Testicles and erections of athletes accused of doping

Several athletes that are suspected of steroid use become targets of the government. Federal prosecutors do almost everything in order to define whether some sportspersons have administered any doping products. They don’t spare taxpayers’ funds for this goal. Much money is wasted to reveal even private life of athletes. According to the government, some details of their private behavior can disclose the truth about administration of forbidden preparations. So, girlfriends of certain sportspersons are interviewed by federal prosecutors.
For example, it has been disclosed that former girlfriends of Lance Armstrong and Roger Clemens and a former mistress of Barry Bonds have been asked about some aspects related to private life of these athletes. Which questions were asked?
Kimberly Bell, a former mistress of Barry Bonds, was asked about size of testicles of this athlete. She reported that the baseball player’s testicles were shrunken. Thus, her answer served as an argument that Barry Bonds administered steroids and/or other prohibited medications.
It is known that testicular atrophy belongs to negative consequences of several steroids. Thus, the government decided to find out whether Barry Bonds had had this problem. But it is an unreliable argument in order to prove that anyone has used certain prohibited substances. Steroid users can prevent this negative result, if they take certain medications for this need.
Mindy McCready, a former mistress of Roger Clemens, was asked whether this former baseball player had had erectile dysfunctions. The woman affirmed that sometimes Roger Clemens had suffered from this problem.
As for erectile dysfunctions, they may occur during administration of steroids. But if you study information about unwanted reactions of steroids more attentively, you can comprehend that this problem is more likely to appear after discontinuation of intake. It happens because natural secretion of testosterone is usually suppressed by usage of exogenous testosterone. But since there are such products which can restore natural secretion of testosterone, erectile dysfunctions can be prevented.
Sheryl Crow, a former girlfriend of Lance Armstrong, was also targeted by the government. But questions are not disclosed. According to several suppositions, she might have been asked also about sexual abilities of the cyclist.
In fact, federal prosecutors have a mistaken opinion in this case. Although shrinkage of testicles and erectile dysfunctions may appear because of steroids, these arguments are not suitable.