Franke W W, Berendonk B
Division of Cell Biology/0110, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Clin Chem. 1997 Jul;43(7):1262-79.
Several classified documents saved after the collapse of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1990 describe the promotion by the government of the use of drugs, notably androgenic steroids, in high-performance sports (doping). Top-secret doctoral theses, scientific reports, progress reports of grants, proceedings from symposia of experts, and reports of physicians and scientists who served as unofficial collaborators for the Ministry for State Security ("Stasi") reveal that from 1966 on, hundreds of physicians and scientists, including top-ranking professors, performed doping research and administered prescription drugs as well as unapproved experimental drug preparations. Several thousand athletes were treated with androgens every year, including minors of each sex. Special emphasis was placed on administering androgens to women and adolescent girls because this practice proved to be particularly effective for sports performance. Damaging side effects were recorded, some of which required surgical or medical intervention. In addition, several prominent scientists and sports physicians of the GDR contributed to the development of methods of drug administration that would evade detection by international doping controls.
1990年德意志民主共和国（东德）解体后留存的几份机密文件描述了政府在高性能体育赛事（使用兴奋剂）中对药物使用的推动，尤其是雄激素类固醇。绝密博士论文、科学报告、拨款进展报告、专家研讨会记录以及作为国家安全部（“斯塔西”）非官方合作者的医生和科学家的报告显示，自1966年起，数百名医生和科学家，包括顶级教授，开展了兴奋剂研究，并使用处方药以及未经批准的实验性药物制剂。每年有数千名运动员接受雄激素治疗，包括各年龄段的未成年人。特别强调对女性和少女使用雄激素，因为这种做法被证明对体育成绩特别有效。记录了有害的副作用，其中一些需要手术或医疗干预。此外，东德的几位杰出科学家和运动医生为开发能逃避国际兴奋剂检测的药物给药方法做出了贡献。
