Will hair follicle tests catch all the PED users?

[Diggem]

If they did hair follicle testing would that detect the PED's that fighters use? It would be great to rid the sport of ALL the users and not just ones who were just unlucky to be caught.

 

[ufcoddsmaker]

why do u think gsp has a bald head

 

[Mr Wings]

In before

 

[Death By Samson]

 

[Captain Herb]

Just the ones on acid, man.

 

[blazerkor]

Looked it up and hair follicle testing won't work for steroids, hgh or any of the other things we typically associate with PEDs (epo, testosterone, etc.). This is why USADA and WADA don't use those tests; they use blood and urine samples and compare them over time to create what they call a genetic passport. They can obviously test for the drugs that come up on their blood and urine tests but by taking specific measurements of hormones, blood counts and other things they can compare to see if you are taking masked substances that are changing the way your body naturally is.

 

[Diggem]

Looked it up and hair follicle testing won't work for steroids, hgh or any of the other things we typically associate with PEDs (epo, testosterone, etc.). This is why USADA and WADA don't use those tests; they use blood and urine samples and compare them over time to create what they call a genetic passport. They can obviously test for the drugs that come up on their blood and urine tests but by taking specific measurements of hormones, blood counts and other things they can compare to see if you are taking masked substances that are changing the way your body naturally is.

I couldn't find any definitive answer so I appreciate your post.