The California State Athletic Commission is tightening its rules when it comes to therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone-replacement therapy, and in the interim, has announced a “total ban” on TRT. Commission officials today announced the move, which comes one week after the influential Nevada State Athletic Commission issued a ban and set the dominoes in motion for other regulatory bodies to follow suit. According to today’s statement, the commission will soon require World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards to receive a TRT exemption. In turn, the commission believes such guidelines will create an “effective ban” on the controversial steroid-hormone treatment. Until those rules are enacted, though, no TUEs will be granted in the state of California. California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Andy Foster’s statement: The California State Athletic Commission fully supports the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s decision to eliminate Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) in boxing and mixed martial arts
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California commission announces ‘total ban’ of testosterone-replacement therapy – MMA Junkie