What do you consider a "low dose", and how much does a low dose suppress estro?
5-12.5mg. varies. first there is little real data on extended use.. so all the numbers that people put up about suppression in males is just guesswork. AND SINCE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DATA on any AI with exogenous steroid use, other than a few very limited short term low dose test and case studies, its again guesswork.
what people can tell you is what doses did not suppress E enough for them and doses that suppressed it too much.
keeping in mind, that there can be a large area of high level estrogen that does not bloat or induce gyno flares in individuals... but just because they dont have those particular issues does not mean that they dont have estrogen levels that may be causing(or laying the groundwork) for other issues (especially from a cancer standpoint-- not scaremongering-- just pointing out that in those that may be prone to prostate cancer or male breast cancer-- its not a good thing) or that are in fact already causing issues (stimulating, with the assistance of prolactin, ductal growth and/or "re-enforcing" existing tissue structures--).
its not just estrogen, its the ratio of other hormones in relation to estrogen as well as individual variances in receptor densities (among other things, like ratios of estrogenic metabolites, DHT and ratios of its metabolites-- the relatively newly discovered 3-betadiol- being one of those) that determines what "too much estrogen" is (on the flip side, those things also define what "too little" estrogen is).
and of course, lets not forget xenoestrogens... now some of these are weak phytoestrogens- which can be actually better than natural estrogens- again better or worse with these will depend on the individual... and some of them are just potent evil ass synthetic estrogens, found in the soil, air and water.
when women piss out all those birth control pills, a lot of it is unchanged and some of it is even more potent methylated metabolites and modern filtration only goes so far. In some areas its the years of DDT crop spraying that still causes issues...
now this seems a bit meandering... and it is... but when it comes down to it.. modulation is guesswork and a lot of it is on YOU. just because a dose seems to "work" does not make it the best dose... its always good to play around with it. If you have issues already or you are aware of genetic familial predispositions.. its often better to err towards "too much" rather than too little...
and when you can avoid the estrogens in the environment that you know about... try to keep your bodyfat within reason, even when bulking. DO CARDIO. using aas already blunts insulin sensitivity compounding this is usually not a good idea. besides cardio upregulates beta adrenoceptors... most people generally consider this a good thing...
end rant...
(that may have raised more questions than it answered... so if it did.. feel free to ask)
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