According to Pekka Rauhala, a medical expert at the Finnish Sports Ethics Center, clomiphene has been reported to be used in the treatment of poultry.
PROFESSIONAL BOXER of Robert Helenius39, the doping scandal came up again on Friday when Helenius’ manager Markus Sundman told For Yle Urheilu Even Helenius collapsed from clomiphene.
Sundman told Yle that the condition may have been caused by Helenius’ extreme diet. Helenius has said that he eats a lot of meat and other animal-based products, like the people of the Stone Age.
“We don’t understand how this substance could have entered Robert’s body. We have investigated the matter with several experts, and a possible explanatory factor at this stage is his diet,” Sundman told Yle.
Clomiphene, used in the treatment of breast cancer in women, has been found to increase testosterone levels in men.
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Finland medical expert of the Sports Ethics Center (Suek). Pekka Rauhalan According to
According to Rauhala, the substance does not occur in nature. However, it is possible to find the substance in foods familiar to Finns.
“It has been reported that clomiphene has been used in the treatment of poultry. The substance is used, among other things, to increase egg laying.”
As a result, the substance can be found in eggs.
Rauhala does not comment on the prevalence of clomiphene as a doping agent.
“I can’t say with certainty that Finns have failed the subject before.”
Pekka Rauhala is a medical expert at SUEK ry.
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