Clay sent me the big baseball news from yesterday. Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers was suspended for 50 games due to a drug violation. Now drug violations (unfortunately) are common in baseball as in all professional sports (and really with so many games during a baseball season, 50 games isn't that many), but the kicker is the drug that he got suspended for...The headline reads Ramirez used FERTILITY drug . A different article reads "the drug used by Ramirez is HCG -- human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG is a women's fertility drug." Gonadotropins are what Clay and I will be using as our injections. They help promote the growth of the follicle/egg, so my question to Manny, "Were you trying to get pregnant?"
Okay, so really I understand that is not why he was using them. The article says "A source with intimate knowledge of steroids told ESPN that a male athlete usually uses HCG after a cycle of steroids because steroids often shut down the testosterone-making ability of the testicles. HCG restores their capacity to make testosterone. The source said that some males may use HCG in lieu of steroids also. HCG by itself can provide a substantial boost in the body's own testosterone, and this may provide some performance-enhancement benefits." Who knew?
Wonder how much he was taking? Wonder what injection site he used? Still makes me smile and shake my head..... fertility drugs in the news for a baseball player. What is the world coming to?
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