Doctors often refer to cortisone and other corticosteroids as "steroids," but they work much differently than hormone-related anabolic steroids that some people use as performance enhancers. The corticosteroids in a cortisone shot work by affecting the immune system, while anabolic steroids are synthetic substances that mimic testosterone. Anabolic steroids promote muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics.

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