Hormone Use and Abuse by Athletes

• GH/IGF-I Axis In Exercise.- Exercise, Training and the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.- Thyroid Axis, Prolactin and Exercise.- Exercise, Training and the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in Men.- Exercise and the Reproductive System in Women.- Physical Exercise, Sports and Diabetes.- Motor Performance and Muscle Mass as Function of the Hormonal Responses to Exercise.- Sports, Hormones and Doping in Children and Adolescents.- Androgen Abuse.- Growth Hormone.- Erythropoietin.- Amino Acids and Non-Hormonal Compounds for Doping in Athletes.- The Assay of Endogenous and Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids.- Problems With Growth Hormone Doping In Sports: Isoform Methods.- Detection of Growth Hormone Doping In Sport Using Growth Hormone-Responsive Markers.- Distinction Between Endogenous and Exogenous Erythropoietin: Marker Methods.- Direct Methods For Distinction Between Endogenous and Exogenous Erythropoietin

From the reviews: "Part of the Series Endocrine Uptakes, this timely book is written by an international team. It has 17 chapters. ... For all those practicing sport medicine." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 9 (2), December, 2011) "Hormone Use and Abuse by Athletes is a 178-page volume comprising 17 chapters written by clinicians and researchers in endocrinology from the United States, Europe, and Australia. ... The most important contribution of Hormone Use and Abuse by Athletes is its excellent, comprehensive, evidence-based review of how direct and indirect methods can be used ... . Hormone Use and Abuse by Athletes is highly recommended for all involved in working with athletes." (Dilip R. Patel, Journal of the American Medical Association, May, 2011) "This book illustrates the impact of the physiological and endocrinological changes of exogenous hormones on athletes ... . The authors are well-known experts and researchers in the fields of endocrinology, endocrine physiology, pharmacology, and doping detection. Their audience includes all professionals involved in sports medicine and endocrinology. ... book provides a solid foundation in the physiology and endocrinology of hormone effects in sports. It also discusses at great length the most commonly abused hormones with respect to their long-term effects, toxicity, and detection." (Haihong Mao, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2011)