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+ 23 19-nor Prolactin/Deca-Tren Dick versus Testosterone - Part 2: The Answers + More Questions

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As this is ridiculously long. Here is a summary and conclusion of part two of the research with the full complete study below.
EDIT: From conversation with DfromPhilly where we discussed ambiguity around the use of terms: TRT, HRT, AT, HT etc. For the purpose of understanding, pls note the term therapy applies to nandrolone or test etc. given as a form of therapy for a particular ailment, not just for low testosterone issues, although there are 2 cases of deca being used in combination with testo discussed/referenced in recent times up to the point Organon pulled the Deca Brand (by MD Grossman, quoted below) and beyond in the case of a TRT experts' (Nelson Vergel) personal use of deca over 10 years.
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Abstract/Summary

Part two set out to answer the following questions. The answers have been included below each question:

The big question(s) / research problem(s)
1. Do 19-nor's cause an increase in prolactin in vivo?
a. 19-nor nandrolone does not directly impact prolactin but can impact prolactin through conversion to estrogen via aromatase at a fraction of the level of testosterone.
2. Are 19-nors more suppressive than testosterone?
a. 19-nor nandrolone is NOT significantly more suppressive than testosterone E/Cyp
3. Does testosterone cause increases in prolactin?
a. Testosterone can increase prolactin significantly via conversion to estrogen
4. Is testosterone essential for a 19-nor cycle?
a. It is proven that it is not needed for a 19-nor cycle of nandrolone decanoate/NPP and it has been recently/is currently in use as a form of Androgen/Hormone Therapy (alongside Test) and as a therapy for cachexia respectively, without adverse effects concerning prolactin and/orusing ai's.

Say What Now?!?!

Due to limited 19-nor human studies in oral and injectable trenbolone, we need to initially focus on the 19-nor Nandrolone which is currently and has been a HRT and hormone therapy since the 1950’s. This study has concluded that 19-nor Nandrolone is not a direct influencer of prolactin and in combined test/Nandrolone cycles, is able to indirectly influence prolactin via conversion to estrogen, but only at .2 the amount of testosterone. Further Nandrolone has a stronger binding affinity to the androgen receptor than testosterone, leaving the spotlight firmly on testosterone as the culprit, via its huge rate of conversion to estrogen (78).

To be clear: 19-nor Nandrolone does not directly impact prolactin.

Testosterone is the primary culprit. However, it should be noted that ANYTHING that stimulates the estrogen or prolactin receptors can raise prolactin as does HGH, for example. Therefore it is technically true to say that Nandrolone could impact prolactin indirectly via being converted to estrogen. However, in a Nandrolone only cycle, the body would require an amount of Nandrolone at 5 times the amount of testosterone taken to cause increased prolactin levels. E.g. if a 750mg dose of testosterone causes a prolactin raise, you would require a dose of 3750mg of solo - nandrolone to achieve a similar raise! In a combined cycle, a combination of testosterone and nandrolone will result in the nandrolone binding more strongly to the androgen receptor than testosterone resulting in elevated levels of unbound testosterone to convert to estrogen and impact prolactin (78).
Nandrolone (only) has been studied on bodybuilders at doses to 600mg of nandrolone decanoate, for 12 weeks with shutdown the same as testosterone and no libido/water/erectile dysfunction. 19-nor Nandrolone or NPP does not shut you down significantly more than test E/Cyp. Bloods in community forum show trends in high estro correlate with high prolactin cases, general forum search shows correlations between fear and needing caber, between cookie-cutter advice and caber inclusion on-cycle – However, there has been no evidence found in this study of 19-nor induced high prolactin at all.

***This study found no edivence on eroids, whatsoever, that 19-nor’s cause prolactin to raise

The study results and research findings refutes the Nandrolone/Prolactin controversy and shows it unlikely that solo nandrolone runs will cause ED or estrogen issues -When estrogen is managed carefully. Low estrogen SHOULD be monitored in such runs. A barometer should be the testosterone-estrogen aromatase conversion rate. Furthermore, the results of this study firmly point the finger at testosterone and it's capacity to aromatise to estrogen.
As a next step Solo Nandrolone cycles must be studied at supraphysiological doses that keep estrogen within a range that does not need an ai. Nandrolone may be a better option than testosterone in cycles with compounds that have significant binding affinity to the androgen receptor (78) and may be a significant alternative for TRT users. Future research should focus on trenbolone, and possible links between UGL testosterone and phytoestrogens in terms of the manufacturing process - how filtered are the products etc, are all phytoestrogens removed? And so on.

To shed further light on 19-nor debate we must prove the research findings by trialling supraphysiological nandrolone only cycles relevant to the AAS lifestyle/goals etc. Firstly a thorough review TRT testosterone doses that result in no estrogen issues must be carried out. From this it is expected one could formulate a solo nandrolone dosing range that will not impact estrogen negatively. This will be part 3, the experiment.

