HIGH-DOSES OF ALCOHOL INCREASE URINARY TESTOSTERONE-TO-EPITESTOSTERONE RATIO IN FEMALES

The effect of alcohol (1.2 and 2.0 g/kg) on the urinary testosterone-t o-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio was studied by two experiments each cond ucted with four healthy females and males. The intake of 2.0 g/kg of e thanol within 5 h in the evening significantly increased plasma testos terone concentration and ratio of T/E in urine collected next morning in females. The results suggest that alcohol increases the T/E ratio m ore in females than in males. The effect of high doses of alcohol on u rinary T/E ratio must be kept in mind when doping tests are performed during training periods.