2kvette
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How about Tren? Does this also happen with Tren to some degree? I ask, because I always notice that Tren works much better with much less sides for me when I run low dose of Test. I suppose one reason is because less test = less estrogen in the body, too.
Just trying to find common ground with this information and what I know anecdotally about Tren.
With tren it's a mixed bag, I've seen so much conflicting information. But off the top of my head I would say it's much much less likely to aromatize due to the tri-ene system possibly balancing the conjugation out of the direction of the A-ring. Some studies have shown it to aromatize a little, others have detected nothing. So I think this one is likely user dependent due to different isozymes of Cyp3A4 in each individual.
What you know anecdotally about tren is absolutely right. Tren is potent at the progesterone receptor, and running it with test is a must. The whole less estrogen = less test is kind of misleading. It's not so much about the amount of estrogen so to speak, but the ratio of T to E. As testosterone levels get lower, estradiol becomes dominate. Estradiol dependent gene transcription begins to out pace androgen dependent gene transcription, leading to increases in estrogenic side effects. Additionally, testosterone acts as an antagonist to estradiol, and balances or neutralizes it's effects. This is why you might get gyno from running test at 300mg/wk, and at 600mg/wk you wil notice a shrinkage of gyno. This is also why testosterone is used as a third tier medication in many breast cancer chemo care plans. Because high enough doses will slow or stop estrogen dependent cell proliferation/differentiation.