And when side-effects start to show, you will lose whatever interest you had in sex.