Society guideline links: Androgens and other banned substances in athletes

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Male infertility or hypogonadism" and "Society guideline links: Testosterone therapy in men" and "Society guideline links: Performance-enhancing substances".)

International

●International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS): Position statement on doping in sport

●World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): Prohibited list documents

●International Olympic Committee (IOC): Consensus statement – Dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete (2018)

●WADA: Position statement on geolocalisation of athletes for out-of-competition drug testing – Ethical considerations (2018)

●Endocrine Society (ES): Scientific statement on adverse health consequences of performance-enhancing drugs (2014)

United States

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on performance enhancing anabolic steroid abuse in women (2011, reaffirmed 2021)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report on the use of performance-enhancing substances (2016, reaffirmed 2020)

●American Academy of Family Practitioners (AAFP): Position statement on athletic performance enhancing drugs (reaffirmed 2018)

●National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA): Position statement – Anabolic-androgenic steroids (2012)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline for drug misuse prevention – Targeted interventions (2017)

Europe

●European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC): Position statement on cardiovascular effects of doping substances, commonly prescribed medications and ergogenic aids in relation to sports (2022)

●European Academy of Pediatrics (EAP): Resolution on health, integrity, and doping in sports for children and young adults (2016)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australian Institute of Sport (AIS): Position statement on intravenous fluids and their use in sport (2020)

●AIS: Position statement on ethics of genetic testing and research in sport (2017)

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't prescribe testosterone therapy unless there is evidence of proven testosterone deficiency (2015)