The study

Having established that there is both conflicting information and controversy when it comes to 19-nor’s vs. prolactin, a lack of clarity surrounding a possible cause and the subsequent use or misuse of ancillary medications such as prami or caber, it has become apparent that we need to understand the truth. The prevalence of gynecomastia/estrogen/prolactin/erectile dysfunction issues within the AAS community is a massive issue. It is clearly correlated with testosterone, seemingly in every case, but also with 19-nors. We need answers.
The positive benefits of steroids and 19-nors are clearly acknowledged in studies of athletes, bodybuilders and those with medical conditions, dating back to the 1950’s. There are tens of thousands of publications of peer reviewed studies printed in journals such as the Journal of Strength and Conditioning, as well as being firmly recognised by the Endorine Society from a performance enhancement perspective and adverse effects perspective (to the point of going public about it). They highlight something very interesting and relevant to the questions surrounding supraphysiological doses of AAS as seen in the bodybuilding community and related sides including those questioned in my 19-nor reports:* Is testosterone all it’s cracked up to be?(ref: recent FDA releases on TRT); *Do 19-nors spike prolactin etc? They highlight the fact that the medical society and most researchers have difficulty in what they consider an ethical issue; to have trial subjects use and take the associated risks that come with extreme steroid dosages. They acknowledge that research is limited and they NEED to do more observational work on the AAS community. This makes this study highly relevant, despite it’s blatantly obvious shortcomings/limitations (no placebo, no randomisation, limited controls, cannot be considered a true scientific approach etc.) (1,2)
Therefore, this basic study should be thought of as an observation from within the AAS community with basic relevant research in the AAS community, and not a scientific study. It’s limitations include the author’s bias, limited oral/injectable trenbolone information, a lack of controls, the lack of understanding/research within the medical/academic community with regard to the bodybuilding community and various ethical factors.

Study Selection:

Many academic publication and clinical studies were reviewed. They were comparative, randomized, and nonrandomized and reported the effects of testosterone, 19-nors, HGH and related factors such as dosing, relevant hormones, side effects and benefits on outcomes of interest. Sources included eroids/internet forums, TRT specialists sites, media personalities with youtube presence, academic sources, TRT/HRT experts/forums/publications, HIV/AIDS experts/forums/publications and others. Also reviewed were the opinions, publications and research of thought leaders such as Scally, Roberts, Llewellyn, and Rand McLain and outliers/contrarians via internet forums, as well as subjective anecdotal experiences of this author and other eroids members. Bloodwork reviews were carried out from forum members submission on www.eroids.com . It is important to note that there was significant evidence reviewed both from academic studies on bodybuilders and supraphysiological doses of 19-nor’s making the study particularly relevant to our community.

So how long are we at this?
Androgen Therapy /Hormone Therapy/ Testosterone replacement therap (TRT) has been studied since the 1950’s. Naturally testosterone has been heavily studied (3) as has Nandrolone and many other AAS’s (4). As has nandrolone for a range of medical conditions including hormone therapy / TRT for low T (79, 80, 81), Osteoporosis (5), anaemia and HIV. Lacking are; human studies of Trenbolone due to its never having been released as a product suitable for use in humans, just animals, where there are again limited relevant studies (hence the need for AAS community research and observations). 19-nor therapy, or nandrolone therapy in humans is very well documented and at non-supraphysiological doses shows a large range of benefits including muscle mass, positive treatment outcomes for bodyweight, positive perceptions of libido, sexual function, general health and wellbeing. But also importantly, these standard doses 1-300mg nandrolone decanoate, show almost no negative side effects(6)
There was a study that showed no improvement in quality of life (not a decrease but no improvement) but later studies (including a very detailed and focused study at supraphysiological doses for bodybuilders @ 600mg nandrolone decanoate) showed improved quality of life, relationship and sexual function confirming the original therapy trials and studies of the 1990’s. This has been repeated many times and a number of studies repeatedly show that there are very few risks associated with Nandrolone Therapy and it could increase quality of life of patients. (7,8,9, 10).
Solo DECA THERAPY is very real, exists since the 1960’s and is used to date, shows no prolactin issues and no negative perception of quality of life and libido. This information is a combination of: Academic lit reviews, clinical studies at 1-600mg doses of nandrolone, suprahysiological doses on bodybuilders at 5-600mg of nandrolone. This appears to be definitive, but the anecdotal debate on high prolactin issues from forums and bodybuilders must be addressed. Trenbolone research is beyond this study due to the lack of human trials and is an area of future research.

Ok, so there is no evidence that 19-nors raise prolactin and test free cycles are nothing new, so…. what are the modern experts saying?

