[dead]

I'm not buying this one.

I can believe some doctor might have said this was going on, but that doesn't make it so.

[truthandlife]

Look at #23 and 31.

[codebreaker]

The Eastern Bloc was obsessed by winning medals.

Never doubt the lenghts they will go to win, even China today..

[Cachelot]

I'm not buying this one.

Ok. Here's the textbook. The doctor seems to be a fairly solid professional.

Paulev

And a snip:

Pregnancy/abortion as doping

Pregnancy seems to increase muscle strength in female athletes. Female top athletes - just following the period, where they gave birth to their first child - have set several world records. Of course, this is acceptable as a natural and unintended event.

However, in some countries female athletes have become pregnant for 2-3 months, in order to improve their performance just following an abortion.