Hormones and Sports

• Hormones: can be used to improve sporting performance
• • Testosterone leads to
  • Improved hand-eye coordination
  • Improved body-fat composition
  • Increased muscle mass
• • Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
  • Affects limbic system
  • Mood swings
  • Impaired judgement
  • High blood pressure
  • Kidney failure
  • Increased risks of prostate cancer (male)
  • Inconsistencies of menstrual cycle (female)
  • Changes in blood cholesterol