  1. Steroids and TRT expert, thoughtleader and Muscleinsider media personality Dr. Rand McClain says that he has never once seen a case of prolactin being increased by a 19-nor steroid. (17)
  2. Thoughtleader William Llewellyn’s research shows that testosterone increases prolactin within 4-5 days, likely via estrogen effects. He also notes that the clinical studies of nandrolone show no increases in prolactin, but his book Anabolics does not touch on this subject making his knowledgebase in the subject appear to be as limited as this and other similar research at best. (18)
  3. Thoughtleader and psuedo Ph.D. Bill Roberts notes that some of the men using testosterone had large increases in prolactin; many had no increase, whilst some women with extremely elevated estrogen saw no prolactin increase yet some men did (with estro). Some using a combination of test with nandrolone saw increases in prl whereas others did not and importantly that there is no evidence that deca will raise prolactin in “all users”. Interestingly Bill Roberts personally trialled and found to be successful as a TRT therapy; a solo Boldenone run. (19, 20)
  4. Thoughtleader Scally MD takes a different approach and looks/quotes direct evidence WRT; TRT patients and those with hyperprolactinaemia. He shows a proven link in prolactin regulation via estrogen conversion, but also states that if a compound aromatises to estrogen and interacts with the estrogen receptors “there will be an effect on prolactin secretion” but highlights that TRT patients, as stated in clinical studies, should consider the use of non-aromatizable androgens. (20)
  5. Contrarian and natural remedies/AAS Personal trainer Taeian Clark on God of Hormones GH15 forum recommends solo deca cycles up to 2000mg and has himself run 3 grams of deca solo. He advocates that the level of conversion to estrogen becomes sufficient at 500mg nandrolone + with no sides. He also advocates stacking with DHT’s for the relevant compounds effects such as hardening (21, 22, 23). Solo Deca cycles at 3 grams with no deca dick and no estrogen or prolactin issues??
    But… it’s not just the TRT, Steroids and Abusers that say this is possible, a study of bodybuilders showed nandrolone doses of 500 and 600mg/wk and nandrolone 600mg/wk coupled with Anadrol at 100mg/wk caused no rise in prolactin (24). Calleja et al’s study of bodybuilders stacking nandrolone with various orals such as primobol, anadrol and dianabol showed no increases in prolactin, but a decrease in prolactin with a cycle using dianabol (25)

We still cannot ignore the negatives of AAS use. Studies in rats (rats have similar hormone systems to humans) have shown testosterone to be more damaging to the prostate, but nandrolone at super high doses 7.5mg/kg is more damaging to pelvic muscles. This sheds light that nandrolone does impact various receptors beyond the AR and Estro receptors, that higher doses correlate somewhat with higher sides and levels of damage, test vs. daca are interchangeable. Interestingly though, deca increases seminal vesicles more than test (26, 27, 28). But no mention of prolactin! None!

Bloody hell!

So what’s happening to the eroids crew with high prolactin?
A thorough review of posted lab test images was conducted using results from a 3 page google search. Each return was reviewed; on eroids members who posted bloodwork relating to prolactin. This covered 5/6 years of bloods listed (but not discussion in forums). The search was conducted to try to find images of real test lab results. The simple search string used was: site:eroids.com inurl:pics prolactin high -inurl:caber .
There is no evidence found whatsoever of a 19-nor elevating prolactin, and only correlations between 19-nors and prolactin within high testosterone and high estrogen cycles. HCG was also correlated with high estrogen and high testosterone. All, bar 1, cases of high prolactin are correlated with high testosterone and high estrogen, with several being *testosterone only cycles. All cases of low prolactin in these results were due to the misuse of caber. There was one high prolactin case due to a pituitary tumour (26).
A second search of the entire eroids site, using the search string: “site:eroids.com ("high prolactin" OR "prolactin is") AND (tren OR trenbolone OR deca OR NPP OR nandrolone)” resulted in a mere 235 results ONLY. 74 of these results pages contained one or more of the words FEAR OR WORRIED OR SCARED. There is a clear theme within page after page of tboth sets of results where people discuss prolactin and how to control it. There is a clear presumption that tren and deca cause prolactin to raise and when an individual states the cause might be something other than a 19-nor they are rubbished.
Within both sets of results, there is no evidence whatsoever of a 19-nor elevating prolactin.

Okayyyy, well what about my beloved testosterone??

For years we have been told 19-nor’s raise prolactin and we MUST use the essential Testosterone as a base. What the hell is the truth? Well, the facts are:
(1) Testosterone aromatises to estrogen
(2) Estrogen regulates prolactin
(3) Anything that interacts with the estrogen receptor can regulate prolactin
(4) HGH interacts with the Estrogen Receptor and influences prolactin
(5) The Thyroid system regulates prolactin
(6) Deca aromatises at a rate of 20% that of testosterone and can therefore interact at a lower rate than testosterone, with the estrogen receptor, and this estrogen CAN regulate prolactin (switch from test to 19-nor and you have lower estrogen and no need for an ai or prolactin issues and then no need for caber/prami? – how much money, trouble, time and health issues would this save us??????????????)

Testing testing, 1,2… test-free??!

According to former Arnold Era professional bodybuilder Ric Drasin, bodybuilders in the 60’s used only Dianabol (D’bol aka 17α-methylated derivative of testosterone) (11). In the 80's tests using D’bol, nandrolone (19-nor) and Mepitiostane (DHT), "an orally active steroidal antiestrogen and anabolic-androgenic steroid of the dihydrotestosterone group" showed no changes to prolactin(12). However, D’bol (17α-methylated derivative of testosterone)actually is proven to lower prolactin (13). Other studies of different esters of nandrolone including decanoate and NPP show no changes with prolactin whatsoever(14, 15). In animal studies with trenbolone acetate using a 150mg dose there is no increase in prolactin (16). So, both studies and AAS Bodybuilding cycles without testosterone has been in existence for many moons.

