Estrogen Moderation & DHT

[IRONMAN83]

How do some of you pros approach the estrogen issue when on a test cycle? By estrogen issue I mean the dilema between allowing aromatization to occur and reaping estrogen's anabolic properties but at the same time risking estrogenic side effects, or blocking aromatization altogether with arimidex or proviron but missing out on its benefits.

Also, was is to be done with DHT? Im not exactly sure what it does besides cause hair loss..is it something that can be controlled/exploited/blocked?

-Thanks in advance

 

[BCC]

Estrogen is a healthy part of my sex drive, and that's all I see it good for from a bodybuilding standpoint. When my estrogen is driven too low, my sex drive plummets, otherwise I've never experienced any hinderance of gains from running anti-aromatases and SERMS constantly.

(This is my personal take on it, I know a lot of guys out there swear that using an anti-e or anti-a hinder their gains on cycle when the reality of it is they don't get the regular water retention they like to attribute as gains.)

DHT can also be linked to prostate enlargement, which would be another reason to block it besides hair loss, but beware it will also have sexual side effects. There are a few options out there to block it, the most popular being via finasteride (active ingredient in brand name Propecia).