Delloreen Ennis-London, Jamaica's sprint hurdler who was implicated in a "drug ring" by Sports Illustrated has spoken out.  Ennis-London, who placed fifth in the 110m hurdles in Beijing, said she was experiencing a severe medical which forced her to order a prescription which contained banned substances.

In her statements published by the Jamaica Gleaner, the hurdler said that her local doctor was not able to treat the problem and she was forced to seek help elsewhere.

"In May-June 2006 I experienced a severe female disorder. My local doctor was unable to find a solution, so I decided to seek alternative advice", she said

"I explored several alternatives that led me to the AAG Clinic in Miami, which specialised in this type of disorder. The doctor, Dr (Victor) Shabanah, pointed out additional symptoms and short and long-term problems if the bleeding continued. He informed me that this is common for females in my age group and the best and safest way to rectify the situation was to follow his protocol," she added.

Ennis-London said that Shabanah advised her that the medication didn't contain any substances that would result in her geeting in trouble with the IAAF so she purchased the product.

"While I was in Europe, my husband received a package and opened it. He checked the contents of the package and found that one of the substances prescribed to treat the condition was on the IAAF prohibited list. My husband immediately disposed of the package and contacted the clinic. He informed the clinic that ingredients in this product were not suitable for a professional athlete," read the statement.

"In February 2007, an unsolicited package arrived to my address. Recognising that it was from the same clinic, my husband immediately contacted the doctor and demanded that the credit card information be destroyed and all mail cease immediately. The doctor agreed, refunded the credit card and there was no further shipment. The second package was never opened but immediately disposed (of). I have never laid eyes on either package's contents."

On Tuesday, the Sports Illustrated website ran a story titled 'Two Jamaican hurdlers implicated in steroid ring', which led many to link Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser and others to drug use.  400m hurdler Adrian Findley was also implicated. The story alleged that both were mailed banned substances after ordering them on the Internet.