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Thursday, Mar 06, 2014

California Commission Announces Ban of TRT

By FCF Staff

The dominos continue to fall on testosterone replacement therapy, in the wake of the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s ban of the treatments, and today California authorities effectively followed suit.

On Thursday, the California State Athletic Commission released the following statement from its Executive Officer Andy Foster:

“The California State Athletic Commission fully supports the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s decision to eliminate Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) in boxing and mixed martial arts. California is a strong supporter of anti-doping efforts. As part of California’s anti-doping efforts, the Commission recently began the rulemaking process to require meeting World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards as the only way to obtain a TUE for TRT. This standard is so high that it is an effective ban except under the most extreme circumstances. Until the rulemaking process is complete and the regulations are fully adopted, the Commission has a total ban on TRT. California remains committed to protecting the health and safety of athletes and having strict anti-doping standards is one of the ways this is accomplished.”

 

 

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