side effect
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About 44% of users included in the study described at least one side effect.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Even beyond the black market, the glamorization of testosterone often glosses over the primary, life-altering side effect: reduced fertility.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
In a worst-case scenario, the biggest side effect could be a slight increase in inflation for both countries at a time when they are already struggling to rein in price increases.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
As the cost of the shows rises, one side effect is that the coterie of Styles die-hards has become even more tightknit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills—a side effect of spending most of my childhood inside the OASIS.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
