Anabolic steroids (testosterone) are a commonly abused drug used by athletes. 1. Why are steroids used by athletes? 2. One side effect of abuse is atrophy of the testis. Explain why. Draw a schematic of how this happens in the H-P-T pathway. 3. How would steroid abuse affect the levels of other hormones in the male reproductive hormone pathway? Complete the HPT axis. GNRH__ LH FSH Testosterone made by testis inhibin_sperm# AP Testis