Nevada Commission Discussing TRT Policy
By Damon Martin | bleacherreport.com
Damon Martin reports.
Current standards by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) allow for testosterone levels to reach a 4:1 ratio in testosterone to epitestosterone in a normal male athlete. The average for a normal functioning male is a 1:1 ratio. The NSAC allows up to a 6:1 ratio, but is considering the lower figure, as well as an additional, more expensive step, the carbon isotope test (CIR), that looks to see if the additional testosterone in the body is being produced naturally or by an outside product like synthetic testosterone or a performance enhancing drug.
There was a proposal to conduct a study of a wide range of fighters either past or going forward to determine what a “normal” level of testosterone ratio would be.
The commission plans to rerturn to the issue at their next meeting and have further discussions on the possibility of changing the legal ratios from 6:1 down to the WADA-recognized level of 4:1.