Once one uses the real stuff, why go back to pro-hormones? They are themselves steroids whether one admits it or not.
I have friends who swear by pro-hormones, yet claim they would not touch steroids. They play the clean slate card - free of drugs. If it gives the same type of side effects, and one needs to do post cycle therapy (pct), it is steroids in my book. Just because epistane may shut down LH a little bit less than Anavar as some claim - it's bullshit in my book.
Sure if cost is an issue w/ AAS then go for the pro-hormones. But they $uck up one just as much as any steroid if proper post cycle therapy (pct) protocol not followed. 10 years back when Canadians had access to them w/out hassle across the border, more than a few friends tried it. One friend took about 6 months to recover. I got androstenedione in 1999, still sitting on the shelf.