There is no known/observed mechanism by which a 19-nor has interacted directly with prolactin based on 60 years of therapy/research/trials

Yeah testo……..but, uh oh….. guess what…… OH SNAP…Testosterone IS NOT testosterone

Synthetic testosterone is NOT the same as endogenous testo and “synthetic hormones are not created structurally the same as human endogenous hormones, which often leads uncomfortable side effects.” (29, 30, 31). Big Pharma sells both bioidentical and non-bioidentical hormones – TRT lads should get doctors to ensure they are prescribing bioidentical to reduce sides, which they mostlikely already are. So the question is; what is UGL testosterone made from? Is it bioidentical? If not, is it responsible for oh so many sides not always seen as severly? Regardless, big doses of either leads to big estro conversion. Are phytosterols/estrogens correctly removed from the precursors as done by big pharma (32, 83)

So how is this pseudo-testosterone made?

Much big pharma is synthetic yet bioidentical and behaves exactly like the real thing as far as we know (83). But, not all big pharma testo is made this way (WARNING!). Much Pharma and UGL testosterone is made from Soybean (and Yam) plant derivatives. They are made from substances derived from these plants, called Phytosterols, which are in fact Phytoestrogens: (33). Fish studies showed significant estrogenic activity of two phytosterol preparations. To confirm, several manufacturers of Androstenedione were contacted. To date only one has responded and confirmed by email: "We supply Androstenedione, its from the fermentation of phytosterol" (85).

Phytoestrogens, as we are all becoming aware, are very similar structurally to both testosterone and to estrogen, are estrogenic and are similar to testosterone in terms of chemical structure, and bind to estrogen receptors. They also increase SHBG. The strongest phytoestrogens are the phytosterols which are used to make many testosterones as we now know, by using microbacteria, similar to gut bacteria to ferment these estrogens into precursor materials to make testosterone from. So, future research should look to the production of some exogenous testosterones from phytosterols and whether it retains it’s estrogenic nature and/or if it is easier to convert to estrogen via enzymes/acids like (but not limited to) aromatase and 5alpha reductase or other proteins/acids etc etc. This is all speculation, but a brighter mind might be able to shed more light on this because we all know there is a big difference between how endog and exog testo behave in the body (34), particularly when we include supraphysiological doses. Furthermore, it is likely an analysis of UGL products would need to be carried out to test the level of phytoestrogen NOT filtered from the finished product to ascertain the degree to which they may or may not be affecting the body during the proccess of synthesising testosterone from precursors. It is clear that companies such as Pfizer have excellent processes in place..... but what about the UGL's sources for precursors?(83).

So, it seems it is important to understand how these things work
Androgen receptor: The hormone, or synthetic hormone that binds to a receptor does so by a lock and key method (68). Once bound through various mechanisms the combo of the receptor and hormone travel/send messages to the specific cells they are contained within. E.g. in muscle cells testo bound to the AR will message the cell to go ahead and synthesise protein and store glycogen within the cell (35, 36, 18)
This is also true to Estrogen Receptors, and Prolactin Receptors. Prolactin receptors can also be activated by Growth Hormone which can lead to gynecomastia (37, 38). But guess what… the thyroid system also stimulates prolactin (as do tumours such as prolactinoma, see bloods review below (39).
BUT who is the organ grinder, and who is the monkey?!
It is important to note that it is the bound product that causes signalling, NOT the hormone. The implication is that anything that binds to and activates the receptor can replace the natural hormone at that site/in that cell. Following this revelation we know steroids that bind to the AR can replace testosterone there, but need to account for estrogen balance, androgenic traits, anabolic traits etc. The 19-nors have the highest binding affinity to the AR’s (78) and are more potent than testosterone, but when they convert during 5alpha processes do not maintain the androgenic potency which reduces concern for things like prostate hair growth (women) etc. (40). The list of binding affinity relating to testo is as follows: methyltrienolone>nandrolone>methenolone>testosterone>mesterolone. The infamous "duchess" cocktail administered to Russian athletes at the Sochi Winter Olympics consisted of oxandrolone, metenolone, and trenbolone (41).
So it seems that there are stronger exogenous steroids that can fulfil the duty of exog testo and act as the key to the AR. However, it is not yet fully understood to what extent an anabolic steroid (including non-bioidentical testosterone) expresses in ALL cells as exogenous testosterone does (42) . Furthermore, hormones act in unison to achieve certain outcomes such as sexual desire/libido etc. (43, 44). So estrogen is also important and possibly progesterone (although 19-nors are progestins and therefore can act as weak progesterones) but not why you think. Progesterone in fact acts as an anti-estrogen and therefore can inhibit estrogen stimulated prolactin. 19-nors being progestins, could have an anti-prolactin effect. In men, low estrogen/high estrogen can lead to erectile dysfunction commonly called deca dick. So a balance is needed, perhaps not a traditional test to estro ratio, but we would need to see estrogen levels within a range to prevent ED problems. There are other hormones involved (Oxytocin and vasopressin) but they are beyond this particular study. It is also important to note that nandrolone has been used as a therapy for aids muscle wasting for years without any reports of adverse effects on libido and only positive increases in sense of wellbeing and sexual function. (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)

But what about the little general? (no homo)

