I see Cortney Casey might be in trouble as her T/E ratio was tested at 5.4. The regulations stipulate a maximum T/E ratio of 4.0.
Can a woman in intense training naturally have a T/E ratio that high?
dv said:
I see Cortney Casey might be in trouble as her T/E ratio was tested at 5.4. The regulations stipulate a maximum T/E ratio of 4.0.Can a woman in intense training naturally have a T/E ratio that high?
Women can do anything that a man can do?
I don’t know. I’d expect top women athletes to have more T than the norm?
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
I see Cortney Casey might be in trouble as her T/E ratio was tested at 5.4. The regulations stipulate a maximum T/E ratio of 4.0.Can a woman in intense training naturally have a T/E ratio that high?
Women can do anything that a man can do?
I don’t know. I’d expect top women athletes to have more T than the norm?
They do. Many women can do a lot that men cannot.
I take it you’ve read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitestosterone#Notable_cases
mollwollfumble said:
I take it you’ve read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitestosterone#Notable_cases
Have now.
dv said:
I see Cortney Casey might be in trouble as her T/E ratio was tested at 5.4. The regulations stipulate a maximum T/E ratio of 4.0.Can a woman in intense training naturally have a T/E ratio that high?
Unlikely.
Not really related to T/E ratio, but a long post about testosterone/females/males etc below.
A few studies state that during ‘intense’ weight lifting or endurance exercise in women, there’s no significant change in testosterone level, dunno if they were recreational or elite athletes though.
“Little is published about gender differences in T/E; however, in our experience, the T/E distribution of a control group of female students, who are not at risk to take T, is shifted slightly to the left (lower values) of the distribution for control males.”
http://clinchem.aaccjnls.org/content/43/7/1280.long
Be difficult to determine a normal for athletes, you could never be sure they weren’t using Testosterone.
How does it work for a male who undergoes a sex change to become a women and then competes in elite athletic events, would they have an advantage over other women in regards to muscle mass or would hormone therapy negate most of this.
Cymek said:
How does it work for a male who undergoes a sex change to become a women and then competes in elite athletic events, would they have an advantage over other women in regards to muscle mass or would hormone therapy negate most of this.
According to wikipedia, an average male should have about a 1:1 ratio.
I’d expect them to have an advantage where muscle mass is most important. Not necessarily in distance running where low weight helps. Muscle mass does vary a lot in the same person over a long period of time, but assuming that it’s always at its best possible value.
Cymek said:
How does it work for a male who undergoes a sex change to become a women and then competes in elite athletic events, would they have an advantage over other women in regards to muscle mass or would hormone therapy negate most of this.
See the link provided earlier.