Jose Theodore - Balding or Juicing?

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jose Theodore has tested positive for a banned substance, the team revealed Thursday night.

Jose Theodore has tested positive for a steroid blocker found in a hair growth medicine.
Dr. David Mulder, the Canadiens' team physician, told reporters at a news conference that Theodore had tested positive for a hair restoration drug known as Propecia.

"He's been taking it on the advice of a dermatologist," Mulder said, adding that the goaltender had been using it for eight to nine years. "And he has had very good success and he feels it has helped hair growth and prevented further loss, and he has taken it with my knowledge."

Aside from being a hair restorer, Propecia also acts as a masking agent for the steroid nandrolone, which produces muscle bulk, though Theodore denies he knew that until recently. It had been added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's restricted list about two years ago.

Mulder said the Canadiens first learned that Propecia was considered a banned substance in early December during a visit with league officials.

Because it can act as a masking agent, propecia was placed on WADA's banned list. On its own, it has no performance-enhancing beneifts, Mulder said.

A source told Canadian Press that the goaltender was "likely to receive" a therapeutic-use exemption because he has been using a hair-growth product prescribed by a doctor for years.

Theodore had been chosen to the preliminary 81-man Olympic eligibility list, but was not named to the final squad going to Torino.

The test wasn't part of the NHL's new testing program, so he will not be subject to league discipline.

Ted Saskin, the NHLPA Executive Director, issued a supportive statement Thursday night in which he said, "It is very clear that Jose Theodore is taking Propecia for the sole purpose of treating hair loss. Since Propecia is a prescription product that is banned as a masking agent but can be approved in situations where it is prescribed for hair restoration purposes, players may apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).

Saskin went on to say that prior to the beginning of the joint NHL/NHLPA performance enhancing substances program's start, Theodore had applied for a TUE in order to keep using the hair medication.

Earlier this year, defenceman Bryan Berard received a two-year international ban after a positive test for an anabolic steroid.

Theodore is not the only athlete to have been found with a similar drug in his system. Zach Lund, an American skeleton slider, pleaded his case for racing in the Olympics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for finasteride.

Mariano Hood, an Argentine tennis player, and Nemanja Vucicevic, a German soccer player, were banned for taking the same drug last year.

[TRAZ]

That is really lame of them....

[Poobah]

Originally Posted by TRAZ

That is really lame of them....

Agreed... BULLSHIET

[t_dot_porkchop]

cool......finasteride blocks deca