On Sex… Do we actually NEED estrogen?
Yes. We know that low estrogen and high estrogen can cause libido issues, independent of high testo, but it has been reported that even just taking supplements to lower estro can cause a range of health issues (49). It appears that despite there being much talk of a test-estro ration, it’s merely a marker and more important is the estrogen level within range. So…. This raises the question: at baseline, what is to be considered a normal baseline?
The ratio itself, is only a marker. It appears from TRT use research, as well as youtubers like Dr. Rand McClain and TRT forums such as Peak Testosterone, that 20-40 pg/ml is a reasonable level for estrogen, regardless of normal to high testosterone level in the various so-called ranges (50). Estrogens are involved in sex drive in both women and men (45) but what about 19-nors (Deca Dick?)… Nandralone and ED ?.... No literature shows a correlation and anything in HIV/Aids research shows positive sexual function. 19nors/Deca/Tren most often used in clinical environment and in therapies when anabolic effects are desired such as with cachexia. They include the nandrolone esters and trenbolone (51). In fact, since the 1950’s 19-nors have been used in therapy for ailemts such as: Osteoperosis, then anaemia, then significantly in HIV/AIDS/Muscle wasting related diseases but also recently in HRT/Androgen Therapy (52, 79, 81) where Deca has been used in combination with very low dose testosterone for HIV/Aids patients suffering from Low Testosterone. Nelson Vergel admits to using low dose Testosterone with Nandrolone Decanoate for 10 years straight without any prolactin issues or ai.

Yeah but 19-nor’s shut you down HARRRRRD, don’t they?
Ok, so we can see that we need to focus on Nandrolone, due to the prevalence of study. Deca suppression is almost identical to that of testosterone. What? Yep. Nandrolone shutdown is the same as test give or take a couple of days. In terms of it’s esters; Slower/longest with deca, fastest/shortest with npp (53, 54). LH/FSH will rebound in the same way as with testo. But even the most learned gentlemen have not seen any evidence of the 19-nor ED concern (9).

However - it is important to note that ED is still a big concern, as an absence is not necessarily evidence of absence

In other words, more research/experiment is needed, and with both estrogen and prolactin in mind.

Let’s get real here. Has anyone actually really studied a 19-nor ALONE in BODYBUILDERS?

Yep, at supraphysiological doses and in bodybuilders. The dose was 600 mg nandrolone decanoate only for 12 weeks. They used resistance weight training with progression, reps within the hypertrophy range and end to failure. This resulted in greater LBM for nandrolone versus placebo increased fat loss and increased strength. There was no caloric surplus, total cholesterol and triglycerides reduced… BOOM! There were no reports of negatives on libido or health just improvements in feeling of well being KAPOW! The researcher also noted the strong possibility increases in connective tissues (beneficial for us as a part of LBM increases) (9). This is all aside the FACT that Nandrolone doesnt greatly convert to estro (55, 56) and will not create prolactin problems.
Yeah but….. Can a 19-nor actually REPLACE testosterone?
YES!!! In one study of 303 people they compared nandrolone decanoate with placebo and testosterone to see which is most effective for weight loss prevent in aids. Doses were nandrolone decanoate (150 mg), testosterone (250 mg) or placebo intramuscularly every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. Nandrolone won the race where the "perception of benefit was significantly greater in the nandrolone group when compared with both the placebo and the testosterone groups" and dverse effects are rare and primarily happened in the testosterone group (57). In fact it’s been done for years now; QUOTE: Howard Grossman, a New York City physician with a big HIV/AIDS oriented medical practice. "We use nandrolone extensively in patients who have testosterone deficiency and are also losing weight. We've seen better weight gain than with testosterone alone and more accumulation of muscle mass. People feel better. I haven't found any increase in side effects” (58, 79, 81, 82). Holy $4!t!!!

This is pretty serious

Nandrolone is an existing solo therapy that does not cause prolactin problems, ED, Gyno, water retention and is clearly noted to be better than HGH all while being exceptional for nitrogen retention, fat loss, strength and lbm gains, lowering cholestorol /bad lipid values and improving quality of life, increasing insulin sensitivity and glucose disposal. Wow! (59, 60, 61).

It gets better!.....

If you double the dose, you double the lean weight gains

This trend is visible across multiple independent studies. (62, 63, 64, 65). The pharmacokinetics are very similar to testosterone e. Suppression from exog steroids can be difficult to measure although there are tools to do so. Looking at FSH LH time to baseline, it is circa 10-14 days. Endogenous Test then follows. Looking at NPP it can be 10 days for test to return to normal and 14 days for Deca. Therefore, test and deca are in fact very, very similar in terms of how suppressive they are to natural testosterone production. This is significant.

Soooooooooo…….. logically…… we need an experiment to really, REALLY prove this, or otherwise…. Right?
In cinemas near you… part 3, the experiment!

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taeian's picture

Lmao good job at literally stealing everything I've posted basically and posting as your own. You didn't do any research. You've just copied my post from the research I did. Good job. But thats why you also couldn't explain half the stuff indepth

Greg's picture

post a side by side comparison of your original text and I'll make sure any plagiarized content is removed from eroids.

giardap's picture

Every time you post a lie about me I will neg you Taeian. Sort yourself out and you can have your karma back.

GizmoDuck's picture

Damn. Lots of info. Onto part 3 now

Clayton8902's picture

This is absolutely 100% excellent. This is why eroids is here. Thank you for the information as it helps so much for me and many others who decide to use that "magnifying glass" every once in awhile.

