When can Kathy Jager begin to compete again?

Kathy Jager, a celebrated sportswoman, tested positive for anabolic steroids at the 2011 USA National Masters Outdoor Track And Field Championships in Berea. That’s why this sportswoman was banned from participation in competitions. She can’t compete till the age of 70. This is the decision of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
This athlete used steroids because these products were recommended by the healthcare provider to stabilize her hormone balance. According to the rules of World Anti-Doping Agency, sportspersons may use steroids for medical purposes and participate in competitions, if they have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). But Kathy Jager didn’t receive a TUE which could give her the authorization to administrate these medications without being forbidden from competitions.
It is necessary to notice that Kathy Jager doesn’t treat intake of anabolic steroids seriously.
She tested positive for methyltestosterone at the 1999 World Association of Veteran Athletes World Championships in Gateshead (Great Britain) after she had broken world records in running of 100 meters. That competition was between athletes that were from the age of 55 till 59. It was the first time she was banned for application of these medications. Now it was her second time.
As it is known, this sportswoman took EstraTest HS which contained esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone in a tablet.
She confirmed that she had utilized EstraTest for medical purposes. But the World Masters Association didn’t believe and banned her from competitions.
The case related to Kathy Jager led to a lot of debates. Some people condemned her for application of prohibited drugs, others defended her.
When this woman was banned the first time, she administrated steroids in order to avoid menopausal troubles. The drugs were prescribed by her doctor. Then she ceased using recommended medications and began to take herbal preparations.
So, Kathy Jager must not take part in competitions till the age of 70 years old. If she had had a TUE, she could compete. But nobody is sure whether the WADA will give her a TUE or not.

Why are healthy cells killed due to steroids use?

You know that steroids are administrated by different athletes in order to enhance muscle size and energy. But according to late studies, taking of steroids is a too harmful aspect for brain cells. Since these drugs induce amount of testosterone in body, they affect and even kill brain cells. This confirmation about destruction of brain cells by increased amount of testosterone was approved by a study leaded by Yale School of Medicine that was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Scientists say that increased aggressiveness manifested by steroids consumers testify that certain amount of brain cells was disturbed due to taking of steroids.
Barbara Ehrlich, a professor, a leader of a study related to steroids use, recommends not to condemn those who apply steroids, if they act unusually. It is important to know that it can be not their blame. Steroids must have been responsible for aggressive manners of those who apply these products.
The study leaded by Yale School of Medicine approved that testosterone killed nerve cells. One of chief functions of testosterone secreted naturally is following: to destroy nerve cells which can be harmful for the whole body due to their damages. But when level of testosterone is enhanced, it destroys not only destructed cells but healthy ones too. It may lead to such serious troubles, as appearing of Alzheimer's and Huntingdon's disease and others.

Aggressiveness of hamsters due to steroids
Hamsters were recruited in one of studies published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. The scientists participated in the study observed influence of anabolic steroids upon the hamsters. The hamsters that were given these drugs became too aggressive. Their brain activity was changed a lot due to these preparations.
The specialists made a conclusion that steroids damaged people’s brain the same way as hamsters’ brain. According to their confirmations, people suggest that steroids are forbidden due to their athletic effects. But they should realize that the chief reason is harmful influence of these medications upon human health. Steroids must be used only for treatment of diseases by prescriptions of pharmacists. Steroids use in sports should be forbidden totally.

Anabolic Steroids - Unpleasant Result

Jordan Berza is one of the co-owners of Planet Nutrition. He is quite young. However Jordan Berza is only 26 years old, he has been a successful businessman. But some days ago he was imprisoned. This successful businessman received 2-year imprisonment. What did lead to such unpleasant fate of this effective businessman? He was an organizer of an underground lab that manufactured anabolic steroids in Lake Charles (Louisiana). Berza and his co-workers purchased raw steroid powders from Germany and China and turned the powders in private label injectable steroids. Chris Gass, Berza’s partner of Planet Nutrition, is one of his co-defendants. It is known that these co-defendants traded approximate 7,000 ten milliliter vials of testosterone and Deca Durabolin in Lousiana and Texas. Planet Nutrition was served as their distribution centre on steroids.
Todd Clemons was Berza’s defense attorney. He noticed that Berza was too effective businessman that just made some mistakes. As a matter of fact, Berza is a successful young man. He has an engineering degree, department of sports nutrition and smoothie. Berza is also successful in the own personal life: This young man has a wife who is pregnant. Unfortunately illegal steroids distribution lead to unpleasant problems. Berza is to pay imments sums of money for his leadership in nonlegal selling of anabolic steroids. The illegal distributor must spend two years in a prison. Since Berza’s wife is pregnant, Berza will miss the birth of his first baby. Furthermore, his mother is very ill. It is spoken that his mother is close to her death. Earlier law enforcement took 12,000 dollars from the bank accounts of Berza and Gass. It was proved that the money was made by illegal steroids selling. That’s why it is easy to understand why Berza was nervous.
Todd Clemons said on judge that there was no any unpleasant result of taking of the steroids which were distributed by Berza and his partners. The buyers of the steroids were only young people that got and utilized steroids to increase their bone and muscle size.
You can ask: “What was the decision of judgment for Christopher Gass, Berza’s co-defendant?” Since he wasn’t the organizer, he has to be punished less. Christopher Gass received one-and-half-year prison sentence . Furthermore, he must pay 2,000 dollars for his involvement in nonlegal selling of anabolic steroids.
There were other co-defendants in their nonlegal selling. Only one of them hasn’t been punished.