In almost all professional and amateur sports, including professional boxing, the use of performance enhancing drugs is on an increase.

These performance enhancement drugs can help sportsmen improve their performance or add extra pounds on that bench press or to get bigger in a shorter period of time.

From Boxingnews24.com:

There are anabolic steroids (medicines: androstenedione, ephedrine, stanozolol and nandrolone just to mention a few) for humans and even for animal use, human growth hormone (HGH, somatrotopine), and design laboratories drugs (tetrahydrogestrinone – THG) that have been used to improve the performance of athletes, but even some food supplements are banned; the hyperbaric chambers could be considered as a non natural way to increase your performance in some cases.

The use of performance enhancement drugs gives an illicit advantage to the user, it is shameful and disgraceful, and in some cases it could be even a coward attitude to take that illicit edge on your opponent.

Some argue that PEDS wont give you the skills but they do will give you extra strength, stamina, resistance, speed and power, so if I am a fighter who has average boxing skills I might be able to improve my physique so much that I could end up beating guys who are better naturally gifted than me and even also the ones who are more skilled than me.

Many successful sportsmen of the past had admitted to using anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and professional boxing cannot be the exception.

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A drug used by many leading sports figures, Androstenedione, which is banned by the International Olympic Committee, has been patented on the continent and in America by a Dublin company.

An Irish company, backed by associates of Deutsche Bank, owns patents to the substance found in the Michelle de Bruin urine sample taken on January 10, 1998.

From Independent.ie:

Documents obtained by the Sunday Independent show that Arrowdean Limited, with registered offices at 20 Clanwilliam Terrace, Dublin 2, holds the patent rights to androstenedione sprays and tablets invented by former East German scientist, Dr Ruediger Haecker. Androstenedione, as well as anabolic steroids, oral turinabol and mestanolone, was systematically used by former GDR Olympic athletes before the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Two of Arrowdean’s directors and shareholders are Irish 36-year-old businessman Aidan Edward Larkin and 29-year-old Niamh Corr. Both are directors of Larkin Corporate Consultants which is also based at 20 Clanwilliam Terrace. LCC is an agency that specialises in setting up companies, and so Larkin and Corr are unlikely to have had an active role or personal stake in the company over and above their role as company formation agents.

Androstenedione is available over the counter in America and on the internet.

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Maire O’Brien, a former Irish Olympic team doctor, stuck by her assertion that a product containing an anabolic steroid is openly on sale here.

Maximuscle, the British company, which makes a range of bodybuilding products, rejected her allegation that their products contained anabolic steroids or could be harmful to health.

From Independent.ie:

Prof O’Brien, head of anatomy at TCD, said she became alarmed when she noticed a jar of tablets with the brand name 19 NOR. It listed an anabolic steroid called androstenedione among its ingredients.

She said this was despite carrying a label which stated: “This product contains no anabolic steroid.”

Prof O’Brien said she believed such a product should be banned as it could cause harmful effects to some users.

Speaking on RTE radio, she added: “It is well known in the gyms that if you want to bulk up this is what you take, not realising that they can get testicular infertility, tumours of the liver, increased risk of coronary heart disease, increased aggression and as a result of when they stop steroids there’s an increase risk of suicide clinically.”

But Maximuscle spokesman Zef Eisenberg strongly denied the product contained any anabolic steroids.

Thee 19 NOR product currently on sale on had replaced androstenidione with other ingredients and brochures referred to by the professor were out of date, says Eisenberg.

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The Philadelphia Phillies star, JC Romero, has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements after he tested positive to a doping test.

Romero claimed that it was not him but the manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements who were responsible for his positive drug test.

From NYdailynews.com:

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero is suing the makers and distributors of nutritional supplements that he says are responsible for his positive steroid test last August.

The 27-page lawsuit, filed Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in Camden County, blames the product 6-OXO Extreme for traces of androstenedione found in the pitcher’s urine on Aug. 26, 2008.

The numerous counts in the lawsuit include negligence, intentional misrepresentation and consumer fraud. The four defendants named are GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies.

.A suspension of 50 games was imposed on Romero after he tested positive for androstenedione but he was allowed to workout in spring training session but without being paid.

