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[viczeva]

hey guys,

ok this might be a dumb question. if it is im sorry, lol. can one be tested for using testosterone as an aas? i figure u cant, since ur body creates it anyway. and after pct it goes to normal... or am i wrong?
vic

 

[Mr.X]

If someone wants to test for it, they can, how do you think they test for steroids in the olympics?

However, the tests for steroids are expensive and unusual, you're more likely to get a lie detector test then anything.

 

[Pikaberdot]

I posted about this a while ago, basically the answer had to do with although everyone produces different amounts of testosterone naturally, when you are taking it yourself the levels are far above+beyond the bodys natural ability to produce - no matter who you are.

 

[viczeva]

yeah, but lets say u do a cycle, then do proper pct. if they test u 2 weeks, 1 month or 3 months after, when the levels are back to normal. would they now u took em? or not anymore since the test levels in your body are back to normal.

 

[Maetenloch]

The testing available today is fairly sophisticated. They look at your testosterone/epitestosterone ratios. Your body produces both in about equal amounts naturally, but if you're taking exogenous test your T/E ratio will be much higher than normal. The cutoff is usually 6-to-1 - if it's higher than that, you fail the drug test.
Also at the olympic level, they can do isotope analysis to determine if the test in your blood was produced naturally or synthetically. This is because some athletes were taking epitestosterone along with test to keep the ratio within the allowed range.