AAS induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?

[mattox]

Fellow junkies (that's a joke!),
Anyone ever experience BPH or extremely weak flow that you can directly attribute to your cycle?

I'm 50, so I know this is a normal(ish) part of male aging; however, I've never really had a problem with this unless I take Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride.

I'm running 420mg Test C and 140mg Tren E./week and 4IUs hGH/day. I do take 5mg Tadalafil/day.

The following is from using Grok with DeepSerach. Since human studies are limited, I figured this group of self-experimenters might have some information.

Key Points​

• Research suggests that using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) may induce Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), but the evidence is limited and not conclusive.
• A pilot study on one athlete showed AAS use increased prostate size and caused urinary symptoms similar to BPH.
• Animal studies, like those on rats, also indicate AAS can lead to prostate changes resembling BPH, but human data is scarce.
• More research is needed to confirm this link, and the topic remains debated due to limited studies.

 

[pigeonhed]

Yes i have BPH and have been diagnosed it for 8 years now. Current age 55.

HGh is a known irritant for me. Other ASS I am sure could do the same. The last 8 years I have taken nothing without doctor approval and knowledge.

Best wishes.

 

[mattox]

@pigeonhed I'm sorry to hear that, brother. Thank you for the response. I completely forgot to add that I'm also taking 4IUs of hGH/day (updated my original post to include that). Wonder what Grok can turn up on that?

 

[mattox]

@pigeonhed and anyone coming later, these are the Key Points returned by Grok regarding hGH and BPH. The combination with Testosterone has me interested. I need to look into that more:

Key Points​

• Research suggests there is no direct evidence that human growth hormone (hGH) causes Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
• hGH may influence prostate growth, especially when combined with testosterone, but this does not necessarily lead to BPH.
• The topic remains understudied, with limited specific research linking hGH to BPH, and more studies are needed to clarify any potential relationship.

 

[mattox]

Do Anabolic Steroids Make the Prostate Grow?

The dogma would ensure that anyone with prostate cancer, a history of prostate cancer, or at risk of prostate cancer, was denied any prospect of being treated for their testosterone deficiency with TRT. Gladly, the tide would turn in 2004.

thinksteroids.com

 

[apple99]

Do you think the test alone worsened your BPH?

 

[pigeonhed]

Do you think the test alone worsened your BPH?

No. My prostate has remained virtually the same size these last 8 years.

 

[dick_starbuck]

I seem to get symptoms of BPH when running DHT derivatives like mast/primo. Especially with higher test.

 

[Ángel Ruiz]

Hola compañeros.
Yo también preocupado por la próstata, tengo hbp, es muy incómodo y no te dela dormir bien por las noches.
La raíz de ortiga y el boro, también cialis mejoran un poco los síntomas.

Hay que alejarse de irritantes, alcohol, tabaco, cocaína,

 

[Alert_Custard]

Hola compañeros.
Yo también preocupado por la próstata, tengo hbp, es muy incómodo y no te dela dormir bien por las noches.
La raíz de ortiga y el boro, también cialis mejoran un poco los síntomas.

Hay que alejarse de irritantes, alcohol, tabaco, cocaína,

Good point the cocaine. Maybe the sleeping issues are related to that

 

[mattox]

Do you think the test alone worsened your BPH?

Hey, @apple99. Sorry, bro. Wasn't sure if this was to me or @pigeonhed. That's actually a question I've been asking myself. Unfortunately, I ramped up over 3 weeks from 140mg Test C -> 420mg/ week and in that third week also started adding in Tren E and hGH. To know for sure, I'd have to isolate variables. Once I'm done with this cycle and go back to cruise Test dosage, I'm thinking of conducting that experiment.