There’s always a tendency when bodybuilding is being discussed that the women’s side is nearly always overshadowed by the attention given to the men. It may be that more men than women take part in the sport or it may mean that the women are in much better control and have only minor issues to address than the men. Whatever the reason, everything points to the reality that enthusiasm for bodybuilding is not wanting on both sides.
Aromasin dosage for women
It has been suggested that women who use steroidsdon’t usually have the same worries as men do when the issue is about the levels of estrogen in their bodies.
Aromasin has been recognized to be a very powerful inhibitor of estrogen so, young women should not be too keen to give free reign to Aromasin in reducing their estrogen levels as much as it can do. Why?
Simply because a certain amount of estrogen is needed in the body especially at the end of a steroid cycle to help in the normalizing of testosterone levels which must return to normalcy before your whole body can function properly again!
Nevertheless, some women who use steroids might get confronted with and become concerned about the issue of water retention. If that’s the case, then they might want to use Aromasin at a low dose.
They should start from half a tablet say twice a week, and then adjusting their dose as needed. Even so many women will find that even a dose of two half tablets taken twice a week may prove to be high.
And that’s not surprising when you consider that half a tablet is actually 12.5mg of a whole 25mg tablet!
Aromasin dose to increase endogenous testosterone Secretion and PCT
Aromasin is known to have the ability of stimulating and releasing two hormones, the luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. Both these hormones are essential for the production of testosterone.
However due to the dramatic efficiency of Aromasin in suppressing estrogen levels it may be that this very same efficiency in checking estrogen might make its use as a treatment for a post cycle therapy to be inappropriate.
This is so because a a male needs some low level amount of estrogen to enable testosterone to return to normalcy once again at the end of a steroid cycle.
When this happens, not inhibitors but SERMS are called in to the rescue in the form of Nolvadex and Clomid instead of Aromasin.
In some cases, some do combine both the selected SERM and Al Aromasin for PCT.
It’s true that while some studies have clearly shown the SERM-AI combination to be counterproductive when other aromatase inhibitors are used, this counter productivity doesn’t seem to happen when Aromasin is used instead.
It has been found that no issues arise when a maximum dose of 25mg per day for Aromasin over a period of 2 weeks is combined with Nolvadex at a dose of 40mg per day for a period of 4 weeks for an effective PCT cycle.
Nevertheless, many bodybuilders have discovered that the SERM on its own is sufficient to return the status of testosterone in the body to normalcy and at the same time, enable the retention of muscle and performance gains already attained.
Comparing Aromasin and Nolvadex for PCT
Helping your Testosterone levels to recover after being strongly suppressed by steroid consumption and the retention of muscle mass and athletic performance already achieved are the two main goals of PCT.
It’s known that both these drug medications are extremely efficacious in reducing your estrogen levels and the related side effects while you’re taking steroids – but how do they perform at the end of your steroid cycle and the beginning of your post cycle therapy?
Perhaps the most commonly used drug for post cycle therapy (PCT) is the SERM Nolvadex, especially for stimulating the production of testosterone in the body.
At the same time, Nolvadex also helps to normalize the normal hormonal function back to normal again after a drastic suppression of your testosterone levels caused by the taking of steroids.
Not to be outdone it also manages to help decrease your estrogen levels while you’re on a steroid cycle, Aromasin also has the added benefit of stimulating the natural production of testosterone which can make it particularly attractive for PCT usage.
Another very enticing factor about this AI when compared to some of the other older, but still popular drugs such as Arimidex, is its ability to boost insulin-like Growth fActor-1 (IGF-1) which all other AIs are incapable of doing.
What this does is increase your general anabolic state which is especially critical for retaining the gains you’ve already achieved.
You should note that you can easily lose these gains following your steroid cycle if you fall into a catabolic state which can result in the loss of muscle tissue.
A difficult move in favor of Aromasin
It is evident from what has been said above that Aromasin appears to be the more appealing choice of the two drug medications but it’s not that simple make a judgment between them.
The ability of Aromasin to drastically reduce estrogen levels is of no advantage for PCT where the normalizing of testosterone levels is a critical part for the success of any PCT event.
For testosterone to reach normalcy levels, a certain level of estrogen needs to be in place in the body to help the testosterone recovery.
With the enormous propensity of Aromasin to lower estrogen levels, it would appear unlikely to be of significant use during PCT.
Conclusion
Whenever a comparison is carried out between two popular types of drug medications such as Aromasin and Nolvadex, there has to be a clear, succinct and concise reason why one is judged the better of the two. According to this article there are many things in favor of SERM Nolvadex and all represent the normalization of testosterone levels which is the primary goal of a PCT. Aromasin can only greatly lower estrogen in the body to prevent gynecomastia. You be the judge.