Q: “How should HCG be used in post-cycle therapy (PCT)?” A: Ideally, HCG should not be used at all in PCT. For steroid cycles, HCG really should only be used in PCT if a mistake has been made which needs a correction. When it’s used in PCT, the purpose is to correct testicular non-responsiveness or […]
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Post Cycle Therapy (PCT) for Female Steroid Users?
Ask Dr. MIchael Scally – Q: What would post cycle therapy (PCT) be like for female steroid users and for what reasons? A: In the case of pre-menopausal females, tapering the anabolic steroids would be the best treatment. Steroid administration, like males, causes the HPGA to shutdown. However, stopping the AAS will produce menopausal like symptoms, therefore tapering until menses returns is best.
Is Growth Hormone Useful During Post Cycle Therapy?
Hi William, what are your thoughts of using growth hormone during PCT? A: I think it is certainly a viable option, though the main focus is preserving lean body mass and not increasing the return to homeostasis with androgen production. The main support for this use of GH came from a study published in 2001, […]
Is Post-Cycle Therapy (PCT) Really Necessary?
Q: OK, I have been on test cyp for about 6-7 months now. I am going to try to come off. I AM NOT GOING TO PCT, unless can be avoided. Tell me why I should, and what to expect, and look out for, IN A NUTSHELL!!! …Why it is I should actually have to […]
Jose Canseco Suffering from Anabolic Steroid Induced Hypogonadism
Jose Canseco admits to health problems resulting from the discontinuation of anabolic steroids in the A&E documentary “Jose Canseco: The Last Shot” premiering Monday night, October 20th. Jose Canseco, the former baseball superstar who blew the whistle on the game’s steroid scandal, has used steroids himself for the past 24 years. Now Jose wants to […]
Post Cycle Therapy (PCT)
After a cycle, we have one goal: to hold onto the gains we made during the cycle. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, because the levels of various hormones and other substances that were circulating around your body during the cycle (huge amounts of testosterone, insulin-like growth factor, growth hormone, and lower amounts of […]
Rationale for the Use of Aromasin with Tamoxifen During Post Cycle Therapy
Aromasin (Exemestane) is one of those weird compounds that nobody really knows what to do with. What we generally hear about it makes it very uninteresting…It’s a third generation Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) just like Arimidex (Anastrozole) and Femera (Letrozole). Both of those two drugs are very efficient at stopping the conversion of androgens into estrogen, […]