Can we please stop with the borlore - Prolactin DOES NOT INCREASE GYNO

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Prolactin has NO effect on gyno according to:

Anastassia Amaro, MD Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Washington University School of Medicine December 15, 2005

Sited also in Griffin and Wilson, Williams Textbook ofEndocrinology, Tenth Edition,18:709-769, 2003

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I've never heard of prolactin being an issue with GH use EVER, so can we please stop the brolore already?
 
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Prolactin has NO effect on gyno according to:

Anastassia Amaro, MD Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Washington University School of Medicine December 15, 2005

Sited also in Griffin and Wilson, Williams Textbook ofEndocrinology, Tenth Edition,18:709-769, 2003

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I've never heard of prolactin being an issue with GH use EVER, so can we please stop the brolore already?
Funny you mention this, especially since decades of research shows androgens lower prolactin levels.

I think many get progesterone and prolactin confused for some reason, and even then progesterone requires estrogen to induce gyno in the first place.

So in the end.. blame it all on that evil estrogen.
 
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ooops... meant to say one more thing.. Prolactin is a RESULT of gyno, not the other way around.

Okay... carry on.
 
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Progesterone REDUCES gyno. The thing about progesterone is that things like Deca are natural progesterone agonists, meaning they bind to the PR but only have 30% of the effect of pregesterone, which means that they LESSEN the progesterone effect being a possible CAUSE for gyno.

Progesterone reduces estrogen receptor activity and something like Deca that reduces progesterone makes estrogen stronger.
 
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Progesterone REDUCES gyno. The thing about progesterone is that things like Deca are natural progesterone agonists, meaning they bind to the PR but only have 30% of the effect of pregesterone, which means that they LESSEN the progesterone effect being a possible CAUSE for gyno.

Progesterone reduces estrogen receptor activity and something like Deca that reduces progesterone makes estrogen stronger.
Can you please reference in real life where this holds true? All my research disproves your fact.

ESTROGEN, GH AND IGF-1, PROGESTERONE, & PROLACTIN

Estrogen and progesterone act in an integrative fashion to stimulate normal adult female breast development. Estrogen, acting through its ER a receptor, promotes duct growth, while progesterone, also acting through its receptor (PR), supports alveolar development (18). This is demonstrated by experiments in ER knockout mice, which display grossly impaired ductal development, whereas PR knockout mice possess significant ductal development, but lack alveolar differentiation (31, 7).

Although estrogens and progestogens are vital to mammary growth, they are ineffective in the absence of anterior pituitary hormones (15). Thus, neither estrogen alone nor estrogen plus progesterone can sustain breast development without other mediators, such as GH and IGF-1. This was confirmed by studies involving the administration of estrogen and GH to hypophysectomized and oophorectomized female rats, which resulted in breast ductal development. The GH effects on ductal growth are mediated through stimulation of IGF-1. This is demonstrated by studies of estrogen and GH administration to IGF-1 knockout rats that showed significantly decreased mammary development when compared to age-matched IGF-1- intact controls. Combined estrogen and IGF-1 treatment in these IGF-1 knockout rats restored mammary growth (26, 45). In addition, Walden et al. demonstrated that GH-stimulated production of IGF-1 mRNA in the mammary gland itself, suggesting that IGF-1 production in the stromal compartment of the mammary gland acts locally to promote breast development (55). Furthermore, other data indicates that estrogen promotes GH secretion and increases GH levels, stimulating the production of IGF-1, which synergizes with estrogen to induce ductal development.

Like estrogen, progesterone has minimal effects in breast development without concomitant anterior pituitary hormones; again indicating that progesterone interacts closely with pituitary hormones. For example, prolonged treatment of dogs with progestogens such as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate or with proligestone caused increased GH and IGF-1 levels, suggesting that progesterone may also have an effect on GH secretion (36). In addition, clinical studies have correlated maximal cell proliferation to specific phases in the female menstrual cycle. For example, maximal proliferation occurs not during the follicular phase when estrogens reach peak levels and progesterone is low (less than 1 ng/mL [3.1nmol]), but rather, it occurs during the luteal phase when progesterone reaches levels of 10-20 ng/mL (31- 62nmol) and estrogen levels are two to three times lower than in the follicular phase (47). Furthermore, immunohistochemical studies of ER and PR showed that the highest percentage of proliferating cells, found almost exclusively in the type 1 lobules, contained the highest percentage of ER and PR positive cells (47). Similarly, there is immunocytological presence of ER, PR, and androgen receptors (AR) in gynecomastia and male breast carcinoma. ER, PR and AR expression was observed in 100% (30/30) of gynecomastia cases (48). Given these data and the fact that PR knockout mice lack alveolar development in breast tissue, it appears as if progesterone, analogous to estrogen, may increase GH secretion and act through its receptor on mammary tissue to enhance breast development, specifically alveolar differentiation (31, 21).

