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I have been taking steroids for a long time because of a chronic disease, and my face is getting darker and darker (maybe my sugar metabolism is not good?)
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Research chemicals are cheap because they skip all of thistheyre manufactured in unregulated facilities (often overseas), untested for purity or sterility, stored improperly, and sold with zero medical support
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