Study shows same estradiol reduction by 1 mg versus 0.5 mg anastrozole in young men

[gilmar]

Hello
I was Reading this article

Estrogen Suppression in Males: Metabolic Effect

It says 0.5mg and 1mg arimidex has the same effect in estradiol

 

[Cataceous]

Yes, they are both very large doses, clearly over the saturation level.

 

[gilmar]

Does 1mg arimidex really have the same 0.5mg effect?

 

[Cataceous]

It superficially appears to be pretty close, with similar estradiol results for each dose, but the 1 mg dose is more effective. This is obscured by the fact that these men have functional HPTAs, so they produce more testosterone in response to the impairment of estradiol production. The T/E2 ratio is 30% larger in those given the higher dose.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

For me, this is the most interesting paragraph

"The fact that we did not observe any detectable change in whole body protein kinetics or body composition despite the reciprocal increase in testosterone concentrations observed with anastrozole is also interesting. It is possible that this degree of increase in circulating androgens is not enough to see a change in protein kinetics and body composition with the metabolic tools of study used here. In the two models we used to show substantial anabolic effects of testosterone on whole body protein pools, the changes in testosterone concentrations were more profound than those observed here. In boys treated with testosterone (2) the testosterone concentration changed from 14 to 831 ng/dL, and in the young men rendered hypogonadal with Lupron (1) the decrease in testosterone concentrations was from 536 to 36 ng/dL, a 15- to 60-fold difference in concentrations, instead of the 1.5-fold difference observed here. Alternatively, the data could be interpreted to indicate that estrogen is necessary for the full anabolic effect of testosterone to be observed in the male. This requires further study. "

It supports something we have discussed before:

The Benefits of Estrogen in BodyBuilding

 

[Systemlord]

It says 0.5mg and 1mg arimidex has the same effect in estradiol

I don't think either dosage would matter in my case, either dosage would have the same end result which is estrogen 0.

 

[gilmar]

can I cut the 1mg anastrozole tablet in half?

 

[Cataceous]

can I cut the 1mg anastrozole tablet in half?

Yes, these tablets are commonly halved and even quartered. For smaller doses some guys will dissolve a tablet in 10 mL of vodka and then measure doses with an oral syringe.

 

[xqfq]

They're not on TRT, so their HPTA is intact. Thus AI lowers E2 -> hypothalamus senses less E2 -> more LH, FSH released -> more T/E2 produced.

 

[gilmar]

the study says it reduces 50% of estradiol. what the difference E2 is E2. because in practice I see many people reducing estradiol even with high doses of testo