We have shown that treatment with desmopressin has a very effective hemodilution effect in
healthy humans. These results led us to suggest the possible role of desmopressin to mask
blood doping in sports. Based on our results, the World Anti-Doping Agency included the
desmopressin in the 2011 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. On this occasion, the
aim of our study was to test the desmopressin-induced hemodilution after rHuEpo
administration in humans. This was an intra-subject, crossover study in which five physically …

ABSTRACT Sanchis-Gomar F, Martinez-Bello VE, Derbre F, García-López E, García-Valles
R, Brioche T, Ferrando B, Ibañez-Sania S, Pareja-Galeano H, Gomez-Cabrera MC, Viña J.
Rapid hemodilution induced by desmopressin after erythropoietin administration in humans.
J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 6, No. 2, 2011. We have shown that treatment with demospressin
has a very effective hemodilution effect in healthy humans. These results led us to suggest
the possible role of desmopressin to mask blood doping in sports. Based on our results, the …