Therapist Khukhrev: the drug ecdysterone in Valieva’s test has an anabolic effect
The drug ecdysterone in the positive doping test of figure skater Kamila Valieva has an anabolic effect, says therapist, candidate of medical sciences Alexey Khukhrev. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he spoke about the effect on the body of the substance that was discovered in the athlete’s tests.
“It’s a steroid hormone. Steroid hormones can have several functions, in particular they can have an anabolic effect. In particular, they help increase muscle mass. The whole question is in what dose it was found. A girl her age cannot have this drug by chance; it’s something out of science fiction,” the specialist said.
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The discovery of a new substance in a sample of a Russian figure skater was reported on the website of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The steroid is not on the list of unauthorized substances, but is in the monitoring program of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in case of a possible ban. In February 2022, L-carnitine, hypoxene and trimetazidine were found in the sample of 15-year-old Valieva. Of these, only the last one raised questions, since it is on the list of drugs prohibited for athletes.
According to the CAS decision, the skater was disqualified for four years. According to the court, she could not prove that the substance ended up in her body by accident. According to Kamila Valieva herself, trimetazidine was taken by her grandfather, and got into her blood because she drank from the same glass with him.
Source: Lenta
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