A sexual enhancement pill marketed for both women and men contains a steroid, DEHA, which can lead to higher-than-normal levels of male and female hormones according to Health Canada.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a controlled drug in Canada and can only be bought with a prescription.

From Cbc.ca:

The product has been sold online and may have been carried at other retail outlets in Canada.

Health Canada says ExtenZe could cause health problems in people with a history of abnormal heart rhythms, blood clotting disorder and liver disease.

It should be avoided by anyone who suffers from epileptic seizures or is taking anti-seizure medicine.

In addition, the steroids in the pills could increase the risk of hormonally based cancers such as prostate, breast and ovarian cancers.

Taking the products without medical supervision could also put consumers at risk of drug interactions or other harmful side effects.

Health Canada recommends anyone who has been using ExtenZe sexual enhancement products to consult a doctor, and report any problems they may be having as a result of taking the pills.

It was also revealed that ExtenZe pills also include one more steroid, pregnenolone, which can lead to anxiety, anger, heart palpitations, and irritability.

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A leading medical authority has criticized usage of anti-aging hormones in response to a recently released report “The use of hormones for “anti-aging”: a review of efficacy and safety,” by the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Council.

The example demonstrated by the AMA was applauded by Dr. Thomas T. Perls, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. AMA recently made an assessment of benefits and risks associated with growth hormone, testosterone, estrogen, and DHEA for anti-aging.

From Sciencedaily.com:

“The AMA’s review of the risks and benefits of these hormones in the setting of anti-aging and athletic enhancement is very important given its inclusion of the consensus and position statements of the key professional medical societies as well as the federal agencies that guard public health.” states Dr. Perls in the editorial.

The editorial summarizes the AMA’s assessment for each of the purported anti-aging hormones and essentially the bottom line of his argument is that in terms of anti-aging, the risks of these hormones out-weigh the little or no benefit. Dr. Perls denounces the marketing of these hormones, particularly growth hormone and anabolic steroids (anabolic steroids are variations of testosterone), for anti-aging. He also provides guidelines for spotting “red flags of quackery” and basic advice that physicians can lend to their patients in their pursuit of healthy aging.

The efforts of AMA were appreciated by Dr. Perls in an editorial appearing in the Future Medicine journal Aging Health.

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