Aromatase inhibitors can lower estrogen in the body. They do so by inhibiting the enzyme aromatase. But how effective are they at lowering estrogen in men? And is there a difference in efficacy when administering exogeneous testosterone? …
What causes gynecomastia?
Gynecomastia is the benign enlargement of breast tissue in men. Androgens and estrogens play a pivotal role in its development. But what about prolactin and progesterone, are they also involved? …
Endocrine treatment of gynecomastia
Gynecomastia is the benign enlargement of breast tissue in men. Estrogens play a pivotal role in its development and endocrine treatment can help counteract it. …
Deepening of the voice in women using anabolic steroids
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) can have virilizing effects on women. Certain characteristics shift towards that of a mans biology. One of them is deepening of the voice, or dysphonia. This is sometimes pretty evident with AAS-using female bodybuilders. In this post I discuss what is known about it in the scientific literature. …
How well do anabolic steroids work?
In this article I will dive in some of the trials which have used dosages of testosterone enanthate up to 600 mg weekly. With and without concurrent resistance training. The results might surprise some of you. …