DSTER's picture
  • for all the time, effort and research my dude. Respect.
giardap's picture

Cheers man, appreciate it
+

Experiment is on hold for the moment
Going to run it solo when I get some seperate issues sorted

waterhead235's picture

Here is some bloodwork from a friend of mine. He forgot to get ultra sensitive estrogen test so those numbers are useless.

https://www.eroids.com/pics/bloodwork-from-tren-cycle-with-no-ai-or-da

giardap's picture

I finished a 5-6 month tren run a little while back with similar numbers in my bloods.
Not 100% sure on Estro for same reason as yoyr buddy but it rode a little high with the prop,. and prolactin followed accordingly but always under 20, no need for caber no high prolactin no prolactin sides etc
That's was 5-6 months of 100mg prop ED and 50mg ten ace ED
and as a side to that, I've had prolactin issues back in past when I didn't control Estro so it is what is it

giardap's picture

Just saw this on my youtube feed
Enhanced Fathlete doing a deca only cycle at 2500mg per week
Seems they got scammed with fake deca!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2hJa0e1oiU

Rob83's picture

Great read! I'll be looking out for your results. Even if it doesn't work for everyone, it may be an option for some, I'd be up for trying a deca only cycle, I'm a while away from any cycle at the minute though, you'll probably be done with your experiment by then!

giardap's picture

That's it Rob
It is pretty much irrefutable that once these things are in the body, they behave differently for different folks and much of it we dont understand at all, so anything we learn = more ammo for making either decisions or recommendations, of various sorts! Cheers for your thoughts, be sure to read the opinions of those who disagree too, balance is important

Jayzgainz's picture

So I wonder, if in fact it is true that test is the main culprit for high prolactin how did the 19nor's get their reputation? Where/when did this start? Also if this is the case wouldnt we see many more people running test only cycles in the 5-600 mg range develop hi prl symptoms? Or would it only be prevelant in the higher dosages? Or with someone that completely ignored their estro. I dont know enough about this but somewhere along the line someone had lactating nipples and put 2 and 2 together and determined it was because of the 19nor. Is this just a case of mass delusion spread by a few gym rats from an earlier time? Whatever the case Im glad yhis discussion is happening. Lots of good thinking around this topic.

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giardap's picture

I dont know, being honest. I know that in the 50s and 60 and early 70s they were doing dbol only cycles and deca too. then they added test, pulled back from test and somewhere after the 70's the big test doses started being used
Id love to see a timeline of it.

Re: test/prl, its more so test>estro>prl
Re: doses, everyone is different. So the amount of aromatisation can be different and the amount that estro activates the prl receptor is also different in different people. So no set rules unfortunately.

Anything that sparks discussion has to be a good thing!

BJ's picture

First picture of Gyno I saw on a bodybuilder was 1980 Olympia! When Arnold made his come back!! I think two or three competitors had it! I never saw any of the bodybuilders that Arnold posed with in the early 70s or 60s with it. So I’m thinking they started upping the test doses in the late late 70s. Watch these when you can!

https://youtu.be/DgHQHLAepMg

https://youtu.be/kKgcX40Ddzo

https://youtu.be/ONqlFUq_QWI

bigrick2017's picture

Great post man its very interesting I know a couple people who ran deca only cycles and I asked them if there dick worked they said better than ever but I just thought they were full of shit +1 for the research

giardap's picture

I hope they werent lying lol
the experiment will tell all!

RickRock1086's picture

Could be that the mixing of 500mg of Test + 500-600mg Deca could be the problem causing a shit ton of prolactin issues since both are doing pretty much the exact same thing. I wonder if using just Deca alone at 600mg/week could have the same impact than the the mix Test/Deca stated above?
I've tried NPP before on a small dosage per week along with Test P & felt great

giardap's picture

Thats exactly what the experiment will be about
The study suggests deca binds harder to the AR leaving a ton of testo floating around with nothing to do other than convert to estro which then raises prolactin.

TheFlash85's picture

Try running deca alone and see what happens to you dick and sex drive, thats all the proof i need.

Run test alone wven without an ai at up to a gram a week- high libido, hard dick, sex fiend.

Add deca in without caber bye bye hard dick, orgasms and sex drive, hello depression and acne.

Pretty simple.

Deca alone without ancillaries or test would be a nightmare.

Stick with tried and tested.

Run ai with test and a da with 19nors.

Manshit's picture

For me that is exactly the case.I ran deca alone once and didn't even make it two weeks.Dick was a noodle.Added test and it got a little better but not much.I then added Dostinex and the problem was corrected.So for me that was a pretty clear indicator of a prolactin problem.I've also done a gram a week of test cyp,without AI and never had an issue.I admire the op's desire to learn but for me and my wife the issue is settled science.
note: I do have a good friend that does pretty high levels of deca only cycles and loves it.Claims to never have problems downstairs.

TheFlash85's picture

Most are the same bro.

Does your mate use caber, prami or bromo?

Manshit's picture

Now tren on the other hand was a different animal for me.I did the old ground up pellets tren once,with only using Androgel for test,and never had that problem.I did have it a little though with tren enanthate even on test cyp.

TheFlash85's picture

Tren makes me syco but fucking horny 24-7
Coming off tren is the drama in the ed department.

