spectrader
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Came across this article purely by coincidence. I had no idea that finasteride is a steroid masking agent....I assume the impact is minimal. Your thoughts.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/2009-10-12-zach-lund-regains-edge_N.htm
snippet: "...It could be a reminder of 2006, when the U.S. skeleton racer was escorted out of the Torino Olympic Village hours before the opening ceremony, after he lost the final ruling in his doping case over a substance in his hair-restoration medication...he was ranked No. 1 in the World Cup standings when he was notified in December that he had tested positive for finasteride (an ingredient in Propecia) at the first World Cup race. The drug, which was considered a steroid masking agent, had been added to the banned list Jan. 1, 2005..."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/2009-10-12-zach-lund-regains-edge_N.htm
snippet: "...It could be a reminder of 2006, when the U.S. skeleton racer was escorted out of the Torino Olympic Village hours before the opening ceremony, after he lost the final ruling in his doping case over a substance in his hair-restoration medication...he was ranked No. 1 in the World Cup standings when he was notified in December that he had tested positive for finasteride (an ingredient in Propecia) at the first World Cup race. The drug, which was considered a steroid masking agent, had been added to the banned list Jan. 1, 2005..."
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