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Andriol |
Women and Andriol
Since Andriol
is quickly eliminated by the body it should also be
considered for use before competitions requiring doping
tests. Women should avoid Andriol since the androgenic
component common with testosterone is also strongly
developed in this compound. Andriol intake can occasionally
lead to high blood pressure, retention of fluids, acne,
sexual over stimulation, and, in women, the well known
virilization symptoms.
The greatest
advantage of Andriol lies in its good compatibility.
It can, for example, be used with
Deca Durabolin in long-term
therapy and, in this combination and for health-conscientious
athletes, it is an alternative to the famous Dianabol
(D-bol)/Deca Durabolin stack.
Theoretically,
Andriol should build up muscle and mass, in combination
with noticeable water retention, in a fast and reliable
way, similar to the tested injectable Testosterone Sustanon and Testoviron
Depot. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Some
athletes who work out for a competition store too much
water due to their use of the injectable testosterone,
resulting in smooth muscles. However, if they still
do not want to give up Testo, they should at least
not have the estrogen-linked complications caused by
taking up to 240 mg Andriol/day and be able to reduce
the water retention. In this phase, the estrogen level
must be kept as low as possible, otherwise the best
diet will be useless. The intake of Andriol makes sense
in this case and usually brings acceptable results.
Otherwise, Andriol is a drug better used by hobby-bodybuilders. |
Generic
name: Testosterone undecanoate
Andriol
is one of the few new steroids developed during the last
few years. Unlike most anabolic steroids which were found
on the market during the 1950's and 1960's (and which in
part, have disappeared) Andriol has only been available
since the early 1980's. This fact probably explains why
Andriol holds a special place among the steroids.
Andriol is a revolutionary
steroid because, besides methyltestosterone, it is the only effective
oral testosterone compound. Testosterone itself, if taken orally,
is ineffective since it is reabsorbed through the portal vein
and immediately deactivated by the liver.
How
it works
The substance
testosterone undecanoate contained in Andriol, however,
is reabsorbed from the intestine through the lymphatic
system, thus bypassing the liver and becoming effective.
The liver function is not affected by this. Testosterone
undecanoate is a fatty acid ester of the natural androgen,
testosterone, and in the body is for the most part
transformed into dihydrotestosterone, a metabolite
of testosterone. For this reason Andriol aromatizes
only minimally, meaning that only a very small part
of the substance can be converted into estrogen, since
the dihydrotestosterone does not aromatize. The users
of Andriol therefore do not experience feminization
symptoms such as gynecomastia or increased body fat.
This makes
it a welcome alternative for athletes who have problems
with the common injectable testosterone compounds.
Due to this, Andriol is also suitable for pre competition
workouts. An additional advantage of Andriol is non-aromatizing
quality consists of the fact that the body's own hormone
production is only affected after a long-term administration
of very high dosages.
Andriol has
only a low inhibitive effect on the hypothalamus so
that the release of LHRH (luteinizing hormone releasing
hormone) is rarely influenced. This is very important
since-as we know-LHRH stimulates the hypophysis to
release gonadotropine which causes the Ledig's cells
in the testes to produce testosterone. Consequently,
Andriol should be the perfect steroid; however, this
is not the case.
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Dosages
Another disadvantage
is Andriol's high price. A package with 60 capsules
costs approximately $80. and the minimum daily dose
of 6-7 capsules thus costs almost $8. For those athletes
who would like to try Andriol 8 capsules ( 320 mg daily)
should be taken. The capsules should be taken three
times daily (approximately every 8 hours) after meals
so that the substance can be properly reabsorbed. However,
even this high dosage does not guarantee satisfactory
results.
Those of you
who believe that you need even higher doses should
then consider that it might be more sensible to switch
to the injectable testosterone. Andriol is often combined
with Anavar since Anavar also does not suppress the
production of testosterone and, in addition, does not
aromatize.

The Andriol/Anavar
stack gives athletes who do not yet have much experience
with steroids a fairly large strength increase and
also often substantial muscle growth. For athletes
over forty this combination is also of interest. Those
working out for competitions and wanting to avoid injections
on a regular basis can substitute Testosterone
propionate with Andriol. |
Side
effects
The disadvantage
of Andriol is that it becomes effective if taken in high
doses. Even if a dose of 200 mg of Andriol/day is taken,
the testosterone level in the blood is still too low
for a bodybuilder to gain strength and muscle growth.
The need for such a high daily dosage can be explained
by its extremely short half-life time since the substance
testosterone undecanoate is excreted very quickly by
the body through the urine.
The capsules,
therefore, are effective for only a few hours so that
6-7 capsules, that is 240-280 mg (minimum), must be taken
daily to achieve good results comparable to those of
injectable compounds. This, however, puts the athlete
in a dosage range which begins to influence the hormone
production and the compound now more readily converts
into estrogen. Such a dose can also manifest itself in
a higher retention of sodium and water. This is one factor
which competing athletes must consider. |