Anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs / Pat Lenahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenehan, Pat, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anabolic steroids--Health aspects.

Anabolic steroids.

Doping in sports.

Physical Description:

ix, 146 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2003.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Social history of anabolic steroids 4

2.1 Early discoveries of the anabolic and androgenic properties of testosterone 4

2.2 Effects of testicular extract (testosterone) and related substances upon humans 5

2.3 Early uses of testosterone and its derivatives 6

2.4 The use of testosterone and anabolic steroids for ergogenic purposes 7

2.5 The use of anabolic steroids in sports 9

2.6 The non-competitive use of anabolic steroids 10

2.7 Prevalence studies 12

2.8 Needle and syringe exchange figures for prevalence of AS use 21

2.9 Social implications of the psychological effects of AS use 23

2.10 Current therapeutic applications of anabolic steroids 25

2.11 Legal status of anabolic steroids 27

2.12 Anabolic steroids: a social problem? 27

Chapter 3 The medical aspects of AS misuse 31

3.1 Myocardial hypertrophy and cardiomyopathy 32

3.2 Myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accidents 33

3.3 Blood pressure 35

3.4 Liver function 36

3.5 Lipid profiles 37

3.6 Embolism 38

3.7 Hormones 39

3.8 Thyroid 40

3.9 Genito-urinary conditions 40

3.10 Sexual behaviour 42

3.11 Changes in metabolism 43

3.12 Dermatology 43

3.13 Immunity 44

3.14 Infections 45

3.15 Musculoskeletal problems 47

3.16 Injecting problems 48

3.17 Women's health 48

3.18 Adolescence 50

3.19 Psychological effects 51

3.20 Medical uses 57

3.21 General practitioner surveys 58

Chapter 4 A sporting perspective 60

4.1 Performance enhancement through history 60

4.2 Anabolic steroids 63

4.3 The response of sport 66

4.4 Eastern European doping 'regimes' 70

4.5 Tour de France 1998 70

4.6 Nandrolone 71

4.7 Doping outside of the Olympics 72

4.8 The future 73

4.9 The IOC prohibited substance list 74

4.10 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 90

Chapter 5 Regimes, counterfeits and profiles 92

5.1 Cost 93

5.2 Counterfeits and fakes 94

5.3 Drugs other than anabolic steroids 95

5.4 Drug profiles 99.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [116]-136) and index.

ISBN:

041528029X

0415280303

OCLC:

51587035