the "after school special" side effect profile is not made up....people can and do get every single side mentioned. but the game, for the "broluminati" (hey i just coined that! didnt i?) is about risk management...for me, i have MPB and BP issues, but no gyno or aggression....so i lean toward more pure anabolics, like tbol, EQ, test+5AR inhibition, superdrol, etc...guys without MPB concerns can run more exotic and androgenic things like tren, masteron, winny, proviron, etc...unless those drugs give them, i dunno, insomnia or night sweats or roid rage...in which case they'd deal with it or try out a new hormone...guys who bloat badly or have gyno concerns will use AIs....guys who get badly shrunken nuts might use HCG during the cycle...for every AS side effect there is some solution.
bottom line? the sh1t can be dangerous, but with enough understanding, research and experimentation, a person can really abate those negatives til they are virtually nonexistent, or at worst, ephemeral.