Prevalence of Prohibited Substance Use and Methods by Female Athletes
Evidence of Gender-Related Differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5285864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katia Collomp (0000-0001-6004-7052, Complexité, Innovation et Activités Motrices et Sportives, corresponding author), Magnus Ericsson (0000-0002-4123-3084, Université Paris-Saclay), Nathan Bernier (0000-0002-3361-9251, Complexité, Innovation et Activités Motrices et Sportives), Corinne Buisson (0000-0001-5401-8431, Université Paris-Saclay) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 839976-839976 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2022.839976 |
| PMID | 35685685 |
| OpenAlex | W4283331803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 62 |
To achieve optimal sports performances, women and men may show specific doping practices because of the physiological and psychological gender differences, but there are few data on this topic. Here, we report the apparent use of prohibited substances and methods by female athletes based on analyses of the doping tests collected by the French Anti-Doping Agency from 2013 to 2019. We compared the frequency of use and the ergogenic and side effects to those of their male counterparts. The results revealed lower use of prohibited substances in female vs. male athletes, with significantly fewer anabolic agents, hormone and metabolic modulators, and cannabinoids. Gender specificity in utilization of substance classes was also shown. Relatively lower use of hormone modulators and cannabinoids and higher use of beta-2 agonists, diuretics and glucocorticoids were found in the woman cohort compared with men cohort, combined with the different choice of substances, possibly because of the altered ergogenic and/or side effects. However, no impact due to gender regarding the sports disciplines was observed, with both women and men showing similar use of anabolic agents, mainly in the anaerobic sports, and EPO and corticoids, mainly in endurance or mixed sports. Further studies are needed to put these French data into a global perspective, comparing uses across countries and exploring possible new developments in the fight against doping in women
Agency (philosophy · Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids · Anabolism · Athletes · Cohort · Hormone · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Substance use · Testosterone (patch · Demography · Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Medicine · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Psychology · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |