Estrogen receptors in fat cells?

[guest589745]

If so, would that mean more fat = more chance of estrogenic side effects like gyno?

[Nelstar]

i dunno, i know alot of fat men have tits, but im not certain they have true gyno with the mammory glands. I think you would be more subjective to the storing of fat then the likely-hood of developing the glands but that would all be based on your subseptability(sp) to gyno

[BajanBastard]

Fat is a source of estrogen/aromatize in the human body so the more fat you have the higher the chance that highly aromatizing steroid will cause estrogenic sides. Fat cells have both estrogen and androgen receptors.

[guest589745]

Interesting.

So as well as increasing estrogen sides, considering they also have androgen receptors in them, fat can also have a "positive" effect also?

[BajanBastard]

When androgens bind to the AR on fat cells it causes the fat cells to release the fat stored to be burnt as fuel and also stops the formation of new fat. That's why i always say steroids burn fat.

[guest589745]

Wow, thank you!

That is one of the most interesting pieces of info I have learned here in a while!

Seriously.

[guest589745]

Where do you find this information besides here?

[BajanBastard]

Research studies on Pubmed is where i do my reading.