Test and my period

[Barbg8]

Does taking a small amount of test (100 mg. Test.Cyp.) stop my periods?

Thanks

 

[Barbg8]

Bump

 

[Iron Queen]

I dont how it would be on test but I know on anything I've done (deca, winny, nolva...) that I never get it until I'm off for a while and its cleared my system or until bodyfat goes back up.

--Iron Queen

 

[dieslgrl]

I had two periods last year........... hhhmmmm... I got one for the entire time I was cleaned out.... I am sure that most AS will stop periods.... but I think mine stayed away when I was clean simply because my bodyfat stayed very low....


dg

 

[ann]

While on test, mine stopped. Havent had one in a while, now that I think about it......

 

[Ceebs]

Well dayum, if that isn't a good reason to use gear, I don't know what is!

-Ceebs, who is currently thanking the advent of modern medicines like Motrin IB this time of the month, but does not advocate AS use until one has reached their genetic potential.

 

[wyst]

Are there no other health implications beyond bone density loss? Just curious.

Wyst

 

[Ceebs]

Hee, I got a shout-out from Spatts!

When I was in my annorexia phase several years ago (and therefore amenorrheic), my gynecologist said that consistently not getting one's period endangered one's future reproductive health, and increased the chances of reproductive cancers later in life. I don't know whether she was full of stinky, or there was something to it - most of the time, all one hears about is the bone density malady in conjunction with amenorrhea. Can anyone shed more light on this?

 

[dieslgrl]

as far as I know, being ammenorehic will just mainly effect your bone density... however, I have thought about this many times through.... we discuss this in great detail in some of my classes... but we don't address if AS use could in effect take the place and not be as detrimental to ones bone density... I asked my proffessor what men have that prevents bone loss, and why it is so detrimental to a female to be without a period... basically she said that a female's body is used to relying on estrogen as her main source to supply bone density and without it, it can be of great danger.... However, for a man, other hormones take action to supply bone health... (damn, I wish I had better english to explain this)--

so I am thinking... if a female should weight train (ie. increase bone density), eat healthily, and also use anabolics, (kind of putting her body in a state at which a male might be in) which in turn stops her period, then I would ASSUME that it would not be as big of a danger as an anorexic that is starving, not training with weights, and eating her body from the inside out... duh...

My proffessor also said that there is only a slight danger of reproductive health damage.... the danger is there, but not as serious as if her bones were frail...

remember this is one of dieslgrl's theories... these pop up every once and awhile, so take it or leave it.. my thoughts.. not proof...

dg

 

[dieslgrl]

I would love to see a study on females who take anabolics, who weight train, who have lost their period.. hhhmmm... maybe I should get my bone density checked!LOL

dg

 

[Realgains]

I don't think you girls that don't get regular periods need to worry about bone density loss.......the high androgen levels(especially test) in your blood will more than make up for it as estrogen isn't the only hormone that prevents bone loss.
Not only that but you are all doing weight bearing exercises big time

 

[wyst]

BINGO:

Bone mineral density of female athletes in different sports.

Heinonen A, Oja P, Kannus P, Sievanen H, Manttari A, Vuori I.

UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland.

Anthropometry, training history, cardiorespiratory and muscular performance capacity, and bone mineral density (BMD) were studied in female orienteers (n = 30), cross-country skiers (n = 28), cyclists (n = 29), weight lifters (n = 18) and in a reference group (n = 25). BMD was measured at lumbar spine, femoral neck, distal femur, patella, proximal tibia, calcaneus and distal radius by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. The weight lifters had significantly higher weight adjusted BMD (P < 0.001) than the referents at all sites (9-26%) except in femoral neck and calcaneus. Of the endurance athletes, the orienteers were the only group which had significantly higher BMD (P < 0.05) than referents, only at distal femur (5%) and proximal tibia (5%). BMD did not differ significantly at any skeletal site between subjects with different calcium intake. Weight training seems to provide more effective osteogenic stimulus than endurance training. The differences in BMD at different sites between the groups were consistent with specificity of the stimulus to the training of the studied sports.

Thanks...you rock, Spatts!

Mine become irregular when I lose weight or run a lot (I'm not a thin forumer, don't worry), and it's always worried me. Now that I lift 4-5 times a week and drink milk etc, hopefully I'm stimulating the the old BMD. Having lived in Japan where you see hunchbacked old ladies bent nearly double everywhere you go, this has really worried me at times, and has been a pretty big factor in my decision wether or not to eventually go the AS route.

Wyst

 

[katz]

Ok, I have only missed mine when I was below 14%.
Anyway, your bones will stop producing new bone cells after age 40 (Damn it!). In men it occurs after 60. WTF. That is why when a women is past 60 and falls she breaks her hip. The bones become brittle. There is one saving grace.. if you lift weights your bones become denser. This will make you less likely to develope osteoporosis. Go girls!

 

[dieslgrl]

at the age of 30 for women you no longer have the ability to STORE calcium, so that is why it is also important to take in a bunch before that age.. after that, your bones use what you take in, and what they have stored to maintain strength.

dg