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Why is there such an exception at all? If there is a list of banned substances and they are found, it shouldn't really matter if they were prescribed by a docto
by parennoob 10y ago
Why is there such an exception at all? If there is a list of banned substances and they are found, it shouldn't really matter if they were prescribed by a doctor or not, they could still aid performance (which is why they were banned, right?).
I agree that the list of exceptions (at least the number of exceptions and the date granted per athlete) needs to be public.
- dogma1138 10y agoUsing steroids to fight an infection or getting hormonal treatment as part of a fertility treatments does not increases anyone's performances but they still will appear on their constant blood and urine tests.
- ivan_gammel 10y agoLet's say some scientifically advanced team find the way to use weakened infection as the way to get clearance for using steroids. If played properly, this can be one-time boost for the whole team that may give them many medals in Olympics. Neither initial assessment, nor audit may not find the truth, but some other people with better motivation and more time could find it based on analysis of medical records. Do you think this scenario should be dismissed in favor of privacy?
- xkcd-sucks 10y agothey're typically different steroids, though... androgenic/anabolic steroids are a subset of all steroids, and they certainly aren't used to treat inflammation
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