2014
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1391
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Serum Androgen Levels in Elite Female Athletes

Abstract: This is the first study to establish normative serum androgens values in elite female athletes, while taking into account the possible influence of menstrual status, oral contraceptive use, type of athletic event, and ethnicity. These findings should help to develop the blood steroidal module of the Athlete Biological Passport and to refine more evidence-based fair policies and recommendations concerning hyperandrogenism in female athletes.

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“…Among 717 of 849 elite female athletes participating in the 2011 IAAF Championship using neither hormonal contraceptives nor AASs, 168 were oligo-or amenorrhoic. Only five of the 849 women were identified as AASs abusers (57). This indicates that ovulation and menstrual disorders leading to infertility are common among physically active women and especially among competitive athletes, even without AASs abuse.…”
Section: Reproductive Functionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among 717 of 849 elite female athletes participating in the 2011 IAAF Championship using neither hormonal contraceptives nor AASs, 168 were oligo-or amenorrhoic. Only five of the 849 women were identified as AASs abusers (57). This indicates that ovulation and menstrual disorders leading to infertility are common among physically active women and especially among competitive athletes, even without AASs abuse.…”
Section: Reproductive Functionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The best studies available report that in healthy menstrual cycling women, the 95th percentile for total testosterone was 1.6 nmol/l (46 ng/dl) [2], whereas in elite female athletes (in which conditions of sampling were carefully controlled), the 99th percentile for total testosterone concentration was 3.08 nmol/l [3] - both far below the 10 nmol/l threshold proposed as an eligibility standard for women with normal androgen sensitivity. Assertions about considerable ‘overlap' in testosterone levels between men and women athletes arise primarily from data sets that include men with abnormally low testosterone levels [4] and/or women with disorders of sex development (DSD: e.g.…”
Section: Figmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…También pone de manifiesto que en el estudio Bermon et al, (2014), el percentil del 99% para testosterona en mujeres era de 3,08 nmol/L, con exclusión de las mujeres con ADS para las que el nivel medio era de 18.3 nmol/L. Igualmente, expone que los datos de Daegu revelaron que había 13 atletas femeninas no dopadas con niveles de testosterona por encima de 3.08 nmol/L (el valor citado por los expertos de la IAAF como el límite superior de la "gama femenina"); 4 hombres con niveles de testosterona por debajo de 3.08 nmol/L y 198 hombres con testosterona por debajo de 10 nmo1/L (Healy et al, 2014).…”
Section: I11 Testimonio Del Profesor Richard Holtunclassified
“…A esos efectos citan estudios basados en datos de población general y de deportistas de alta competición, entre estos últimos, una publicación de Bermon et al, (Bermon et al, 2014) Ambos profesores refutan la afirmación de la Dra. van Anders de que incluso si fuera posible establecer distintos rangos de testosterona para ambos sexos, la selección de un límite de 10 nmol/L es insostenible, argumentando que (i) aunque los niveles de testosterona sean diferentes para cada individuo y variables en cada uno de ellos atendiendo a factores internos, sociales o ambientales, esas variaciones están incluidas en la media de las cohortes publicadas; (ii) no existen pruebas de variaciones significativas entre los grupos étnicos; y (iii) si bien los niveles de testosterona pueden variar en cada individuo, no ocurre de manera extrema, de modo que la probabilidad de que una mujer sana alcance los 10 nmol/L es prácticamente cero.…”
Section: I21 Testimonio De Los Profesores Martin Ritzen Y Angelicaunclassified
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