SHR # 2427 :: Women And Anabolic Steroids: The Intersect Between Health and Performance - Victoria Felkar, PhD Candidate - More and more women are driven to present shredded, muscular physiques. From Hollywood actresses preparing for a role in an action movie to athletes competing in sports. They drive popular appeal of this new female physique that says to the world I don't need a man to protect me. Everyday women are now adapting this look and as such are turning to performance and appearance enhancing drugs to get the job done. But do high levels of androgens posses a unique risk to women? And can that risk be mitigated by taking specific steps? This interview became so much more when the discussion about hormonal birth control pills entered the mix. So many women don't realize their birth control is doing many of the same things performance enhancing drugs are doing.