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Recently, I had some bloodwork done, and it came back showing my IGF levels as being low. This test is also used to indicate GH levels since IGF will be low if GH is low. The doctor however, refused to give me an Rx for either IGF or HGH citing that I was, in his opinion, "too muscular." What...

No Cardiovascular Risk Seen in Latest Testosterone StudyLaird Harrison <!--***Template for articlediscussion***--> When used to normalize a man's testosterone levels, testosterone supplementation can reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and all-cause mortality, a large...

Bodybuilding, Medial Marijuana and the truth. The vast majority of bodybuilders understand that muscle is not make in the gym, but during times of rest. I have read time and time again about those of us that train and are suffering with insomnia and not being able to get enough of quality...

The vast majority of bodybuilders understand that muscle is not make in the gym, but during times of rest. I have read time and time again about those of us that train and are suffering with insomnia and not being able to get enough of quality sleep. We as a group suffer from numerous problems...

Note: I do believe they stopped clinical trials after this study, and never moved on to phase two of trials, or maybe after phase two it stopped, but they put an end to it for whatever reason! Selective androgen receptor modulators for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting associated...

Note: I do believe they stopped clinical trials after this study, and never moved on to phase two of trials, or maybe after phase two it stopped, but they put an end to it for whatever reason! Selective androgen receptor modulators for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting associated...

<tbody> by Mike Arnold When it comes to the discussion of oral AAS, one topic I see come up more frequently than anything else is the fear of developing liver toxicity. This has led many BB’rs to administer these drugs for very brief periods of time, long before they have reached...

The Testosterone Controversy by Josh Hodnik I can’t imagine that there is any other substance found naturally in the human body that’s been more controversial than the hormone, testosterone. Even though it’s naturally produced in men, and in low amounts in women, its synthetic version is a...

<abstracttext label="OBJECTIVE" nlmcategory="OBJECTIVE">Caffeine and ephedrine was an effective combination therapy for weight loss until ephedrine was removed from the market due to safety concerns. This study investigated the combination of caffeine and albuterol as a possibly safer...

CONTEXT:<abstracttext label="CONTEXT" nlmcategory="BACKGROUND">Combinations of testosterone (T) and nestorone (NES; a nonandrogenic progestin) transdermal gels may suppress spermatogenesis and prove appealing to men for contraception.</abstracttext> OBJECTIVE:<abstracttext label="OBJECTIVE"...

by Bryan Haycock Since the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 became law on November 29, 1990, physicians have struggled with the ethics of becoming involved with patients using anabolic steroids. There are serious repercussions for doctors’ accused of prescribing anabolic steroids to...

by Bryan Haycock Treatment with an anabolic agent is associated with improvement in respiratory function in persons with tetraplegia: A pilot study. Researchers: Spungen AM., Grimm DR., Strakhan M., Pizzolato PM., & Bauman WA. Work originated at Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, Mount...

In the 1920s, long before the appearance of modern antidepressants, physicians tried to treat listless men with a serum of ground-up animal testes, which they imagined contained the essence of male virility. In the '40s and '50s, when that essence had been discovered and synthesized in a...

Testosterone for the treatment of depression: A comprehensive review. Abstract: Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, 2009 will mark the 104th anniversary of the term “hormone” named by Ernest Starling. Although the biological effects of testosterone were known for many centuries, the...

Semax is a drug produced and prescribed mostly in Russia and Ukraine for a broad range of conditions but predominantly for its purported nootropic, neuroprotective, and neurogenic/neurorestorative properties. It is a heptapeptide, synthetic analog of a fragment of adrenocorticotropic...

<center style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">How the HCG Diet Works</center><center> </center> Introduction to the HCG Diet Every year, it seems like the media finds a new diet to tout -- along with the clinics that cater to the fad and customers who...

“In clinical trials where testosterone has been used in patients with pre-existing CV conditions, the effect on disease symptoms has typically been either neutral or beneficial,” the researchers wrote. According to results of the review, testosterone treatment significantly improved exercise...

While it is well documented that testosterone levels decline in aging men, recent studies show that in some cases obesity and impaired general health can be more influential causes of testosterone deficiency than chronological age and aging per se.[1, 2] Here I present real-life results from a...

Testosterone Replacement Treatment may now be officially recommended to men suffering "male menopause" in light of new findings, doctors say. The breakthrough findings were released at the start of Britain's first ever Andropause Awareness Week, in time for a gathering of scientists and...

Cryolipolysis for Targeted Fat Reduction and Improved Appearance of the EnlargedMale Breast.Munavalli GS1, Panchaprateep R. Author information AbstractBACKGROUND:<abstracttext label="BACKGROUND" nlmcategory="BACKGROUND">Pseudogynecomastia refers to benign male breast enlargement due to excess...