Prolactin is another anterior pituitary hormone integral to breast development. Prolactin is not only secreted by the pituitary gland but may be produced in normal mammary tissue epithelial cells and breast tumors. (50, 28). Prolactin stimulates epithelial cell proliferation only in the presence of estrogen and enhances lobulo-alveolar differentiation only with concomitant progesterone. Recently, receptors for luteinizing hormone/ human chorionic gonadotropin have been found in both male and female breast tissues, though its function remains to be determined (11)
 
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This is talking about NORMAL development of women in puberty. Not in men who are using steroids and have developed glandular systems. The gyno reference shows in increase in the receptors for progesterone, androgens and estrogens which isn't "normal".
 
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Progesterone REDUCES gyno. The thing about progesterone is that things like Deca are natural progesterone agonists, meaning they bind to the PR but only have 30% of the effect of pregesterone, which means that they LESSEN the progesterone effect being a possible CAUSE for gyno.

Progesterone reduces estrogen receptor activity and something like Deca that reduces progesterone makes estrogen stronger.
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This is talking about NORMAL development of women in puberty. Not in men who are using steroids and have developed glandular systems. The gyno reference shows in increase in the receptors for progesterone, androgens and estrogens which isn't "normal".
This whole article is all about MALE breast tissue development.

Like I said, can you please show me some research to back up your statement? We are trying to keep the BroLore out of this. I am not discrediting that estrogen is the main player in gyno development, in fact I stated nothing can happen without the presence of estrogen, but ignoring hormonal imbalances of other hormones due to anabolic use is very tunnel vision.
 
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LegalGear is getting his info from Seth Robets book Anabolic Pharmacology, i'm educationally guessing.

Take trenbolone for example. I have seen a handful of peopl run fina-only cycles and develop gyno. Since tren is a 19-nor compound that doesnt aromatase, then there is no increased estrogen. Yet these people still are getting gyno.

And don't tell me its from estrogen cleaving off from SHBG. That amount of estrogen is very minimal.

You could argue that it is because progestins take a huge hit on the HPTA and shutdown testosterone production easily, then estrogen is increased, but that would contradict your point.

Also, don't let 1-2 studies saying one thing make you assume it is fact. There's plenty of studies testing the same things giving opposite conclusions in science. Even Seth says in his section on pregestins that it is all relatively new research. He also only references 2 studies on this specific topic.

Also, there are PR receptors in gynecomastia. So if you have even the slightest bit of pre-existing gynecomastia from puberty or a previous cycle, progestins can cause increased gyno growth.
 
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I thought it was still considered an unknown when it came to gyno. Lots of theories but nothing completely conclusive?
 
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Also there is a lot of real-worl evidence showing that people have greatly decreased gyno when adding cabergoline to their cycle, which in your theory should make it worse.
 
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in doing research i found that when looking for causes of gyno, it is standard for doc's to check levels of estrogen AND PROLACTIN. it would appear that the medical profession considers elevated prolactin a legitimate cause for gyno.
 
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Prolactin has NO effect on gyno according to:

Anastassia Amaro, MD Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Washington University School of Medicine December 15, 2005

Sited also in Griffin and Wilson, Williams Textbook ofEndocrinology, Tenth Edition,18:709-769, 2003

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I've never heard of prolactin being an issue with GH use EVER, so can we please stop the brolore already?
Do you frequent board geared to steroid users? If so you would not be saying ANY of this. GH causes gyno is MANY people and so does prolactin.
 
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That statement doesn't mean a high level of prolactin with the presence of gyno is necessarily a 'cause' per se. It could also be considered a result...

All i know is that for every person saying they got gyno from "x" you have another saying they didn't. What makes this anecdotal evidence even more diluted is the fact that a lot of people do not really know what gyno is and confuse inflammation and/or irritation as a diagnosis of gyno.
 
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Do you frequent board geared to steroid users? If so you would not be saying ANY of this. GH causes gyno is MANY people and so does prolactin.
I think using a community of forum users is a good place to start when trying to figure out an answer. It by no means should be used as scientific or conclusive evidence of a result or lack thereof. Too many people ignore or simply refuse to acknowledge the many other variables that could be part of the problem.
 
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'there are few outward signs of increased prolatin levels. however, some men do develop gynecomastia'. prolactin is considered a hormone, any time there is an imbalance of hormones the risks of gyno increase, at least imo.
 
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'there are few outward signs of increased prolatin levels. however, some men do develop gynecomastia'. prolactin is considered a hormone, any time there is an imbalance of hormones the risks of gyno increase, at least imo.
Is lactation "outward" enough for you? ha
 
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I know the article is written about male breast tissue development, but it's also siting research clearly done on women and development.

As for Finaplex, it is pretty easily explained that there are A LOT of idiots out there and Fina-H vs. Fina-S are very different, one contains estrogen one does not. One would think the Steer (male) Fina would be the one to get. I can see it now, walking into the farm supply and ask "I need some fina pellets" Do you need them for a steer or a heifer? Oh, a steer of course...

I would agree that none of this is conclusive, however why then do you have people running around worried all day about their prolactin levels? It's your typical scare tactics. People think Creatine causes kidney damage still because of stupid scare tactics and EVERYONE has gyno. Drives me nuts...

