[Increased availability needed for analysis of anabolic androgenic steroids outside of sports - proposal of a uniform clinical analysis method in Sweden]

Lakartidningen. 2021 Jan 27:118:20047.
[Article in Swedish]

Abstract

The abuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) outside of sports is a far greater societal problem than the abuse in sports. Therefore, there is an increasing need for a suitable clinical method for analysis of AAS in urine samples, but only three clinical laboratories in Sweden currently perform analyses of AAS outside of sports. There is a need for harmonization regarding which substances to be analyzed, which analytes to measure and which concentration thresholds (»cut-offs«) to us. Based on data from the three analyzing clinical laboratories, and data from the Swedish Customs Service and National Forensic Centre, a list of suggested substances, analytes and thresholds is presented. The proposed list allows detection of at least 95% of the positive samples outside of sports.

MeSH terms

  • Anabolic Agents* / adverse effects
  • Doping in Sports*
  • Humans
  • Sports*
  • Steroids / adverse effects
  • Sweden

Substances

  • Anabolic Agents
  • Steroids