Hgh And Sports Research Paper

HGH and Sports HGH means Human Growth Hormone. HGH is a hormone that the body already produces. “It is a hormone secreted by our pituitary gland, which is near the base of the brain, and it helps with cell reproduction and promotes physical growth” (Peterson). HGH was made in 1981 to help people who did not produce enough HGH naturally (Peterson). Doctors also use HGH to help children who are smaller than normal (HGH). Depending on what you are using it for, HGH can be good or bad for the body. For athletes, HGH helps them recover faster from injuries. HGH can also make athletes faster and stronger by causing muscle mass to grow (HGH). It can be used to help children to grow, too. “The hormone works by stimulating the liver and other tissues to make a protein called …show more content…
WADA said only a few athletes will be caught cheating. Drug testers are always a step behind drug users sadly. Drug testers only catch one to two athletes for every 100 athletes tested. WADA upgraded the Athlete Biological Passport, that means the WADA will have records of athlete’s normal blood and urine chemistry that will make it easier to spot drug uses (Berkowitz). The uses in doping is higher in the summer Olympic sports. Athletes get tested at random times. Most of the time it only winners how are tested. WADA said some athlete say they take cold medicine without knowing what’s in it. WADA rules are every athlete is responsible for what end your body no matter how it got there. Most of the doping violations are from track and field, weightlifting and cycling (Berkowitz). I think HGH is good if you have a disease or something, and doctors should prescribe it for you. HGH is not good if you are going to use it for cheating and abuse it. They need better tests for HGH. They are trying, but they are not that good. Until they get better tests, they won’t know who is abusing HGH in the Olympics and all the