I just posted a link by a doctor specializing in this field who said in his presentation and cited an advanced medical text saying "prolactin has no effect on gynocomastia" in his presentation on the subject.

Anecdotal information is the worst kind because juice heads are morons and the people making juice are even worse. You really think an underground lab that is a little low on a compound won't just throw in whatever they have laying around to get a run out?
 
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I know the article is written about male breast tissue development, but it's also siting research clearly done on women and development.

As for Finaplex, it is pretty easily explained that there are A LOT of idiots out there and Fina-H vs. Fina-S are very different, one contains estrogen one does not. One would think the Steer (male) Fina would be the one to get. I can see it now, walking into the farm supply and ask "I need some fina pellets" Do you need them for a steer or a heifer? Oh, a steer of course...

I would agree that none of this is conclusive, however why then do you have people running around worried all day about their prolactin levels? It's your typical scare tactics. People think Creatine causes kidney damage still because of stupid scare tactics and EVERYONE has gyno. Drives me nuts...

I just posted a link by a doctor specializing in this field who said in his presentation and cited an advanced medical text saying "prolactin has no effect on gynocomastia" in his presentation on the subject.

Anecdotal information is the worst kind because juice heads are morons and the people making juice are even worse. You really think an underground lab that is a little low on a compound won't just throw in whatever they have laying around to get a run out?
wow wow wow is all I can say! Juice heads are morons? What do you call supplement users? There are good and bad among all kinds but juice heads are some of the most intense, intelligent, type A personalities that I have ever met. They are driven to reach their goals and generally upstanding, intelligent people who know enough to resist the marketing gimmicks of supplement companies.

There are studies and statistics that can prove anything you want to prove. I can care less if i have "proof" that prolactin causes gyno but this can be proven, many people have gotten gyno NOT attributed to estrogen and often while lactating. Even if you can't prove prolactin caused it, it certainly makes sense to assume so and act as if it is the case because inhibiting prolactin has solved many cases of gyno. It may be a co-factor but it IS a factor and has distinct signals that it is involved in many cases.
 
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Really? How about all the ones (99% of them) that wouldn't touch Methyl 1-Test because it isn't as good as the "real" stuff. Please tell me why a compound being a schedule III steroid makes it "real"? Can any of them tell me structurally why Methyl 1-Test or Halodrol or Superdrol is inferior to D-Bol, Anadraul or Anavar? Ask them though and they are "experts".
 
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google incresed prolactin in males and tell me why we SHOULDN'T be concerned about prolactin levels. infertility, low sex drive and gyno are a few of the symptoms. come on man, i can't believe you think prolactin is a good thing-hell i can't find one good thing about prolactin in men.
 
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I think it can be argued both ways- and, from what I have seen, it is also dependant of the hormonal state of said individual. If your T levels are normal and you haven't done anything to throw the T:E ratio out of whack, PRL is probably something you don't need to worry about (much). However, someone who has come off a cycle is going to have low androgen levels, and higher E levels, and this is a good enviroment for male breast development. Throw IGF-1, GH, etc. into the mix, and it could be a real issue. Most of the studies affirming that prolactin may have a role in male breast development are in individuals who have already had issues from an endocrine standpoint:

Histopathology. 2008 Jul;53(1):56-61.

Prolactin receptor expression in gynaecomastia and male breast carcinoma.
Ferreira M, Mesquita M, Quaresma M, André S.

Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal. [email protected]

AIMS: Despite the well-established function of prolactin (PRL) in normal breast development, its role in breast cancer pathogenesis is still controversial. PRL activity is dependent on the activation of a transmembrane protein, the PRL receptor (PRLR). The aim was to evaluate and compare PRLR expression in gynaecomastia and male breast carcinoma (MBC). METHODS AND RESULTS: PRLR expression was detected immunohistochemically in 30 cases of gynaecomastia and 30 cases of MBC. The whole series was also assessed for oestrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR) and androgen receptors (AR). A cut-off of 10% was used as the criterion for positivity. Histological type and tumour differentiation were evaluated. Pathological stage was assessed [Tumour Node Metastasis (TNM)-International Union Against Cancer system]. Statistical analysis was performed with Fisher's exact test. PRLR positivity was seen in 20% of gynaecomastia cases and in 60% of MBC cases (P = 0.003). In gynaecomastia immunoreactivity was predominantly observed in luminal cell borders, whereas in MBC the reactivity was heterogeneous and mainly cytoplasmic. There was no statistically significant correlation between PRLR expression and ER, PR, AR, pTNM, or histological grade. CONCLUSIONS: PRLR is significantly more expressed in MBC than in gynaecomastia, and with different patterns of reactivity, suggesting a role for PRL in male breast carcinogenesis.




Am J Pathol. 2008 Jan;172(1):194-202. Epub 2007 Dec 21.

Prolactin drives estrogen receptor-alpha-dependent ductal expansion and synergizes with transforming growth factor-alpha to induce mammary tumors in males.
Arendt LM, Schuler LA.

Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 2015 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA.

