A TUE in MMA

Certain mixed martial artists have publicly admitted that they take anabolic steroids as a part of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) that has been recommended by physicians. The executive director of the Nevada State Athletic commission (NSAC) Keith Kizer states that this aspect has created an impression among major people that steroid exemptions are given to permit MMA fighters to administrate the steroid testosterone.
During an interview with Ben Fowlkes of MMA Fighting Keith Kizer noticed that certain people believed that any fighter could obtain exemptions for usage of testosterone. He noted that he couldn’t say it about other states but he mentioned about the situation in Nevada. According to Kizer, it is 50/50 whether a request for steroid exemption will be approved.
TRT is a therapy that is required for adult men with hypogonadism (reduced testosterone levels). If sportspersons correspond to the medical criteria, they can be allowed to administrate steroids.
The NSAC has strict requirements for those that want to obtain a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for intake of steroids. A fighter must have the document which displays that blood levels of testosterone are low. But if an athlete has low testosterone level, it is not enough to obtain a TUE. Treating doctors should identify reasons and medical conditions. The details connected with testosterone replacement therapy must be described by physicians too. Each detail should display that certain sportsperson should take testosterone for clinical purposes and intake of steroids will not give unfair advantage to the sportsperson.
Several top athletes of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have taken steroids for TRT. Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Dennis Hallman and Dan Henderson belong to the starts of the UFC that take steroids for clinical needs.
Keith Kizer, the executive director of the NSAC claims that prohibition of steroids makes MMA safer. He adds that if a fighter administrates steroids, he/she takes unfair advantage as if it is used knuckles that are hidden inside gloves. Thus, this is not just lying. This factor is linked with dangers for life. If you say to a fighter that you can put knuckles in the gloves so, as no one will observe it, this person will ask you not to bother him. But it is strangely that such sportsperson takes steroids.
Undoubtedly, intake of steroids has possible dangers to enhance the harm which may be caused in MMA.