Under Drug Profiles for HCG there is recommendation for a taper of AS: "Most athletes, however, use HCG at the end of a treatment in order to avoid a "crash," that is, to achieve the best possible transition into "natural training." A precondition, however, is that the steroid intake or dosage be reduced slowly and evenly before taking HCG." However others do not recommend the taper of AS.

For a novice such as myself it makes sense to taper the end of a cycle so that your body can slowly recover. With less AS there would be less negative feed back to lower natural test. production until homeostasis is reached (with additional help from HCG and Clomid). However some do not believe in the taper and I like to know why? It would be great if some one could clarify this for me and point me to some good sources.