Male breast cancer is rare and has been the focus of limited research. Although the etiology is unclear, conditions increasing circulating prolactin (PRL), as well as estrogen, increase the risk of tumorigenesis. We modeled exposure to elevated PRL in transgenic mice, using the mammary-selective, estrogen-insensitive promoter neu-related lipocalin (NRL), to drive PRL expression. Male NRL-PRL mice did not develop mammary tumors. However, in cooperation with the well-characterized oncogene transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), PRL induced mammary tumors in 100% of male bitransgenic mice. Similar to disease in human males, these tumors expressed variable levels of estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) and androgen receptors. However, carcinogenesis was not responsive to testicular steroids because castration did not alter latency to tumor development or tumor ER-alpha expression. Interestingly, both NRL-TGF-alpha/PRL and NRL-PRL males demonstrated increased ductal development, which occurred during puberty, similar to female mice. This outgrowth was diminished in NRL-PRL males treated with ICI 182,780, suggesting that PRL enhances ER-mediated growth. Treatment of MCF-7-derived cells with PRL increased phosphorylation of ER-alpha at residues implicated in unliganded ER-alpha activity. Together, these studies suggest that PRL expands the pool of cells susceptible to tumorigenesis, which is then facilitated by PRL and TGF-alpha cross talk. Activation of ER-alpha is one mechanism by which PRL may contribute to breast cancer and points to other therapeutic strategies for male patients.
 
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Really? How about all the ones (99% of them) that wouldn't touch Methyl 1-Test because it isn't as good as the "real" stuff. Please tell me why a compound being a schedule III steroid makes it "real"? Can any of them tell me structurally why Methyl 1-Test or Halodrol or Superdrol is inferior to D-Bol, Anadraul or Anavar? Ask them though and they are "experts".
Actually most won't touch m-1-t or superdrol because they are unproven and show signs of being more toxic than dbol. Track the history of these drugs and their analogs and you will know why real deal users are smart enough to not touch them, for their health.
 
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any way you cut it, increased prolactin in males is not a good thing. rather or not it causes gyno we could argue about all day, but one thing we all should agree on prolactin is not a good thing for a male.
 
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Actually most won't touch m-1-t or superdrol because they are unproven and show signs of being more toxic than dbol. Track the history of these drugs and their analogs and you will know why real deal users are smart enough to not touch them, for their health.
All of the aforementioned compounds are considered steroids- they all come from the same base derviation and cholesterol backbone- when they were first synthed, it was for one purpose or another, with no classification that it was a PH/AAS/etc. We have put in all of the added terminology over the years, and, in reality, there is not a "better" compound than another- it really just depends on the desired method of application- for instance- Oxymethelone (Anadrol 50) is great for increasing RBC- but it is not great for building a lean, hard look, even though it is 5-alpha reduced. Bodybuilding applications do not necessarily translate over to other "real world" apps, and vice-versa....
 
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No one is saying that prolactin is "good" however having people reduce aspects of their hormonal cascade when there is no indication of higher than normal levels is crazy and pointless. Like anything excess prolactin isn't a positive, but reducing it just because isn't good either.
 
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Actually most won't touch m-1-t or superdrol because they are unproven and show signs of being more toxic than dbol. Track the history of these drugs and their analogs and you will know why real deal users are smart enough to not touch them, for their health.
Ok, well it's your story, you tell it... I'd take my chance with a GMP certified facility making my M1T vs. a guy in his basement making D-Bol tabs any day. Additionally, that wasn't what I heard, it was that it wasn't "real gear". I think you are really stretching here...
 
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No one is saying that prolactin is "good" however having people reduce aspects of their hormonal cascade when there is no indication of higher than normal levels is crazy and pointless. Like anything excess prolactin isn't a positive, but reducing it just because isn't good either.
It's like anything else- you want to keep levels normalized, and not throw it out of whack- It is ok to lower E, Cortisol, and SHBG to a certain extent, but there is a rebound effect when you start messing around with these entities. Prolactin isn't "bad" in most contexts- but in an atypical state where the T:E or T:C ratio isn't where it should be, it could be an issue, just like decreasing it too much could be an issue as well.....homeostatic mechanisms are pretty delicate things
 
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Some choice quotes:

" Patients in the lowest PRL quartile showed a higher risk of metabolic syndrome , arteriogenic ED , and premature ejaculation."

That's right drive that prolactin into the ground! Erectile Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome, Premature Ejaculation. All great things for a guy.


J Sex Med. 2009 May;6(5):1457-66. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
Hypoprolactinemia: a new clinical syndrome in patients with sexual dysfunction.

Corona G, Mannucci E, Jannini EA, Lotti F, Ricca V, Monami M, Boddi V, Bandini E, Balercia G, Forti G, Maggi M.

Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

INTRODUCTION: The physiological role of prolactin (PRL) in male sexual behavior is poorly understood. Conversely, the association between PRL pathological elevation in both reproductive and sexual behavior is well defined. AIM: The aim of the present study is to assess the correlates of normal PRL (PRL < 735 mU/L or 35 ng/mL), in male subjects consulting for sexual dysfunction. METHODS: A consecutive series of 2,531 (mean age 52.0 +/- 12.9 years) subjects was investigated. Patients were interviewed using the structured interview on erectile dysfunction (SIEDY), a 13-item tool for the assessment of erectile dysfunction (ED)-related morbidities. Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire was used for the evaluation of psychological symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Several hormonal (testosterone, thyroid stimulation hormone, and PRL) and biochemical parameters (glycemia and lipid profile) were studied, along with penile Doppler ultrasound (PDU) and SIEDY items. RESULTS: After adjustment for confounders anxiety symptoms decreased across PRL quartiles (I: <113 mU/L or 5 ng/mL; II: 113-156 mU/L or 5.1-7 ng/mL; III: 157-229 mU/L or 7.1-11 ng/mL; IV: 229-734 mU/L or 11.1-34.9 ng/mL). Patients in the lowest PRL quartile showed a higher risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS; odds ratio [OR] = 1.74 [1.01-2.99], P < 0.05), arteriogenic ED (peak systolic velocity at PDU < 35 cm/sec; OR = 1.43 [1.01-2.03], P < 0.05), and premature ejaculation (PE; OR = 1.38 [1.02-1.85]; P < 0.05). Conversely, comparing subjects with PRL-secreting pituitary adenomas (N = 13) with matched controls, no significant difference was observed, except for a higher prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire in hyperprolactinemia. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that, in subjects consulting for sexual dysfunction, PRL in the lowest quartile levels are associated with MetS and arteriogenic ED, as well as with PE and anxiety symptoms. Further studies are advisable in order to confirm our preliminary results in different populations.
 
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Ok, well it's your story, you tell it... I'd take my chance with a GMP certified facility making my M1T vs. a guy in his basement making D-Bol tabs any day. Additionally, that wasn't what I heard, it was that it wasn't "real gear". I think you are really stretching here...
M1T was a weird compound- I have worked with it some- and also used it- didn't really like working with it (really can irritate the nasal passages and eyes, even with protective garbing). As for using it- I have never had that dramatic an effect out of anything I have taken- it was too strong for me, even @ 10 mg/day
 
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Some choice quotes:

" Patients in the lowest PRL quartile showed a higher risk of metabolic syndrome , arteriogenic ED , and premature ejaculation."

That's right drive that prolactin into the ground! Erectile Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome, Premature Ejaculation. All great things for a guy.


J Sex Med. 2009 May;6(5):1457-66. Epub 2009 Feb 10.
Hypoprolactinemia: a new clinical syndrome in patients with sexual dysfunction.

Corona G, Mannucci E, Jannini EA, Lotti F, Ricca V, Monami M, Boddi V, Bandini E, Balercia G, Forti G, Maggi M.

Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

INTRODUCTION: The physiological role of prolactin (PRL) in male sexual behavior is poorly understood. Conversely, the association between PRL pathological elevation in both reproductive and sexual behavior is well defined. AIM: The aim of the present study is to assess the correlates of normal PRL (PRL < 735 mU/L or 35 ng/mL), in male subjects consulting for sexual dysfunction. METHODS: A consecutive series of 2,531 (mean age 52.0 +/- 12.9 years) subjects was investigated. Patients were interviewed using the structured interview on erectile dysfunction (SIEDY), a 13-item tool for the assessment of erectile dysfunction (ED)-related morbidities. Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire was used for the evaluation of psychological symptoms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Several hormonal (testosterone, thyroid stimulation hormone, and PRL) and biochemical parameters (glycemia and lipid profile) were studied, along with penile Doppler ultrasound (PDU) and SIEDY items. RESULTS: After adjustment for confounders anxiety symptoms decreased across PRL quartiles (I: <113 mU/L or 5 ng/mL; II: 113-156 mU/L or 5.1-7 ng/mL; III: 157-229 mU/L or 7.1-11 ng/mL; IV: 229-734 mU/L or 11.1-34.9 ng/mL). Patients in the lowest PRL quartile showed a higher risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS; odds ratio [OR] = 1.74 [1.01-2.99], P < 0.05), arteriogenic ED (peak systolic velocity at PDU < 35 cm/sec; OR = 1.43 [1.01-2.03], P < 0.05), and premature ejaculation (PE; OR = 1.38 [1.02-1.85]; P < 0.05). Conversely, comparing subjects with PRL-secreting pituitary adenomas (N = 13) with matched controls, no significant difference was observed, except for a higher prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire in hyperprolactinemia. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that, in subjects consulting for sexual dysfunction, PRL in the lowest quartile levels are associated with MetS and arteriogenic ED, as well as with PE and anxiety symptoms. Further studies are advisable in order to confirm our preliminary results in different populations.
This relates to what I was saying before: anyone who tends to run into issues with PRL seems to have already had some endocrine disruptive issues- in this case the patients were coming in for erectile dysfunction- and it doesn't really give the #'s for the other hormonal profiles- but I would be willing to make a bet that they were out of whack as well....
 
