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+ 19 19 nors (tren) don't cause prolactin issues?

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Okay so I have been checking up on how estrogen and prolactin effect each other. Like keeping estrogen under control keeps prolactin under control (from what I understand). I know some of you will freak out about this but I have never used an ai or caber or prami on any cycle and (knock on wood) never had any issues. I guess I'm not too prone to estrogen or prolactin sides but I know some are.

I prefer to keep stuff simple and not take unnecessary meds (unless needed). Imho people take too many meds on cycle when they are not needed. I'm not saying don't be prepared or don't have stuff on hand just in case. Especially if you already know your sensitive or prone to getting them. I'm just sayin you don't need to ALWAYS run an ai or prami on cycle.

Some of the information I posted below definitely goes against the norm and I thought it was very interesting. I'm not saying I believe or confirm the posts, I just feel its worth talking about.

This was from UK Muscle and the person who posted was Ausbuilt. Below that is a quote from Bill Roberts (who some say is a aas legend and genius and others say he is a moron). Again I'm just interested in peoples views and opinions.

Deca dick is not caused by high prolactin:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18082071

see its not prolactin rise that causes ED. it may play a part, but its not a direct cause. Further, when it comes to deca dick, its due to DHN:

"...Erectile dysfunction is attributed to the weaker action of dihydronandrolone in the penis since dihydrotestosterone is a known sexual modulator."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandrolone

Basically DHT is a strong androgen, and causes erections (think proviron) and when you take test, 5-7% of all test converts to DHT (and gives you erections) where as 19-nortest derivatives such as deca and tren reduce to DHN which does the opposite...

At any rate the whole think with tren/deca and prolactin is... a BIG misunderstanding...

There is some pretty basic misunderstanding out there, with people repeating "bro science" and saying they have "prolactin" gyno from deca or tren, which is physically impossible:

Prolactin "...stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk (lactation): Increased serum concentrations of prolactin during pregnancy cause enlargement of the mammary glands of the breasts and prepare for the production of milk. However, the high levels of progesterone during pregnancy suppress the production of milk. Milk production normally starts when the levels of progesterone fall by the end of pregnancy and a suckling stimulus is present

thats from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolactin

You should note that, HIGH progesterone INHIBITS prolactin!!

Then, 19-nortestosterones , are classed as progestins:

"Clinical studies have shown" Deca Durabolin..." (a 19-nortestosterone derivative) "... to be effective in treating anaemia, osteoporosis and some forms of neoplasia including breast cancer, and also acts as a progestin-based contraceptive... Estrogenic effects resulting from reaction with aromatase are also mitigated as a result of the drug being a progestin."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandrolone

And if you read this, 19-nortest has MINOR activity in aromatisation in men:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...39128X66910129

Now what DOES cause breast development?

"While estrogens are present in both men and women, they are usually present at significantly higher levels in women of reproductive age. They promote the development of female secondary sexual characteristics, such as breasts, and are also involved in the thickening of the endometrium and other aspects of regulating the menstrual cycle. In males, estrogen regulates certain functions of the reproductive system important to the maturation of sperm[10][11][12] and may be necessary for a healthy libido.[13][14]"
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen

Now progesterone:
"...Progesterone has a number of physiological effects that are amplified in the presence of estrogen. Estrogen through estrogen receptors upregulates the expression of progesterone receptors.[26] ."

also:

"Progesterone is sometimes called the "hormone of pregnancy",[35] and it has many roles relating to the development of the fetus...In addition progesterone inhibits lactation during pregnancy. The fall in progesterone levels following delivery is one of the triggers for milk production." (folks please not, as noted above in prolactin- high progesterone INHIBITS prolactin, low progesterone lets prolactin rise).

both the above from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progesterone

So to summarise that:
1. 19-nortest derivatives (deca & tren) are progestins
2. High levels of progesterone INHIBIT prolactin
3. Progesterone only exerts the majority of its effects in a high oestrogen environment.

So, where the F**K do people get of saying take CABER to suppress prolactin when taking 19-nor steroids??? Taking a 19-nor steriod AUTOMATICALLY INHIBITS PROLACTIN!!!

