Effect of Doping and Purifying Agents Used by Male Bodybuilders on Parathyroid Activity, Ca+2 and Sexual Hormones

Abstract

        It has previously been found in some studies that the use of anabolic hormones and steroids has an adverse effect on the sexual status of bodybuilding athletes, and the use of purifying substances to remove these effects and compensate for the decrease in the effectiveness of some glands also had an impact on many parts of the body due to unhealthy use among athletes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the changes occurring in the effectiveness of the parathyroid gland through its hormonal secretion and the extent of its impact on the level of blood calcium, as well as the sexual hormonal status of bodybuilding athletes in the last period of the hormonal cycle. 16 samples were taken from the bodybuilding athletes’ blood and were divided into two groups. The first group represented athletes at the end of the hormonal cycle, and the second group represented athletes without taking hormonal substances. Then, the levels of parathyroid hormone and calcium were measured, in addition to the sex hormones (testosterone and estradiol). The results of the current study found a significant increase in the level of parathyroid hormone, which accompanied the increase in blood calcium. As for the sex hormones, they were opposite, as an increase in the male hormone (testosterone) was observed, and a significant decrease in the female hormone (estradiol). We concluded that the hormonal cycle plays an important role in replacing calcium in athletes as a result of high parathyroid hormone. As well as maintaining levels of sex hormones within normal limits.