Can Steroids Shrink Testes?

The human body has always functioned best during a state called homeostasis, which basically means being in a balanced hormonal state. This state of hormonal equilibrium exists in most humans and can be put out of sync by the use of external, synthetic hormones, as used in steroid cycles.
 

During the cycle, there is an hormonal imbalance due to the surplus synthetic hormone from an outside source. This external hormone is beyond the normal level of testosterone and so the body compensates by stopping its own endogenous production in the testes. This is one of many steroids side effects.

 
A string of chemical processes provide feedback throughout the body informing the testes to cease production in order to compensate the vast amounts of synthetic hormones obtained via the steroids.


This halt in natural testosterone production puts the testes into a state of production limbo, and the actual size of the testes is likely to shrink. This may cause concern to the steroid user as the testicles may seem massively undersized and frighteningly small.
 

Most steroid users find marble sized testicles quite troubling and so avoiding stronger aromatizing compounds like Dianabol and Anadrol 50. These steroids are stronger, more estrogenic and androgenic is this regard so avoiding steroids for sale like these may preserve testicle size to a higher degree.


Lets not forget that any anabolic steroid, when taken in doses to promote muscular gains, will suppress endogenous testosterone production.