Circulating testosterone as the hormonal basis of sex differences in athletic performance

DJ Handelsman, AL Hirschberg, S Bermon - Endocrine reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Elite athletic competitions have separate male and female events due to men's physical
advantages in strength, speed, and endurance so that a protected female category with …

Large divergence in testosterone concentrations between men and women: frame of reference for elite athletes in sex‐specific competition in sports, a narrative review

RV Clark, JA Wald, RS Swerdloff, C Wang… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this narrative review was to summarize available data on
testosterone levels in normal, healthy adult males and females, to provide a physiologic …

Testosterone physiology in resistance exercise and training: the up-stream regulatory elements

JL Vingren, WJ Kraemer, NA Ratamess, JM Anderson… - Sports medicine, 2010 - Springer
Testosterone is one of the most potent naturally secreted androgenicanabolic hormones,
and its biological effects include promotion of muscle growth. In muscle, testosterone …

Female hyperandrogenism and elite sport

AL Hirschberg - Endocrine connections, 2020 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Emerging evidence indicates that testosterone, which can increase muscle mass and
strength, stimulates erythropoiesis, promotes competitive behaviour, and enhances the …

The biological basis of sex differences in athletic performance: consensus statement for the American College of Sports Medicine

SK Hunter, SS Angadi, A Bhargava… - … Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic performance because of fundamental sex
differences in anatomy and physiology dictated by sex chromosomes and sex hormones …

Serum androgen levels in elite female athletes

S Bermon, PY Garnier, AL Hirschberg… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Prior to the implementation of the blood steroidal module of the Athlete Biological
Passport, we measured the serum androgen levels among a large population of high-level …

[PDF][PDF] Hormones and Sport-Proof of the effect of testosterone on skeletal muscle

S Bhasin, L Woodhouse, TW Storer - Journal of endocrinology, 2001 - researchgate.net
In spite of the widespread abuse of androgenic steroids by athletes and recreational body-
builders, the effects of these agents on athletic performance and physical function remain …

Testosterone and sport: current perspectives

RI Wood, SJ Stanton - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Testosterone and other anabolic–androgenic steroids enhance athletic performance in men
and women. As a result, exogenous androgen is banned from most competitive sports …

Androgen effects on body composition

S Bhasin, L Woodhouse, TW Storer - Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 2003 - Elsevier
Androgens are known to have a role in the body fat, muscle size, muscle performance and
physical function differences seen between hypogonadal and eugonadal men. The results …

Transsexuals and competitive sports

LJG Gooren, MCM Bunck - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Men generally have an inherent performance advantage over women due to their average
greater height and muscle mass and power, as the result of correspondingly different …