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Urine nandrolone metabolites: false positive doping test?
  1. R M N Kohler,
  2. M I Lambert
  1. MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Lambert, MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, PO Box 115, Newlands 7925, South Africa;
    mlambert{at}sports.uct.ac.za

Abstract

The aim of this review is to analyse the studies on nandrolone metabolism to determine if it is possible for an athlete to test positive for nandrolone without having ingested or injected nandrolone.

  • nandrolone
  • steroids
  • doping
  • drugs
  • testing
  • IOC, International Olympic Committee
  • NA, 19-norandrosterone
  • GC-C-IRMS, gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry

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