propecia making test more tolerable
OK, i read some more in Anabolics 2002 and it says:
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Proscar/Propecia shows great potential for the steroid using athlete. And as you know, the dihydrotestosteron (DHT) metabolite is responsible for many of the unwanted androgenic side effects associated with testosterone use. The hihg levels of DHT that form in certain tissues produces oily skin, acne, facial/body hair growth and accelerated male pattern baldness. By minimizing the production of DHT, we should greatly reduce many of these harsh side effects and make our testosterone cycles more comfortable. In many instances, Proscar/Propecia can allow the athlete the use of steroid compounds (testosterone esters such as cypionate, enanthate, Sustanon etc.) halotestin and methyltestosterone with much less androgenic side activity.
It then states there are two human enzymes, Type 1 is 5-a reductase which is predominant in the sebaceous glands, and type 2 primarily found in hair follicles and prostate. The type 2 is responsible for 2/3 of the circulating DHT in the body, and thats what finasteride(proscar) specifically blocks..so therefor it would be better against baldness than acne or oily skin, but would benefit either way.
Also stated under Arimidex in Anabolics 2002 is:
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In combination with Propecia/Proscar we have a great advance. With one drug halting estrogen conversion and the other blocking 5-alpha reduction,(testosterone, methyltestosterone, and Halotestin only), related side effects can be effectively minimized. Here the strong androgen testosterone could theoretically provide incredible muscular strength, while at the same time being as tolerable as nandrolone.