Medical Beat: In MMA, testosterone-replacement therapy is too ripe for abuse

The specter of performance-enhancing drugs is very high in elite-level sports. The desire to win and be rewarded - especially financially - has further fueled the "win at all costs" and "if you're not cheating you're not trying hard enough" mentalities.

Testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) primarily is intended to treat fairly uncommon conditions of teenage boys who were not maturing properly.

The legitimate use of TRT, as it pertains to elite-level athletes, is a relatively new phenomenon - and potentially a very slippery slope and ripe for abuse.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mmajunkie/~3/idxyn9c-CeI/medical-beat-in-mma-testosterone-replacement-therapy-is-too-ripe-for-abuse.mma

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