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The Philadelphia Phillies star, JC Romero, has taken legal action against the manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements after he tested positive for steroid abuse.

It was alleged by Romero that it was not him, but the manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements who were responsible for his positive drug test.

From NYdailynews.com:

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero is suing the makers and distributors of nutritional supplements that he says are responsible for his positive steroid test last August.

The 27-page lawsuit, filed Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in Camden County, blames the product 6-OXO Extreme for traces of androstenedione found in the pitcher’s urine on Aug. 26, 2008.

The numerous counts in the lawsuit include negligence, intentional misrepresentation and consumer fraud. The four defendants named are GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies.

Romero tested positive for androstenedione and was handed over a 50-game suspension but was allowed to workout in spring training session without being paid.

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Athletes making use of the controversial performance enhancing drug known as “Andro” could be affecting their muscles as well as their moods. This finding was suggested by a study published by University of Massachusetts researchers in the July issue of the journal Endocrinology.

This study was conducted by doctoral students Constanza Villalba and Catherine Auger under the direction of professor Geert de Vries.

From Sciencedaily.com:

Andro,” or androstenedione, is a steroid; a hormone that is produced in the body by males and females. It is sometimes sold as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement. Andro garnered attention last year when St. Louis Cardinals star hitter Mark McGwire acknowledged using it to help him train. Since then, scientists, doctors, and ethicists have been working to understand the effects of andro on the body. But while many researchers have been concentrating on how andro affects muscles and athletic performance, the UMass group of scientists has focused on what andro does to the brain. The study was conducted through the University’s Center for Neuroendocrine Studies, the Neuroscience and Behavior Program, and the department of psychology.

“Steroids like andro and its more potent counterpart, testosterone, affect more than just muscle mass and home-run ability,” said Villalba. “They can also affect the brain by changing the levels of neurotransmitters and consequently stimulating libido and aggression.” Steroids, she explains, are critically important hormones produced in the body, in both males and females. While steroids are responsible for puberty, they also have a role in growth, behaviors, and brain development.

Villalba remarked that humans on Andro can potentially be susceptible to rage induced by steroids or increased aggression due to extra source of hormone.

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A dietary supplement used by some athletes, Androstenedione, when administered in dosages of 300 milligram (mg) may increase the blood testosterone levels in healthy young men, according to a study. It was also disclosed that both 100 and 300 mg doses of this supplement can also promote estrogen level increases. The study, however, did not examined if androstenedione has long-term side effects or of it can aid muscle mass or strength gains.

The study was led by researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and reported in the Feb. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

From Sciencedaily.com:

The MGH-led study was designed only to test the claim that taking oral androstenedione supplements would raise testosterone levels. The research team — led by Benjamin Leder, MD, also of the MGH Endocrine Unit — enrolled 42 healthy men aged 20 to 40 with no previous history of taking androstenedione, steroids or any medication known to affect steroid levels. Participants were divided randomly into three groups: 15 received 100 mg daily doses of androstenedione, 14 received 300 mg doses of androstenedione, and 13 received no androstenedione. During the seven-day study, blood tests taken at frequent intervals after participants took the capsules measured levels of four hormones: androstenedione, testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol.

While the 100 mg doses had no significant effect on testosterone levels, the 300 mg doses increased testosterone levels by an average of 34 percent. In one-third of those taking the 300 mg doses, testosterone levels exceeded the normal range for men. Testosterone levels returned to normal within a day of androstenedione administration. Estrogen levels also increased in both the 100 and 300 mg groups: estrone increased 74 percent at 100 mg and 196 percent at 300 mg, and estradiol increased 42 percent at 100 mg and 128 percent at 300 mg.

Joel Finkelstein, MD, of the MGH Endocrine Unit, the report’s senior author, remarked that this is the first of its kind study to disclose that sufficient doses of Androstenedione can increase serum testosterone.

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The Irish Medicine Board (IMB) is worried because a small number of Irish consumers may have bought products distributed at www.Bodybuilding.com. The agency has issued a warning regarding the dietary supplements that contained synthetic steroids.

According to IMB, anyone who is currently using the product must immediately discontinue its use. If there are any concerns or health problems arising, immediately contact your physician. Those who have extra supplies of the dietary supplements must store the products in a safe place away from children. Even suppliers were asked by IMB to contact their customers.

