Variation of the steroid profile in relation to training in women and its importance for anti-doping testing
T and A4 in DBS were not affected by acute training. As DBS sample time differed during the day the minor changes in A4 and the T/A4 ratio may be due to diurnal variation and not training dependent effects. In urine certain urinary steroids were lower in the female athletes compared to controls. These results may be of interest when interpreting results of the ABP.
Authors
- Emma Eklund
- Olivier Salamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0388-1352)
- Raul Nicoli
- A. Andersson
- A. L. Hirschberg
- L. Ekström
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1733515
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Centrum för idrottsforskning