The American mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen is allowed to apply anabolic steroids. The doctor Timothy Trainor claimed that this sportsperson really had hypogonadism.
What does this disorder represent? Hypogonadism is linked with insufficient secretion of testosterone. Doctors commonly recommend hormone replacement therapy in order to treat this disorder.
Chael Sonnen has gotten a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). Thus, this athlete is allowed to apply steroids for clinical needs and fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 148 in July 2012.
According to indications given by Sonnen’s doctor, he has to introduce injections of Testosterone Enanthate and Testosterone Cypionate twice per week. The measures that are prescribed have not been disclosed. But under establishments of the Nevada Athletic Commission, blood serum levels of testosterone in Chael Sonnen must be within normal range on the morning after the match with Silva.
According to the doctor Trainor, those that compete with TUE should be tested on the morning after the match to find out whether they have taken something right before the fight.
Trainor thinks that testosterone is able to produce performance-enhancing effects, if it is administered right before the fight. He states that injections must not be applied in the days before a fight to prevent increased testosterone levels.
But it seems that the NAC is not aware that steroids produce effects linked with enhancement of performance, not only if they are administered right before competitions. Administration of steroids influences greatly on performance during trainings before competitions. And the effects remain even after users stop taking them.
The fighter Chael Sonnen had elevated testosterone levels at UFC 117. He claimed that he had tested positive because he had been on TRT. He appealed his suspension and it was reduced to 6 months from one year. But Chael Sonnen didn’t have any TUE that time.
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