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Proviron |
With Proviron
the athlete obtains more muscle hardness since the
androgen level is increased and the estrogen concentration
remains low. This, in particular, is noted positively
during the preparation for a competition when used
in combination with a diet.
Female athletes
who naturally have a higher estrogen level often supplement
their steroid intake with Proviron resulting in an
increased muscle hardness.
Female athletes
should use Proviron with caution since possible androgenic
side effects cannot be excluded. Women who want to
give Proviron a try should not take more than one 25
mg tablet per day. Higher dosages and periods of intake
of more than four weeks considerably increase the risk
of virilization symptoms. Female athletes who have
no difficulties with Proviron obtain good results with
25 mg Proviron/day and 20 mg Nolvadex/day and, in combination
with a diet, report an accelerated fat breakdown and
continuously harder muscles.
Proviron
is one of the very few steroid hormones which is still
sufficiently available. The brand name Proviron costs
about $35 in Germany and contains fifty 25 mg tablets.
Vistimon by Jenapharm costs $ 14 per box and is packaged
in two push-through strips of 10 tablets each. Proviron
by Asche contains 30 dragees and costs $20..
As one can
see all German manufacturers charge about $70 for one
25 mg Mesterolon tablet. This is similar to the generally
observed price of $ 1 per tablet on the black market.
Since the Spanish and Mexican Proviron are less expensive
than the German Proviron (all compounds are by Schering)
they are more readily available on the black market.
The original price for 20 tablets in Spain, for example,
is $ 3.60.
Depending
on the country of origin Proviron is packaged differently.
The German Proviron is offered in small glass vials
while the Spanish, Greek, and Mexican versions are
included in push-through strips. However, all Proviron
tablets have one thing in common: they are all indented
and on the back have the stamp AX,surrounded by a hexagon.
So far there are no fakes available of either Proviron
or its generic compounds.
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Generic
name: Mesterolone
Proviron
is a synthetic, orally effective androgen which does not
have any anabolic characteristics. Proviron is used in
school medicine to ease or cure disturbances eaused by
a deficiency of male sex hormones.
Many athletes,
for this reason, often use Proviron at the end of a
steroid treatment in order to increase the reduced
testosterone production. This, however is not a good
idea since Proviron has no effect on the body's own
testosterone production but-as mentioned in the beginning-only
reduces or completely eliminates the dysfunctions caused
by the testosterone deficiency. These are in particular
impotence which is mostly caused by an androgen deficiency
that can occur after the discontinuance of steroids,
and infertility which manifests itself in a reduced
sperm count and a reduced sperm quality.
Proviron is
therefore taken during a steroid administration or
after discontinuing the use of the steroids, to eliminate
a possible impotency or a reduced sexual interest.
This, however does not contribute to the maintainance
of strength and muscle mass after the treatment.
There are
other better suited compounds for this (see HCG and Clomid).
For this reason Proviron is unfortunately cunsidered
by many to be a useless and unnecessary compound.
You should be aware that Proviron is also an estrogen
antagonist which prevents the aromatization of steroids.
Unlike the antiestrogen Nolvadex which
only blocks the estrogen receptors (see Nolvadex)
Proviron already prevents the aromatizing of steroids.
Therefore gynecomastia and increased water retention
are successfully blocked. |
Dosages
In the past
it was common for bodybuilders to take a daily dose
of one 25 mg tablet over several weeks, sometimes even
months, in order to appear hard all year round. This
was especially important for athletes appearances at
guest performances, seminars and photo sessions.
Today Clenbuterol is
usually taken over the entire year since possible virilization
symptoms cannot occur which is not yet the case with Proviron.
Since Proviron is very effective male athletes usually
need only 50 mg/day which means that the athlete usually
takes one 25 mg tablet in the morning and another 25
mg tablet in the evening. In some cases one 25 mg tablet
per day is sufficient. When combining Proviron with
Nolvadex (50 mg Proviron/day
and 20 mg Nolvadex/day)
this will lead to an almost complete suppression of
estrogen.
Side effects
The side effects
of Proviron in men are low at a dosage of 2-3 tablets/day
so that Proviron, taken for example in combination
with a steroid cycle, can be used comparatively without
risk over several weeks.
Since Proviron
is well-tolerated by the liver liver dysfunctions do
not occur in the given dosages. For athletes who are
used to acting under the motto "more is better" the
intake of Proviron could have a paradoxical effect.
The most common
side effect of Proviron-or in this case, secondary
symptom- is in part a distinct sexual overstimulation
and in some cases continuous penis erection. Since
this condition can be painful and lead to possible
damages, a lower dosage or discontinuing the compound
are the only sensible solutions.
Women
and Proviron
Since Proviron
strongly suppresses the forming of estrogens no rebound
effect occurs after discontinuation of use of the compound
as is the case with, for example, Nolvadex where an
aromatization of the steroids is not prevented. One
can say that Nolvadex cures the problem of aromatization
at its root while Nolvadex simply cures the symptoms.
For this reason male athletes should prefer Proviron
to Nolvadex.
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