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Does Blood Doping Improve The Performance Of An Athlete?

A number of athletes have reportedly improved their performance by a practice called blood doping. A few weeks before an important event, an athlete has some blood drawn. The red blood cells are separated and frozen. Just before competition, the red blood cells are thawed and injected into the athlete. How might blood doping improve performance? Maximum grade: 30
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist 's  Response
Hello,

Thnx to contact us. I understand your concern.

If I am your doctor I advice you that doping drugs are sympathomimetic drugs. They potentiate the sympathetic nervous system, and releases the adrenaline group of hormones in the body. It will cause body to work even better than the physiological condition.
I will be happy to answer more of your concerns, kindly know me,
Wish you a very good health at health care magic.
Dr. Arun Tank. Infectious Disease.
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General & Family Physician Dr. Anand M I's  Response
hello..
thanks a lot for your query on HCM,
it is very true that doping enhances the performances of the athletes...
but it is not the right spirit in which a game should be played..
legally it is banned also..
there are numerous tests which will detect the presence and as to what exactly is the drug being taken...
they are a cause for disqualification from the game too...
doping temporarily increases the work efficiency of a person...
do be cautious...
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Does Blood Doping Improve The Performance Of An Athlete?

Hello, Thnx to contact us. I understand your concern. If I am your doctor I advice you that doping drugs are sympathomimetic drugs. They potentiate the sympathetic nervous system, and releases the adrenaline group of hormones in the body. It will cause body to work even better than the physiological condition. I will be happy to answer more of your concerns, kindly know me, Wish you a very good health at health care magic. Dr. Arun Tank. Infectious Disease.