Physiological Mechanism for Edema (water retention, bloaing) with use of test?

[docflock]

Anybody know why test causing water retention? Is its effects on the Liver causing portal hypertension? Or is it some more complex mechanism?

[helios]

Anybody know why test causing water retention? Is its effects on the Liver causing portal hypertension? Or is it some more complex mechanism?

Its not the testosterone , its the estrogen which is causing the water retention.

[docflock]

any idea on the properties of estrogen that cause water retention?

[einstein1905]

Estrogen affects the renin/angiotensin system, which results in increased aldosteron levels. This causes sodium retention, which causes water retention.
I think estrogen also causes an increase in ADH (antidiuretic hormone) too.