Hopefully the auspicious title caught your attention, though it is slightly misleading. All the discussion surrounding this compound has me interested in running it for the duration of an injectable cycle. Now, before anybody says "that's crazy, 16 weeks on an oral" hear my reasoning.
Epistane/Havoc's SERM-like ability was pronounced on paper, and this has, by the anecdotal reports, translated to practical use. As a result, and while reviewing my upcoming cycle plan, I began pondering replacing an AI (A'Dex/Letro) with Epistane for gyno prevention. As I see it, this has obvious benefits over an AI (libido, and added anabolism the obvious effects). Now, obviously, of chief concern with methylated steroids are Lipid and Liver values. Let's take a moment to examine both of these as they pertain to Epistane compared to an AI like Letro, as well as some questions which would need to be addressed.
We all know that Letro, for example, destroys your lipid panel as a result of how effective it is at lowering estrogen. Epistane, on the other hand, seems to be a very lipid-panel friendly oral, at least from the tester bloodwork I have seen. However, I wonder if these friendly results are duration dependent, and only seemed as positive because of the shorter length. Even with that being so, I still cannot fathom that Epi would be any worse on one's lipid panel than Letro for the same amount of time.
Next, and of most concern, are the liver enzymes. I think the question which is most pertinent to this issue, is whether more damage would be caused by a large, acute build-up of metabolites, or a smaller, prolonged build-up. If, say, someone were to dose 40mg for 4 weeks, would that theoretically be worse on one's liver than 10mg for 16 weeks? Obviously, less metabolites would be built up at once, though the liver would be under stress for a much longer time period.
That point brings up my last question which needs to be addressed: Is Epistane's SERM-like ability dose-dependent as its anabolic effects? If so, this experiment would be necessarily pointless, however, if the SERM effect manifests itself at lower dosages than I think this could be a very viable option.
I would just like to say, I have not decided exactly what I am going to do and I merely made this thread for justification. I would very much like some input from individuals smarter than I.