Blood Doping In Sports
Issue study - blood doping
Blood doping is generally known for the increased of hemoglobin throughout the bloodstream. This basically means that there is more oxygen carrying protein in the blood. Blood doping has three different types, Injections of Erythropoietin (EPO), Blood transfusions and injections of synesthetic oxygen carriers. The athletes who blood dope are usually the ones who compete in endurance and long distance events. Competitors who blood dope believe this is best way they can compete at their finest. Although this shows a much higher performance throughout competition there are major consequences that put athletes at risk such has suffering from a heart attack, stroke, blood clots.
There are 3 different types of blood doping, Injections of erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that the kidney produces. Erythropoietin injections helps to stimulate the productions of the red cells throughout the body. This may be used for medical reasons but athletes will use these injections to create a more red blood cells to their bodies to improve performance. Blood transfusions is a regular procedure that doctors use all the time to replace blood lost from an injury or surgery, there are two different types of blood transfusions, Autologous transfusion is when an athlete draws their own blood and …show more content…
Although blood doping is great but as you understand the risks of blood doping you see the more the fault. While learning about blood doping and what athletes do to perform at their “best” and I quote this because athletes believe this is one of the ways they will perform at their best. I believe blood doping should stay illegal for the reason that no one should have to put their bodies through that process, as well as convincing themselves this is best way to execute their performance. As many of us believe that you best performance is what you’ve worked for, not by some
Blood doping is generally known for the increased of hemoglobin throughout the bloodstream. This basically means that there is more oxygen carrying protein in the blood. Blood doping has three different types, Injections of Erythropoietin (EPO), Blood transfusions and injections of synesthetic oxygen carriers. The athletes who blood dope are usually the ones who compete in endurance and long distance events. Competitors who blood dope believe this is best way they can compete at their finest. Although this shows a much higher performance throughout competition there are major consequences that put athletes at risk such has suffering from a heart attack, stroke, blood clots.
There are 3 different types of blood doping, Injections of erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that the kidney produces. Erythropoietin injections helps to stimulate the productions of the red cells throughout the body. This may be used for medical reasons but athletes will use these injections to create a more red blood cells to their bodies to improve performance. Blood transfusions is a regular procedure that doctors use all the time to replace blood lost from an injury or surgery, there are two different types of blood transfusions, Autologous transfusion is when an athlete draws their own blood and …show more content…
Although blood doping is great but as you understand the risks of blood doping you see the more the fault. While learning about blood doping and what athletes do to perform at their “best” and I quote this because athletes believe this is one of the ways they will perform at their best. I believe blood doping should stay illegal for the reason that no one should have to put their bodies through that process, as well as convincing themselves this is best way to execute their performance. As many of us believe that you best performance is what you’ve worked for, not by some