Natural Testosterone Levels

[B bOy CrAyOn]

i had read that using gear for a significant amount of time will hinder your natural testosterone levels once you decide to stay off them for good....how do u prevent this or how manys years of use will it actually take to cause this ?

 

[crushershockey]

when you are on Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) your natural test shuts down because you are pumping so much test into your body at once... when you come off cycle you post cycle therapy (pct) to bring your natural levels back to normal... there is no way of preventing this happening ... you can take Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) to help keep your test flowing while on cycle so that when you come off it's easier on your body...
hope i answered ur question.. dunno if i did or not

 

[Jusee]

when you are on Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) your natural test shuts down because you are pumping so much test into your body at once... when you come off cycle you post cycle therapy (pct) to bring your natural levels back to normal... there is no way of preventing this happening ... you can take Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) to help keep your test flowing while on cycle so that when you come off it's easier on your body...
hope i answered ur question.. dunno if i did or not

Say 2 guys train together and are genetically exactly the same with the exact same level of natural testosterone and the same age etc. One stays natural forever. The other guys does 7 cycles with proper pct. When they both reach lets say age 31 and the juicer decides to become natural again and never do another cycle, will the guy that did all the cycles have lower natural test levels because of the Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) history than the natural guy?

 

[Jusee]

Thats what he is asking.

 

[sean usmc]

and once test is replaced synthetically..the body wont produce cause dos't need to...

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Say 2 guys train together and are genetically exactly the same with the exact same level of natural testosterone and the same age etc. One stays natural forever. The other guys does 7 cycles with proper pct. When they both reach lets say age 31 and the juicer decides to become natural again and never do another cycle, will the guy that did all the cycles have lower natural test levels because of the Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) history than the natural guy?

It's a bunk question because at 31 they should both be on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

 

[Slayer]

The risk can be minimized by doing reasonable cycles, proper pct, and adequate "off" time.

 

[Jusee]

It's a bunk question because at 31 they should both be on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

haha! Good point actually.

 

[B bOy CrAyOn]

thanks a lot for the info... so you would say it takes a really really long time for this to happen... the only reason i asked if idunno if you guys are familiar with a special episode they ran on the TLC channel called "The Man Whose Arms Exploded".... long story short was that they said that by the time this guy was done with his bodybuilding career his natural test levels were that of a little girl or somthing....another reason why i ask is because when i used gear i was a newbie and had no idea about anything and just listened to what everyone told me and the only thing i was taking after a cycle was Novedex and Formadrol Extreme the legal one...yea i know i shouldnt have even touched anything but u live and you learn ... thats why im waiting till i learn completely till i ever touch anything again......so should my body have restored itself to making the same testosterone by now or would i have messed it up or would it produce less now?

sorry if i sound ingorant about this but the truth is i am

 

[B bOy CrAyOn]

bump

 

[Bast]

This is purely my own speculation, but.

I think that at first you can run longer cycles with youre body coming back quick cause its youre first time and as you continue using this will become harder and youll be more shut down.

But thats me, with proper post cycle therapy (pct) and supps youll be back quick.

 

[Jimmykick]

IT's ALL speculation because there are no human studies to look at that can prove one way or another that regular testicular function is not compromised. It IS well known that your regular test levels drop when ON a cycle. This is actually a very good question and one of the many reasons I seem to piss others off when I say "we really don't know what we are doing in terms of long term damage"

Good thread, good question

 

[Lucky13]

If your worried ? why not get your test levels checked ? Chances are in teh future when most men reach 40+ that more and more will opt in for GH and HRT..you could spend your life of steroids and end up on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) anyway.

 

[B bOy CrAyOn]

thanks

 

[Thoms]

I really depends on the persons. Some unlucky few will never fully recover no matter what, whilst others will make a full recovery even after several cycles.

 

[simpllyhuge]

it think that it shouldnt matter. people are always worried about being on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) but what the hell is bad about it. when every one else is having trouble getting it up and turning into a fat woman, you can be on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and be the only one who still has optimal testosterone levels.

 

[Jimmykick]

don't get me wrong - I LOVE TEST