That was from UK Muscle and this is from Bill Roberts:

Those claiming "prolactin" apparently never do so from actually measuring prolactin. 

There is no evidence that trenbolone increases prolactin, and what evidence there is -- from the veterinary literature -- shows that it does not. 

Hambone0430's picture

Also this seems to be a good article supporting that idea that controlling estrogen levels in turn prevents elevated prolactin

http://mindandmuscle.net/articles/progesterone-and-prolactin/

Hambone0430's picture

So I just posted something about prolactin issues being a possibility and how I've never had them in the past running test and tren. So is the take away from this that keeping estrogen in check with arimidex would also prevent prolactin issues from Arising?

sporkzilla's picture

Quick question do you believe that some people are more prone to side effects?
For instance, my first cycle was
500mg/wk Test E
500mg/wk Deca E
The only side effect I experienced was acne.

I'm considering a cycle of Tren and Test but I do want to add Deca to the mix for joint issues.
What is your opinion on this?

tootallslim's picture

http://www.eroids.com/forum/steroids-qa/pct-anti-estrogens/anti-estrogen...

I also found a good read on anti estrogens and IGF-1 and posted it in the pct-anti estrogen section.

Check it out.

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tootallslim's picture

Here is another interesting read about prolactin and estrogen. It's about using formasurge on and off cycle to prevent issues. It's actually ironic I just came across it because I had ordered some for pct and to throw in my next cycle.

I should have put this in my original post but instead of using prescription meds I like to try other routes to accomplish the same goals of prescription medications minus the sides.

I have used pes erase before and worked great in pct. I know some who have uses it with test cycles in other forums and posted bloods to prove its validity.

And as far as formasurge is concerned I have heard nothing but good things. Apparently once upon a time it the main ingredient was a prescription med and still is in other countries. Supposedly it can keep prolactin and estrogen sides at bay. You should definitely look into it for on cycle support and add it to your pct stack. I'm currently in pct now and I'm going to add it to my nolvadex and daa and all the other goodies I'm taking. There are different versions / brands so it doesn't have to be formasurge.

Http://www.talkanabolics.com/post/Superdrol-and-Prolactin-Sides-6108776

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tootallslim's picture

This is turning into an amazing thread. Lots of good information going back and forth.

And to clear up any misconceptions, I posted this for the purpose of discussing the effects of 19 nors and prolactin and estrogen. I have never said that people should not run an ai or something for prolactin. I said you should always have it on hand and that every cycle doesn't have to include them.

And yes we all react different to to different compounds and meds so it's interesting to see others experiences and opinions.

Again I'm for keeping things simple and not taking unnecessary meds unless needed!

I found these studies interesting and against the norm in the BB community so I posted them here for an open discussion and that's what we haven

I hope we can all get something from this thread.

And thanks for all the + 1'S everyone!

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tootallslim's picture

Thanks rusty! I'm really glad this thread blew up. Lots of awesome information going back and forth.

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shawn0712's picture

So is there a direct correlation with 19 nors and progesterone levels? We've established they're a progestin and the difference. I'm just really curious because from what im reading, the conversion of progesterone to estrogen isn't an aromatase action. Life made so much more sense 2 days ago

j223's picture

no

shawn0712's picture

Perfect. Thanks. Comprehension is coming back together.

j223's picture

you said life made more sense 2 days ago. What changed? Keep in mind the stuff posted above in this post has a lot of false information, hence the huge amount of comments that are pointing out the incorrect information.

tootallslim's picture

And yet others like vitamin V agree with it. So it's good to hear different opinions and experiences.

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j223's picture

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shawn0712's picture

It painted a picture that progesterone levels were affected. If that were the case, no amounts of ai could prevent any conversion of progesterone to estrogen. That not being the case puts some things at ease for me. I think you summed it up best when you said at least have caber or prami on hand. Everyone will react differently. The post contradicts the mechanisms I thought I understood. I think it's important to know how and why something works. Especially in this game.

j223's picture

The post contradicts the mechanisms I thought I understood

That's because this post has a lot of misinformation and theories that are not proven to be true, and his sources/links are not credible. Sorry If I added any confusion. It contradicts a lot of things that are true! I agree it is important. Posts like these tend to cause those who understand less more confusion and this leads to broscience which we don't want.