Manshit's picture

Agreed !the shutdown is a bitch.I love being on it but will probably not use again.

giardap's picture

Lads if murder was legalised.... like that movie The Purge... ten would be the best drug everrrrrr!!!!

Manshit's picture

Get me to about ten weeks in the purge may start weather legal or not.Paranoia for sure!

Manshit's picture

Not that I know of,but he said he loves deca and feels great on it.I always wonder if people who don't get the sides are really getting deca.Mine was pharma and it they hit me very quick.Now I never got the tit issues,just the deca dick.I specifically ask him about that side effect and he said it never happened,said if it had he wouldn't use it.I told him now you know why I don't.

TheFlash85's picture

Yea i used to love deca but hated coming off.

Ive literally got to the point with deca where i could be watching porn and have a hard on feeling like i wana bust only for my dick to go soft in my hand straight away or where nothing happens no matter what you try lol half hour of batting for nothing lol.

Ive also had it where i cant get it up for the misses heaps of times ( deca ) and even once shes done and tried everything and got it hard the few seconds it takes to slip it in its soft again.

Ive had it where ive got it up, been able to make her cum really quickly before it goes soft good for her not for me.

And ive had it where i can get it up and bang for an hour non stop in every possible way and feel like im having a heart atrack not being able to breathe and not be able to cum.

Ive also had it where i have no sex drive at all to the point id say no to a blow job coz i cant be fucked.

All deca.

Caber stops/ helps most of it.

Manshit's picture

Yes on Dostinex/caber plus test I am a fucking machine.Wife hates deca but isn't so fond of the machine me either.

waterhead235's picture

I'm going to address each point you made and look forward to your responses.
Have you ever run deca without test?

If I run high test without an AI my estrogen spikes and it's bye bye libido, hard dick, and sex is the last thing on my mind.

I've run 600mg/wk deca with 125mg/wk test. No AI or dopamine agonist and the only side effect I got was muscle growth.

You can see that we respond completely different to these drugs and there is no 1 size fits all approach to AAS.

giardap's picture

BOOM!!!
Great example of the difference bwetween TRT levels of test and crazy AAS levels of test.
Once you are covering that TRT dose of testo the body gets what it needs in terms of estrogen too. Whereas massive bodybuilder test doses just lead to an excess.

The theory i will test is basically whether deca can generate enough estrogen, I reckon.

You input here, is a fantastic example of a real world application of what people like Nelson Vergel the TRT expert has personally done for 10 years without prolactin or need for ai's

The lad I quoted in the research Howard Grossman, was a NY doctor who prescribed androgen therapy for low T HIV patients in a similar way and never had ai or prolactin issues reported.

Thanks for this input to the debate, rock solid.

TheFlash85's picture

Congratulations.

So would you advise that to a young guy running deca for the first time.

I posted the answer below which ive known all along for the past ten years.

I just entertained the idea and is good someone is researching, although unfortunatley after 3 months of researching and posting paged upon pages i summed it up in a few words.

Thyroid/ prolactin/ 19nors.

Game over.

waterhead235's picture

I wouldn't recommend any young guy run deca. Period. It's too suppressive and the risk of permanent shut down is too great. I would however advise a guy on trt to add deca to his trt dose of test.
You still have not answered if you've run deca alone.

TheFlash85's picture

Im sorry i didnt see your demand straight away.

Yes. Yes i have. Ive also ran tren and deca together.

I wont even get into why and what compications.

Ill tell you this quickly, a mate of mine ran tren hex alone for 12 weeks at a low dose.

He was 27 and perfectly healthy before hand with bloods to back it.

It was his first and only cylcle and almost 4 yrs later he is still completley shutdown and completley infertile- he cannot have kids.

He sees a specialist every week out of his own pocket and has hcg shots, clomid, nolva and i believe hmg.

He is weak. Tired and was lactating for a year.

Prolactin was sky high.

Tren does not aromatise.

Just like anadrol- how many ppl get gyno from anadrol??

giardap's picture

lol@demand

Yeah Anadrol is a biggy in terms of 'what the fuck is going on' isnt it. On paper it just shouldnt be happening
These systems are so complicated, and the if learned doctors etc dont fully understand it/what is actually acting on what, sure how could we?

TheFlash85's picture

Im still keen on this if your experimenting etc.

As far as im aware with anadrol it does not aromatise but interferes with estrogen receptors- not activating them or binding but irritating/ aggravating.

Same with 19nors and prolactin- being progestins they inhibit the prl the same way.

giardap's picture

Of course, I'll be adding to the group, just need to try and lay out/design the experiment and lay out controls and safety steps, inclusion/exclusion etc. Dont want anyone getting hurt, you know. Will have the group going by next week id say

Need your input to be honest Flash. Need balance and need someone to say hang on a fkn minute, when needed - ya know?

yeah Anadrol most likely does what gh does. It's crazy. Its also one of the control measures for the experiment.... no growth, no hcg (unless estro really low) no known prl inhibitors or dopa ag's (caber and whatnot) (including diet where possible - you know Soy stuff etc.)

Fairly lean, but then again, the nor dose will be up there

TheFlash85's picture

My only concern will be proof.

How will be able to verify the legitamacy of findings?

I mean its different to my gyno experiment- we had half a dozen lads who either had lumps or lactating- no one had anything to gain except ridding the gyno.

