Thyroid metabolism and supplementation: A review framed in sports environment.
Dayamin Martinez-BritoFrancesco BotreFrancesco RomanelliXavier de la TorrePublished in: Drug testing and analysis (2022)
Today, thyroid hormones are not listed as a prohibited substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency. However, several requests to include levothyroxine on the prohibited list are documented. The observation that the number of athletes taking thyroid hormones is growing, particularly in sports such as cycling, triathlons, and skating, should prompt an update on this topic.
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