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What Do You Think Of Testosterone Replacements?

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Q: Dear Will, I am a 62 year old male who found the bodybuilding
life style about ten years ago, so I started out a little late.
My testosterone has been clinical low (under 300ng/dl) for the
past 3 years. I want to start hormone replacement therapy and I
doctor agrees it would be a good idea for me. He wants to use
standard testosterone enanthate. However, from my reading on
the topic, wouldn't a less androgenic steroid like Primobolin
be better?


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What Do You Think Of Testosterone Replacements?
Copyright © 2006 Will Brink
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Q: Dear Will, I am a 62 year old male who found the bodybuilding
life style about ten years ago, so I started out a little late.
My testosterone has been clinical low (under 300ng/dl) for the
past 3 years. I want to start hormone replacement therapy and I
doctor agrees it would be a good idea for me. He wants to use
standard testosterone enanthate. However, from my reading on the
topic, wouldn't a less androgenic steroid like Primobolin be
better?

Charles Linquest, Monroe WI, 53566

A: Good question Charles, and I will do my best to answer it.
Though you may have started out later than some, it's never too
late to derive benefit from the bodybuilding life style!

For your use, that is hormone replacement therapy (HRT), I would
agree with your doctor here.

Low androgen is not by default a good thing and the androgenic
aspects of testosterone have many important functions on the male
body. For example, a recent study compared testosterone enanthate
and methenolone enanthate (Primobolin) in men for HRT.

The study was called "Hormone replacement therapy for older men
using testosterone enanthate or methenolone enanthate. (Int J
Androl 2000 Jan;23(1):300-6)." As most people know, as men age,
testosterone levels decline and is commonly referred to as
"andropause."

This slow steady decline in testosterone levels has a negative
effect on mood, sexual performance, libido, bone mass, muscle
mass and the immune system. Not good! Predictably, the
medical/scientific community has taken an interest in HRT for
men. Some doctors worry about possible adverse effects of HRT
with testosterone on the prostate, cholesterol levels, etc.

However, it's clear from the studies we have that this point
that too little testosterone is just as bad for you, if not
worse, than too much testosterone. The real goal of HRT with men
is of course to keep testosterone in the optimal range, say the
mid to high normal range found in a young healthy male. That's
approximately 500-600ng/dl but it can vary depending on which lab
you use.

Ok, back to the study. In this study 100mg per week of Primobolan
was given via injection to 10 men aged 52-78 years old who were
diagnosed as being low in testosterone (i.e. hypogonadal).

Testosterone enanthate was administered at the same dose and
frequency to another group of hypogonadal men (n=9, aged 54-77
years old). Both groups got these doses for 8 weeks. The
researchers looked body composition (measured by DEXA scan), mood
(sense of well-being), sexual activity, libido, and check both
groups prostates pre and post treatment.. They also looked at
both groups testosterone levels, estradiol (estrogen) levels, and
blood cholesterol levels.

Interestingly, they didn't find significant changes in body
composition (muscle mass, bodyfat, etc) in either group. More
important perhaps, the group receiving the Primobolan reported a
significant decrease in sexual activity and libido, and an
increase in prostate size at the end of the study period, with a
73% decrease in serum estradiol relative to baseline.

Four weeks after the last dose, everything went back to Normal
however, showing at least the effect was reversible. Things went
much better for the testosterone group, as they had an increase
in sexual activity and libido with no adverse effects found on
any of the tested parameters. The researchers concluded that
testosterone was clearly a superior choice for HRT in men with
low testosterone levels, which really should come as no surprise
to people.

Of course this study does not answer all questions, was not a
large study (though there are others), was low dose, and only ran
8 weeks, but it does show that testosterone is not the big bad
boogie man steroid the media would like us to believe it is and
clearly has therapeutic uses for men.

It's interesting that neither group had any statistically
significant changes in body composition, but its what most
bodybuilders already know; you need higher doses to get that
effect, and you need to lift some weights! Low androgen steroids
like "Primo" have their uses for sure, but for older men
seeking to get the benafits of HRT, testosterone is still king in
my view.




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