Chael Sonnen, an American fighter, is allowed to take anabolic steroids. The doctor Timothy Trainor noticed that this sportsman really suffered from hypogonadism.
What does this disorder represent? Hypogonadism is related to insufficient secretion of testosterone. Doctors ordinarily recommend testosterone replacement therapy in order to treat this disease.
Chael Sonnen has gotten a therapeutic use exemption (TUE). Thus, this athlete is allowed to administer steroids for clinical needs and fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 148 in July 2012.
According to indications given by Chael Sonnen’s health care provider, he has to apply injections of Testosterone Enanthate and Testosterone Cypionate twice a week. The quantities which are prescribed have not been revealed. But under rules of the Nevada Athletic Commission, blood serum levels of testosterone in this mixed martial artist should remain within normal range on the morning after the match with Silva.
The doctor Trainor confirms that those who fight, having TUE, must be tested on the morning after the match to determine whether they have taken something right before the competition.
Trainor thinks that testosterone is able to produce performance-enhancing effects, if it is utilized right before the fight. He claims that injections must not be introduced in the days before a match to prevent elevated testosterone levels.
But it seems that the NAC doesn’t know that steroids cause effects connected with enhancement of performance, not only if they are used right before competitions. Usage of steroids influences greatly on performance during trainings before competitions. And the effects remain even after sportspeople discontinue using them.
Sonnen had high testosterone levels at UFC 117. He argued 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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