And if it didnt work there was no advantage to anyone in stating it did etc if you get me?

giardap's picture

Proof is a fair question.
I think the primary over-riding concern will be health so bloods commitmeet are actually an inclusion factor. That's 1 form of proof. A control.
The problem is, let's say an academic was running a test like this.... and he 1. Didn't administer the drugs, 2. Left ppl off in different geographies eat/train/administer/bloods all on their own accord... well that would be a severe lack of controls and the academic would be ridiculed! But hey... here WE are and WE AAS heads don't really have any other option other than a global anonymous blindly trusting collaboration! Sounds fcukin ridiculous..... but I don't care, we need an answer or at least more ammo to make decisions... and conventional means won't give it. It's said all the time that AAS users and TRT lads often school their doctors (just being ahead of some aspects of conventional wisdom/ or rather general practice... trt is a great example).
All you can do is be up front about limitations and other things like bias. People will judge regardless.
Me, I couldn't give a fcuk mate, I'll share by pm full disclosure with a time stamp if need be
But the question stands from all angles.... how do we know the study doesn't recruit a sabateur? !
Lol we don't I suppose!
Anyways full transparency from me. I'll video link you on my bloods if ya like ;-)

TheFlash85's picture

Once you start the group and send of invites you will also hopefully get others wanting to join, you gotta screen them.

Hopefully you can get multiple guys in trying it out so its not just one or two guys because obviously as we can see it varies person to person.

giardap's picture

You really didn't bro
What we are looking for, and I swear to ya man, Im looking for proof it is true, not to disprove it, is that 19-nor directly ups prolactin
my core searches have all been along the lines of; variations of tren/deca/19nor terms AND prolactin
have taken an honest look at anything and everything i can find

We wont get a totally definitive answer, but there isn't any evidence that I've seen that shows anything to help the debate for 19nors directly raising prl

I want to find evidence of it, because it is very 1 sided at the moment
I would say there is more chance of finding definitive proof that 19nors cause ED, maybe at low doses - thats definitely something that could be looked at

giardap's picture

Check out the studies of the aids patients man, the ED thing just doesnt come through in those studies.
Im not saying it cannot happen, but in 50 odd years there hasnt been a single mention of it, not 1
none of them ran test, none of them spoke of prolactin issues and some showed insignificant decreases

TheFlash85's picture

Ive ran deca over ten times.

Ive had ed low sex drive, not being able to cum, limp dick and not getting it up.

Only deca does it.

Tren makes me a sex fiend untill coming off.

Each to their own.

Caber stops those sides on deca.

giardap's picture

Likewise. Gave myself a touch of gyno woth tren and deca and let estro snd prl go skyhigh to boot too once. Bad mistakes. Caber is a beast for stopping prl sides when you get them
but manage estrogen and you wont ever have the prl issue unless its caused by something else like hgh or tumours etc.

Gettingbig's picture

So I haven't read the entire post yet but during this research did you see any research on MENT being used for trt? I was just speaking with someone on another board discussing the use of Ment for trt in some eu countries.
I bring this up because it might back up the claims your making. Check this out

MENT (methylnortestosterone acetate )
Chemical Composition

17 beta-hydroxy-7 alpha-methylestr-4-en-3-one acetate
Molecular Weight: 330.465 g/mol
Formula: C21-H30-O3
Manufacturer: censored

Effective Dose (Men): 10 mg/day
Effective Dose (Women): Not Recommended
Half-Life: Approx. 8-12 Hours
Detection Time: Unknown
Anabolic/Androgenic Ratio: 2300-650

Description

MENT, a.k.a. methylnortestosterone acetate and as trestolone acetate (the chemical name of active ingredient in MENT), is an oral derivative of the anabolic steroid nandrolone.

MENT was initially developed for androgen replacement, however it encompasses a vast number of treatment applications including testicular failure, contraception therapies, bone mass loss, BPH, prostate cancer, cachexia and muscle wasting, primary hypogonadism, ASIH, baldness, and sarcopenia.

Ok so ment is an oral derivative of Nandrolone and they're using it for trt. We know that ment spikes estrogen.
Example
Side Effects

Again, MENT aromatizes more like a testosterone than a nandrolone. Thus, for the side effects of MENT see Testosterone Propionate.

Why does a oral derivative of Nandrolone spike estrogen levels as much as test p?
Also there is no mention of raising progesterone even though when researching ment you will see this

Indications/Purpose

For the Indications/Purpose of MENT see the Deca-Durabolin profile. MENT, however has a much shorter half-life.

If ment is really that close of a compound to nandrolone then why such bad estrogen spikes but no raising of progesterone.
I myself am extremely curious about this question. I also believe that your theory of Nandrolone not raising progesterone might be backed up further with research into the use of Ment for trt.
I will be researching this myself later today and will also be taking a much closer look at the research you have already done here on the subject.
Another great post im not sure if your theory is true but from my experience with Nandrolone your theory is definitely not completely crazy.

Reference copy and paste from steroid.com

giardap's picture

Weren't they looking at it as a contraceptive once??

Gettingbig's picture

Yes it was actually used as a contraceptive.
I didn't know that they used it for chemical castration that to me is a little bit more than a contraceptive