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Ok, well it's your story, you tell it... I'd take my chance with a GMP certified facility making my M1T vs. a guy in his basement making D-Bol tabs any day. Additionally, that wasn't what I heard, it was that it wasn't "real gear". I think you are really stretching here...
Were you beaten up by a bodybuilder? Seriously, where did this hatred come from? You are supposed to be a professional in the athletic enhancement field, how can you know so little about something yet speak so definitively?
 
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Some choice quotes:

" Patients in the lowest PRL quartile showed a higher risk of metabolic syndrome , arteriogenic ED , and premature ejaculation."

That's right drive that prolactin into the ground! Erectile Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome, Premature Ejaculation. All great things for a guy.
Looks like somebody still needs to learn basic concepts, like correlation does not imply causation.
 
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No one is saying that prolactin is "good" however having people reduce aspects of their hormonal cascade when there is no indication of higher than normal levels is crazy and pointless. Like anything excess prolactin isn't a positive, but reducing it just because isn't good either.
there is not a single positive reason for a male to have prolactin at all, so what would be the negative of reducing it. it seems that bromo is popular for it's sex benefits as well as overall well being that users report. prolactin also reduces production of testosterone and dopamine, so i don't think there is a 'however'. prolactin is just plain bad for males period.
 
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Prolactin has NO effect on gyno according to:

Anastassia Amaro, MD Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Washington University School of Medicine December 15, 2005

Sited also in Griffin and Wilson, Williams Textbook ofEndocrinology, Tenth Edition,18:709-769, 2003
Why don't you give a link to the PDF where you found this? http://endo.wustl.edu/conferences/PDFs/PDF-Dec2005/Dr. Amaro_Gynecomastia.pdf (slide 19)

The basis of your argument is an appeal to authority (Dr. Amaro), who in turn appeals to another authority (Griffin and Wilson). What we need to know is what exactly it says in Williams Textbook of Endocrinology between pages 709 and 769. You need to investigate whether Dr. Amaro paraphrased correctly. Did Griffin and Wilson give primary references to support their claim? What were they and how strong are they? You've barely scratched the surface.
 
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I just posted a link by a doctor specializing in this field who said in his presentation and cited an advanced medical text saying "prolactin has no effect on gynocomastia" in his presentation on the subject.
First, you didn't post a link. You gave a reference. Second, you misquoted him, which is you just being lazy. Don't put quote marks around a paraphrase.
 
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Progesterone REDUCES gyno.
According to what?
The thing about progesterone is that things like Deca are natural progesterone agonists, meaning they bind to the PR but only have 30% of the effect of pregesterone, which means that they LESSEN the progesterone effect being a possible CAUSE for gyno.

Progesterone reduces estrogen receptor activity and something like Deca that reduces progesterone makes estrogen stronger.
You're obviously confused. Just because deca and tren and other progestogenic steroids have a lower affinity for the PGR than progesterone itself does not mean they lessen the effect of progesterone. They're agonists that will increase progestational activity. Testosterone has a lower affinity for the androgen receptor than trenbolone, but that doesn't mean that testosterone reduces the anabolic/androgenic effect of trenbolone. Think about it.
 
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Progesterone REDUCES gyno.
EXCUSE ME ?
I had some "progesterone gyno" (i.e. it involved darkening and widening of areolas) from rebound, stress-induced or hell-knows-what progesterone. Blood tests showed normal E2 and crazy progesterone numbers. ATD had no effect. Proviron slowly brought it under control.
 
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They will absolutely lessen the effect of progesterone. They are PARTIAL AGONISTS. Testosterone is NOT a partial agonist, it is a full agonist

"Partial agonists (such as buspirone, aripiprazole, buprenorphine, or norclozapine) bind and activate a given receptor, but have only partial efficacy at the receptor relative to a full agonist. They may also be considered ligands which display both agonistic and antagonistic effects - when both a full agonist and partial agonist are present, the partial agonist actually acts as a competitive antagonist, competing with the full agonist for receptor occupancy and producing a net decrease in the receptor activation observed with the full agonist alone. Clinically partial agonists can activate receptors to give a desired submaximal response when inadequate amounts of the endogenous ligand are present, or they can reduce the overstimulation of receptors when excess amounts of the endogenous ligand are present."

Your test/deca/tren analogy makes absolutely no sense considering that both Deca and Tren are higher affinity steroids. So, test is a 100, deca 120 and tren a 400 any of these will work as an agonist. Deca has a lower activity level than progesterone so, with it binding it displaces progesterone therefore it will be a partial agonist. You'd have to take far higher doses to get the same activity level. Since testosterone is at 100% activity, it's not really a comparison with something with 30% activity. Think about it.

By the way, I didn't paraphrase, I took the QUOTE right from his presentation. I stand by my point that reducing hormone levels in healthy men below normal levels isn't a good idea. That was my point...

There is a ton that we don't know. However, I doubt messing with every hormone in your body at once is a good idea. The point is that for normal people to try and drop their prolactin levels is potentially harmful. If you have higher than normal, by all means...however, I keep reading these threads where guys are worried about reducing prolactin when there is no indication that they have high levels. By the way, my wife has hyper prolactemia and at the risk of TMI, she has no lactation, but somehow 100's of BRO's have this issue...

Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1995 Sep;58(3):354-9.
Restoration of normal sperm characteristics in hypoprolactinemic infertile men treated with metoclopramide and exogenous human prolactin.

Ufearo CS, Orisakwe OE.

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria.

We investigated the effects of induced increase in prolactin levels on spermatogenesis in 20 infertile men with hypoprolactinemia using exogenous human prolactin (hPRL) and metoclopramide. The subjects were selected from a population of 175 infertile men in whom the prevalence of hypoprolactinemia was 33.14%. Mean basal plasma prolactin was 2.79 +/- 0.62 ng.ml-1 in the infertile men and 9.57 +/- 2.14 ng.ml-1 in the normal control subjects. At the sixteenth week, mean plasma prolactin was 9.41 +/- 1.3 ng.ml-1 in subjects treated with exogenous hPRL and 5.2 +/- 0.7 ng.ml-1 in subjects treated with metoclopramide. Mean basal sperm concentration was approximately 8.8 million per milliliter in the infertile men and 41.5 million per milliliter in the normal control subjects. Mean sperm concentration was approximately 37 million per milliliter in subjects treated with exogenous hPRL, whereas the peak mean value was 23 million per milliliter in subjects treated with metoclopramide for 16 weeks. At basal conditions, the mean percentages of abnormal sperm were 66.75% +/- 14.93% and 21.36% +/- 4.78% in infertile and normal subjects, respectively. In subjects treated with exogenous hPRL and metoclopramide, the mean percentage of abnormal sperm were 24.7% and 31%, respectively, at week 16. Mean plasma prolactin, mean sperm concentration and the mean percentage of abnormal sperm were 3.3 +/- 1.4 ng.ml-1, 7 million per milliliter, and 60.5, respectively, in the infertile subjects after drug withdrawal at week 14. In normal control subjects, there was no significant difference (p = 0.01) in the plecebo effect. We therefore conclude that the low prolactin levels in this group of infertile men may be one of the primary causes of their infertility.

J Androl. 1985 Jan-Feb;6(1):10-4.
Induced hypoprolactinemia and testicular steroidogenesis in man.

Suescun MO, Scorticati C, Chiauzzi VA, Chemes HE, Rivarola MA, Calandra RS.

The effects of short-term hypoprolactinemia on the pituitary-gonadal axis were evaluated in a group of patients with untreated prostatic carcinoma. Each patient was studied prior to and during 7-day oral administrations of bromocriptine (2.5 mg q.i.d.). Serum LH, prolactin (PRL), androst-4-ene-3,17 dione (androstenedione), testosterone, and 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol (5 alpha-Diol) levels, as well as intra-testicular testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), 5 alpha-Diol and zinc (Zn) concentrations, were determined. Daily administration of bromocriptine caused a marked suppression of serum PRL (mean +/- SEM, 23.8 +/- 2.5 vs. 6.4 +/- 1.0 ng/ml) without concomitant changes in serum LH levels (mean +/- SEM, 8.3 +/- 1.6 vs. 8.9 +/- 2.1 ng/ml). Hypoprolactinemia induced a significant decrease (P less than 0.05) in the mean peripheral testosterone levels; but 5 alpha-Diol and androstenedione remained unchanged. However, in testicular tissues, bromocriptine treatment resulted in significant increases in mean concentrations of total androgens (P less than 0.001), testosterone (P less than 0.001) and DHT (P less than 0.02). Testicular levels of 5 alpha-Diol were not significantly altered. There was no change in Zn levels in basal conditions and during bromocriptine administration. These results indicate that short-term suppression of serum PRL levels in man affects basal testicular function without altering serum LH. However, a direct action of bromocriptine on the human gonad cannot be excluded.

Andrologia. 1985 Mar-Apr;17(2):172-7.
Bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist, directly inhibits testosterone production by rat Leydig cells.

Chambon M, Grizard G, Boucher D.

We investigated the direct effects of bromocriptine (BR) on both basal and hCG-stimulated testosterone production by rat collagenase-dispersed Leydig cells. In a final volume of 2.2 ml, 2.10(6) Leydig cells were incubated at 33 degrees C for 3 h either alone or with various amounts of hCG (1. 10. 10(2). 10(3). 10(4) mUI/vial) and BR (1.5 10(-9), 1.5 10(-7), 1.5 10(-5) M); BR was dissolved in 20 microliters of ethanol. BR (1.5 10(-5) M) decreased significantly both basal and hCG-stimulated testosterone production whereas at lower doses, BR had no effect. These results suggest that the dopamine itself may regulate rat Leydig cell function and that there is room for criticism of BR-induced hypoprolactinemia as an experimental model to study the effect of prolactin on the androgenic function.

Fertil Steril. 1991 Feb;55(2):355-7.
Effects of chronic bromocriptine-induced hypoprolactinemia on plasma testosterone responses to human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation in normal men.

Oseko F, Nakano A, Morikawa K, Endo J, Taniguchi A, Usui T.

Department of Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Japan.