Pale's picture

So if I am reading this right, if thyroid is a likely factor, wouldn't using HGH while also using a 19' increase the chance of lactation that much more?

j223's picture

It's different for everyone because everyone responds to tren differently, everyone responds to HGH differently, and everyone responds to 19nor+hgh differently so I'd say no not necessarily

OmNom's picture

Yeah I don't mean everyone's going to grow super soakers.. just don't want to rule out the possibility since it has already happened to some and others not.. I agree 100% everyone responds differently

j223's picture

Bottom line keep caber around.. I don't see if it matters if there is a "more likely risk" just have caber and quit worrying!!!

OmNom's picture

yup

OmNom's picture

Yes it is possible.. there was a post while back by a member asking about prolactin and hgh.. his gf was running hgh alone and began to lactate.. I can try to dig it up

OmNom's picture

estrogen control alone will not be enough for everyone... there are just too many members who've lactated while on stane or adex to deny this.. further there are plenty of people who took the good ole letro approach and continued to lactate after they discontinued or even tapered with stane.. I'm all about trying new methods but an AI alone isn't going to fix this every time.. especially once it starts.. decreased thyroid plays a roll.. dopamine levels.. and I really can't see tren and deca acting exactly the same as progesterone.. yes they are progestins but that doesn't make them the same.. shit tren and deca are completely diff from each other.. it would be like trying to compare drol to dht.. it's a dht derivative after all yet it's been known to make people lactate and give some nasty estrogenic sides.. or m1t to test.. they don't exactly treat your body the same do they?

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So to summarise that:
1. 19-nortest derivatives (deca & tren) are progestins
2. High levels of progesterone INHIBIT prolactin
3. Progesterone only exerts the majority of its effects in a high oestrogen environment.

  1. just because they are progestins doesn't mean they are anything close to PROGESTERONE.
  2. Not necessarily. Estrogen also has an effect even with progesterone. Dopamine is actually what inhibits the release of prolactin
  3. That's because progesterone is an estrogen modulator. Progesterone is higher during high estrogen levels
Dickkhead's picture

j,

The internet is clogged with 100's of articles like the following: (I just grabbed the first one that popped)

http://www.mindandmuscle.net/articles/progesterone-and-prolactin/

"Many of the issues that are being attributed to prolactin can be explained through other mechanisms. While reducing prolactin may help with reduced libido and shutdown due to AAS, the potential risks involved with using dopaminergics to reduce prolactin levels probably outweighs the benefits. If estrogen is controlled during a cycle, then prolactin is unlikely to be elevated and unlikely to cause a problem."
BULL SHIT. PURE AND SIMPLE.

Yeah, not my personal experience in any way shape or form. 19-nors make me lactate. Caber stops it. All the scientific data in the world is useless to anyone like me. Is the fact that caber can cause heart valve damage in less than 0.0001% of the clinical study one of the potential risks to which he is referring?

I like this site in general -
http://www.steroidology.com/forum/anabolic-steroid-forum/140699-progeste...
Worth a quick scan, but this thread is not one of their gems.

j223's picture

Gearhead what are you trying to say to me? Caber stops prolactin I'm not disagreeing with that lol

If estrogen is controlled during a cycle, then prolactin is unlikely to be elevated and unlikely to cause a problem

This is true. Notice how he says UNLIKELY Now there's other reasons prolactin can rise even if estrogen is controlled. I'm talking about thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones play a role in prolactin suppression and neurotransmitter regulation. DECA AND TREN can alter thyroid hormone levels. It's possible to have prolactin problems with estrogen under control (but this is uncommon)

Dickkhead's picture

All I'm saying is that a post such as this one that espouses the opinion that mere estrogen control is more than adequate to protect one against the side effects of high prolactin when running 19-nors like Tren is praying on the ignorance of the reader and all such things twist me into a knot.

