TY - JOUR T1 - MEdical, legal, and societal implications of androstenedione use AU - Yesalis III CE Y1 - 1999/06/02 N1 - 10.1001/jama.281.21.2043 JO - JAMA SP - 2043 EP - 2044 VL - 281 IS - 21 N2 - During the past year, the public was exposed to a barrage of drug scandals in sports. These involved Olympic champions in track and field, swimming, and snowboarding, as well as elite cyclists, a 3-time winner of the Boston Marathon, and a professional tennis player.2 However, of all the drug-related stories in 1998, none received more media attention than home run record holder Mark McGwire's admission that he used androstenedione as a performance-enhancing substance.3 SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.281.21.2043 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.21.2043 ER -