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Androstenedione for maximizing testosterone; good or no? » TESTONATION
Androstenedione is a prohormone that’s been used to increase testosterone to improve muscle mass, sports performance, sexual performance, increase energy and reduce body fat. But how effective is it as a testosterone booster? And can it actually be dangerous? Androstenedione as a precursor to...
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TL: DR
Androstenedione:
- Increases T very mildly and only short term, before it causes suppression and enhances testosterone excretion.
- Increases estrogens to a great extent and for longer. It also directly stimulates aromatase (R).
- Doesn't enhance skeletal muscle adaptations to resistance training in young men with normal testosterone and may result in adverse health consequences due to excess estrogen production (R).