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Evaluating the history and culture of anabolic steroidsTetrahydrogestrinone is an anabolic...

Evaluating the history and culture of anabolic steroids

Tetrahydrogestrinone is an anabolic steroid. It was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003, but it has been used illegally since then by athletes to increase muscle mass and strength. Nicknamed “The Clear,” it has received considerable attention in high-profile steroidabuse cases among athletes such as baseball player Barry Bonds and track star Marion Jones. Use your favorite Web search engine to learn more about this illicit drug. How is it synthesized? Who is “the father of prohormones” who first synthesized it? Why did so many prominent athletes use The Clear (and its relative, “The Cream”) when less expensive and more commonly available anabolic steroids are in common use? (Hint: There are at least two answers to this last question.)

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