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Anabolic Steroid Exposure of Athletes of Qom, Iran, Through Performance Enhancing Drugs Use |
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Mansour Ebrahimi |
Abstract:
The aim of study was to determine the extent of Anabolic
Steroids (AS) exposure of athletes of Qom, Iran in sport clubs. AS are
a group of synthetic steroid hormones which have the potential to alter
the normal functioning of the endocrine system in wildlives and humans
and sharp increase of some diseases have been shown to have direct relation
with increase to their exposure. Many athletes use Performance-Enhancing
Drugs (PEDs) in training and even competitions. It has been shown that
some PEDs have capacity to disturb normal endocrine system and increases
of some disorders in athletes have been related to continuous exposure
to AS. Here, the amounts of athletes` exposure to AS in Qom sport clubs
have been studied. The results showed that nearly in all sport clubs different
types of supplementary diets, were used up to 750 days and it were more
common in athletes of fitness and aerobic fields which mainly recommended
by couches. More than 15.6% of 62 PEDs used in Qom sport clubs had been
confirmed and registered as AS, mainly they were steroid hormones derivatives
such as testosterone, prohormones, anabolic steroids, vinsterol, sevestanol,
oxymetolone, nanderlone, anadrol (oxybolone) and oxandelone and they were
common between athletes of aerobic and fitness fields. Significant differences
(p<0.05) were found between the numbers, types and duration of PEDs
usage, field of sport activity and PEDs advisors while highly significant
(p<0.001) difference found between male and female sexes. By considering
the finding of this study and the extent of AS usage by athletes, it would
be possible to see a sharp surge in hormone dependent disease in Qom so
urgent action should be taken.
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How to cite this article:
Mansour Ebrahimi , 2009. Anabolic Steroid Exposure of Athletes of Qom, Iran, Through Performance Enhancing Drugs Use. Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology, 3: 50-55.
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2009.50.55
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjet.2009.50.55
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