How can an individual have increased haemoglobin values?
A. The haemoglobin value increases naturally when an individual resides at a high altitude for more than a few days; the increase is greater the higher the altitude. Also severe dehydration, especially in high altitude conditions, can lead to an increase of haemoglobin in blood. Q. How were the FIS limits of 16.0 g/dl for ladies and 17.0 g/dl for men set? A. The FIS limits were set to follow the generally accepted levels in other sports and equal the levels implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2003 that are used by WADA to trigger a urine doping control. Q. Some athletes have dispensation from the FIS Hb rule. What is required for someone to receive such a dispensation? A. In addition to the long-term, comprehensive data gathered through the FIS Blood Profiling Program that demonstrates the persistently high natural Hb values, FIS requires reliable and certified data from the athlete’s youth, ideally from their childhood, as well as data from the family members to esta
