Eli5 why do testortone replacement therapy is common but taking steroids come with side effects aren’t they booth are same?

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TRT has side effects. Anybody who tells you otherwise is lying.

But effects depend on dosage. A bodybuilding cycle of T will be many times a therapeutic dose. TRT aims to get levels into an average healthy range. Performance doping is about going superhuman. They’re taking 5-10x the amount.