To study the role played by normal levels of plasma prolactin (PRL) in the secretion of testosterone (T) in the testes, we induced hypoprolactinemia with a daily dose of 5 mg bromocriptine administered orally in five normal men 20 to 35 years of age for 8 weeks. The basal PRL, T, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and maximum responses of plasma T to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) stimulation were measured every 2 weeks. Basal levels of plasma T were reduced in the 1st 2-week-long period of hypoprolactinemia. In the 4-week-long period of hypoprolactinemia, the maximal response of plasma T to hCG stimulation was significantly reduced. The findings suggest that normal levels of plasma PRL may play an important role in the secretion of T in the human testes in vivo.
 
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First, you didn't post a link. You gave a reference. Second, you misquoted him, which is you just being lazy. Don't put quote marks around a paraphrase.
How is the exact word a paraphrase? Please tell me how I paraphrased slide 19 which says the exact words I quoted... why do I even bother.

Yeah, have at it. Lower that prolactin down to the floor and while you're at it take progesterone down with it too. Have fun...
 
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I've seen some great dialog in this thread. Here are a few quotes to chew on.
Great quotes and dialogue- and there are a ton of inter-relations among Pregnenolone, Progesterone, testosterone, estrogen, and all of their subsequently reduced forms. Mess with one, you mess with all of them, at least somewhat.....

Throw in some of the crazy stacks that I (and I am sure all of you) have seen nowadays, and the resulting hormonal alterations/permutations can be staggering, and there is really no way to accurately account for all of the different variables. In a lot of cases, this forces us to rely, at least somewhat, on anecdotal evidence. Personally, I don't see an IRB ever approving a study where nandrolone is stacked with methandienone, yet we know "it works", at least for physique-enhancement purposes.....
 
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Yeah, have at it. Lower that prolactin down to the floor and while you're at it take progesterone down with it too. Have fun...
Dude, calm down and quit being so defensive. You read something you took as gospel and came here playing cowboy talking down to the collective. If you cannot take criticism about things, then don't post.
 
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I am prone to gyno, and I seem to get two TYPES of gyno

1) estrogen gyno - while on testosterone I get estrogen induced gyno; this is a slow process where both my nips will get sensitive and I can feel the lump of gyno tissue under them (usually "dormant") activating, becoming puffier, and painful when pressure is applied

Taking an AI will reduce the estrogen gyno immediately, a small amount of letro is sufficient to reduce the sensitivity and puffiness to nothing

2) "Progestin gyno" - I have gotten this from two PH's Max LMG and the 19-nor "tren." In the first case i was running it standalone, in the second case it was stacked with testosterone.
In both cases, gyno appeared in the first week of use of that steroid, AND WAS LOCALIZED TO ONE NIPPLE. In the first case it targetted my left nipple, and in the second case my right nipple was targetted. The other nip would be very mildly sensitive, but the targetted nip would be extremely sore, VERY puffy, with a noticable lump underneath that was... Well, trying to grow i suppose.

Both these compounds are known as "progestins" and kill sex drive so prolactin is almost assuredly being elevated.

In both these cases, taking letrozole did not stop the gyno, even in high doses (up to 2.5mg/day) the letrozole would only reduce sensitivity and swelling marginally, however the gyno was still visually apparent.


So i think there is clearly some interaction going on with steroids that are known to increase prolactin.
 
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I am prone to gyno, and I seem to get two TYPES of gyno

1) estrogen gyno - while on testosterone I get estrogen induced gyno; this is a slow process where both my nips will get sensitive and I can feel the lump of gyno tissue under them (usually "dormant") activating, becoming puffier, and painful when pressure is applied

Taking an AI will reduce the estrogen gyno immediately, a small amount of letro is sufficient to reduce the sensitivity and puffiness to nothing

2) "Progestin gyno" - I have gotten this from two PH's Max LMG and the 19-nor "tren." In the first case i was running it standalone, in the second case it was stacked with testosterone.
In both cases, gyno appeared in the first week of use of that steroid, AND WAS LOCALIZED TO ONE NIPPLE. In the first case it targetted my left nipple, and in the second case my right nipple was targetted. The other nip would be very mildly sensitive, but the targetted nip would be extremely sore, VERY puffy, with a noticable lump underneath that was... Well, trying to grow i suppose.

Both these compounds are known as "progestins" and kill sex drive so prolactin is almost assuredly being elevated.

In both these cases, taking letrozole did not stop the gyno, even in high doses (up to 2.5mg/day) the letrozole would only reduce sensitivity and swelling marginally, however the gyno was still visually apparent.


So i think there is clearly some interaction going on with steroids that are known to increase prolactin.
How did you stop or got rid of the gyno ?
 
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How did you stop or got rid of the gyno ?
Had to stop taking the PH in question and then it took about 2 weeks to go away
 

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Anecdotal information is the worst kind because juice heads are morons and the people making juice are even worse. You really think an underground lab that is a little low on a compound won't just throw in whatever they have laying around to get a run out?
That statement can be considered odd and somewhat ironic bro. Just saying....
 

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