The only minor point u and I disagree on is whether or not high progesterone is suppressive of prolactin. I have always been schooled that is is and cite at least http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/hyperprolactinemia/hyperprolacti.... I could build a bigger bibliography on this.

Bro, I'm not pinging on ya. Sorry if it seems so. The subtitle of this OP post should read Ain't Tren Great, you Don't Gotta Worry About Nothin - It Even Has Built in Prolactin Control - Yeah Man!

j223's picture

whether or not high progesterone is suppressive of prolactin.

Again progesterone does NOT directly suppress prolactin. PIH does (dopamine).

I suppose progesterone INDIRECTLY does suppress prolactin since it regulates estrogen. But this is more preventative. Progesterone itself in high amounts will not lower prolactin

Dickkhead's picture

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j223's picture

Yeah the endocrine system is a complicated system!

ScripthookV's picture

So this post was for the sake of discussion, and not to prove him right. He has stated this over and over again and thus I will attribute to your statements just for pure discussion and no argumentation. I know you know your stuff.

This is where progestin comes into play. Progestin is a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone. Although progestin has nothing whatsoever to do with progesterone, it mimics the benefits of progesterone in the human body

Source Cited: http://voices.yahoo.com/what-difference-between-progesterone-7584786.html

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j223's picture

Progestin is a class of hormones. Progesterone falls into that class. So does tren and nandrolone. BUT they are very very different

Although progestin has nothing whatsoever to do with progesterone

It does have to do with progesterone. Progesterone is a progestin

kodiakGRRL's picture

the problem here is that if you look up "progestin" one is given information on progesterone

what I'd like to know is given that that deca and tren are progestins why do women experience symptoms of excess estrogen along with excess prolactin symptoms such as loss of libido. yes, I know the endocrine system is very complicated. Is it possible that the effect on the thryoid is the culprit in these cases?

j223's picture

Men too can experience estrogen symptoms while taking deca, but usually because they are also injecting test with it. I'm not sure why in females you experience high estrogen symptoms - maybe the female body recognizes nandrolone as a certain hormone which leads to an increase in estrogen OR estrogen related symptoms

kodiakGRRL's picture

J, my thoughts were that because deca is a progestin the system was recognizing it as progesterone and converting it to estrogen resulting in an excess ... the only thing that helps with the symtoms is aromasin but as in the men aromasin does nothing to address the symptoms of high prolactin ...

j223's picture

yeah. but men also take testosterone with deca

the conversion of progesterone directly into estrogen is not act in the way testosterone converts into estrogen. Also things are different in women progesterone levels go up and down throughout the month as does estrogen.
Deca IS a progestin but the system does not recognize it as progesterone.

in men estrogen control is USUALLY enough to prevent prolactin sides if they start the ai EARLY before estrogen gets high. high estrogen is a good environment for prolactin to increase.
for example say im taking 600mgs test and 800mgs tren cycle. Typically I'd take 0.25mgs every other day adex to control estrogen. I'd also use caber 2x a week at 0.5mg.
If I were to up my AI to 0.25mg adex every day, I no longer need caber. I speak from personal experience

kodiakGRRL's picture

the conversion of progesterone directly into estrogen is not act in the way testosterone converts into estrogen. Also things are different in women progesterone levels go up and down throughout the month as does estrogen.
Deca IS a progestin but the system does not recognize it as progesterone.

I understand this, I m just looking for the reason why with deca I am getting symptoms of excess estrogen without test ... and I m talking about the way women experience the excess. It doesn't happen with any other compound ( I have yet to use tren so I can't speak for that one) ... I always assumed because it was a progestin (like progesterone) that was a contributing factor. Aromasin does not address the symptoms of excess prolactin such as loss of libido whether or not I take it from the beginning of the cycle or add it in as I experience symptoms. I also have yet to try using caber to control the symptoms but, I am sure there are other things at play here such as birth control and thyroid issues.