Blood testing related question

[Teras14]

Hi guys,
I just want to make sure do I get everything right. If I am using AAS which can convert into estrogen (for example Dianabol) then blood work will show converted AAS as E2. And if this statement holds true why does Dianabol is not interpreted as Testosterone in the blood work?
Thanks.

 

[Gainjin260]

Dbol will be "interpreted" as test- as in it will increase your test levels significantly. However, it aromatizes fairly easily and some of that test will be converted into estradiol.

Sounds like you should tell us what your planning on doing. Please provide stats and the cycle you are thinking of taking.

 

[Mountain-Man]

Dbol will deff raise estrogen and raise test levels

 

[Megatron28]

Dbol will deff raise estrogen and raise test levels

Dbol will be "interpreted" as test- as in it will increase your test levels significantly. However, it aromatizes fairly easily and some of that test will be converted into estradiol.

Sounds like you should tell us what your planning on doing. Please provide stats and the cycle you are thinking of taking.

You guys are confusing me on the TT.

 

[Teras14]

OK, so all testosterone derivated steroids are interpreted as testosterone and all aromatized steroids are interpreted as E2?

 

[Megatron28]

OK, so all testosterone derivated steroids are interpreted as testosterone and all aromatized steroids are interpreted as E2?

Nope.

1) Aromatization is always expressed as one of the forms of estrogen - but not all steroids aromatize.

2) Not all steroids show up as Total Testosterone on blood work. In fact, most do not.

 

[weavy88]

This is an often confused subject regarding the two primary methods used for blood tests; ECLIA and LC/MS. If you are concerned that a particular AAS will skew your testosterone levels on an assay, just get the test that uses the LC/MS method, then you don't have to worry.

Been a lot of questions on this lately, maybe someone should make a sticky on the matter

 

[carverelli]

It's always been my understanding that only testosterone races total testosterone levels. Other steroids can raise free testosterone estrogen can come from several different steroids

 

[weavy88]

It's always been my understanding that only testosterone races total testosterone levels. Other steroids can raise free testosterone estrogen can come from several different steroids

yes what you say is correct. However, certain tests can "confuse" one molecule for another. Nandrolone in particular will falsify testosterone results depending on the method used.

 

[DucBase]

I've had the false positive with nandrolone using the ECLIA test. Got me in trouble. I e posted the FDA report documenting that issue here before. Other than that I'm not aware of anything that shows up as testosterone. I hear tren will do something similar with the ECLIA estrogen test.

If dbol really raised testosterone levels it would take all the fun out of everything. Newbies could run oral only cycles...

 

[Teras14]

Is there any list of AAS steroids which are interpreted as testosterone and which can boost up estradiol?

 

[Milton]

Is there any list of AAS steroids which are interpreted as testosterone and which can boost up estradiol?

is there?