IMB Chief executive Pat O’Mahony said that using these steroid-containing supplements might result in adverse effects such as acute liver damage, increase risk of heart disease and strokes.

IMB has already contacted the US FDA regarding this concern. Both IMB and FDA’s concern is that the dietary supplements may contain some forms of steroids such as superdrol, madol, tren, androstenedione and turinabol.

According to bodybuilding.com, the voluntary national and international recall of their products was not due to confirmation of FDA’s concerns. Rather, it is more of a precautionary measure on their part.

O’Mahony further added that certain precautions must be exercised when purchasing products online because it may be potentially dangerous to your health.

From Irish Times:

IRISH CONSUMERS have been warned about the presence of synthetic steroids in products marketed online as dietary supplements.

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J.C. Romero, the Philadelphia Phillies star who was suspended for steroid abuse last August, has taken legal action against the makers and distributors of nutritional supplements. The star pitcher alleged that they are responsible for his positive test.

Romero filed a 27-page lawsuit on Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in Camden County. In the lawsuit, he blamed the product 6-OXO Extreme for traces of androstenedione found in his urine on Aug. 26, 2008. The lawsuit also includes various other counts, including negligence, intentional misrepresentation and consumer fraud.

GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies are the four defendants named under the lawsuit. Among these, the latter two companies are owned and operated by Patrick Arnold, an Illinois-based chemist who is in federal prison for having role in the BALCO affair. When asked about the lawsuit, Arnold did not give any statement.

Romero said, “I purchased an over-the-counter supplement that I was told and believed would not cause me to test positive.” “These events have hurt me deeply and placed a cloud over my career, accomplishments and family. It is my hope that I can finally start to put this event behind me and protect the interests of others who rely on manufacturers and retailers to be honest about their products.”

From New York Daily News:

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero is suing the makers and distributors of nutritional supplements that he says are responsible for his positive steroid test last August.

The 27-page lawsuit, filed Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in Camden County, blames the product 6-OXO Extreme for traces of androstenedione found in the pitcher’s urine on Aug. 26, 2008.

The numerous counts in the lawsuit include negligence, intentional misrepresentation and consumer fraud. The four defendants named are GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies.

The star Phillies pitcher was tested positive for androstenedione on Aug. 26, 2008 and received a 50-game suspension order, which was not made public until January of this year. MLB announced his ban later in January. Despite of his suspension, Romero was allowed to work out with the Phillies in spring training session and in pregame practices without being paid.

Gary Wadler, a New York internist affiliated with the World Anti-Doping Agency stated that Romero situation had highlighted a well-known problem with the under-regulated supplement industry.

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Mark David McGwire had his shot at becoming part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, this dream was shattered when a fellow teammate, Jose Canseco, claimed that he had personally injected McGwire with anabolic steroids. Although McGwire was not named by The Mitchell Report, the accusation has caused his name a lot of damage. McGwire did admit to taking androstenedione which is a steroid-precursor and is a legal over-the-counter performance enhancer. McGwire has been artfully dodging questions about his steroid use even when he was under oath. This has puzzled many fans and critics alike. Some stay at McGwire’s side, however, like his manager, Tony La Russa.

From New York Times:

“I think if he came to spring training and was seen, so the writers and the fans could say, ‘There’s Mark,’ and answer whatever they want,” La Russa said, “I think that would go a long way, in my opinion.”

La Russa thinks that McGwire has the makings of someone to be put in the Hall of Fame but he has heard attacks on McGwire’s character and integrity that had influenced officials when voting for nominees. La Russa defends McGwire, saying that the athlete had character and integrity. This was proven when McGwire  was released by the St. Louis Cardinals even though he had a contract with them because he felt that he was could not be effective anymore due to the damage done by the scandal, and the athlete did not chase after any of the $30 million offered to him.

La Russa believes that McGwire is the only person capable of clearing his name if he would only speak up. But, as the athlete had pointed out when he faced the Congress, it’s a no win situation for him whether he affirms or negates the issue. As for his manager, La Russa will continue inviting McGwire to play baseball again and hopefully, to fill the gap in the Hall of Fame.

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