Testosterone replacement therapy is legal for professional athletes

Intake of anabolic steroids for testosterone replacement therapy by sportspersons is a controversial issue. There are numerous debates linked with it. It is known by everyone that steroids and certain other related products are forbidden in numerous sports organizations. But if a person should administer these medicines under instructions of his/her doctor for clinical needs, he/she should receive a therapeutic use exemption. However it is allowed to apply even anabolic steroids for therapeutic purposes, such sportspersons are often demonized and called “cheaters”. Actually, it is not fair.
What does Dana White, the UFC president, affirm about intake of steroids for testosterone replacement therapy? Does he blame fighters that administer steroids in order to enhance their decreased levels of testosterone? Dana White affirms that any man with hypogonadism should administer steroids, if these preparations are recommended by his physician. Although it is fair, let notice why certain sportspersons suffer from low levels of testosterone. It is proven scientifically that steroid abuse may cause suppression of natural testosterone secretion. Thus, some fighters and other sportspersons that have administered previously steroids for athletic purposes may have hypogonadism. Hence, their physicians prescribe them administering certain steroids in order to enhance their testosterone levels.
According to Dana White, testosterone replacement therapy is legal for all men, including professional sportsmen. Thus, if any sportsman has hypogonadism, he should be allowed to take steroids recommended by his physician. He should reach normal testosterone levels that characterize any healthy man of his age.
But the UFC president underlines that any fighter or another sportsman that uses anabolic steroids and/or other forbidden medications for athletic needs must be suspended from competitions. It is necessary to make difference between those that apply steroids for clinical needs and those that desire to get muscle mass and strength with the help these preparations. Nobody is allowed to use anabolic steroids for performance-enhancing effects. It is banned in sports. Those that violate anti-doping rules should be sanctioned. Sports must be free from doping.
It seems to be surprising that statements of the UFC president differ obviously from affirmations presented by anti-doping officers. As you know, words of certain anti-doping officials for steroid users are much harsher than those said by the UFC president.