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Kudos to the intrepid folks who dare to fly in the face of traditional medical "logic" regarding DHT and BPH! I have friends who are using Proscar, with rather tragic results as to their manhood.
I would like to "amend" the article, if I might, however. It would seem to me that low-dose Arimidex might achieve a "two-fer" result in the case of a BPH sufferer - or, for that matter, any aging male who suffers the effects of andropause, especially the "evil" of aromatase excess.
Arimidex - if you can get it - has been shown to greatly reduce (but not eliminate) estrogen while increasing both testosterone and DHT rather significantly.
I refer to "Effects of aromatase inhibition in elderly men with low or borderline-low serum testosterone levels." from J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 Mar;89(3): 1174-80. (ISSN: 0021-972X)
In the study, men at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston were given 1- 1 mg of Arimidex daily: 2- 1 mg of Arimidex twice weekly or
3- daily placebo.
The study lasted 12 weeks, and concluded: "these data demonstrate that aromatase inhibition increases serum bioavailable and total testosterone levels to the youthful normal range in older men with mild hypogonadism. Serum estradiol levels decrease modestly, but remain within the normal male range."
It would seem to me that a cycle of Arimidex would be perhaps even more effective than exogenous DHT administration - but others who have more direct medical knowledge may disagree.
Either way, it is always refreshing to read articles that pooh-pooh the "standard" physician line: "if your prostate is enlarged eliminate testosterone!" Enlightenment is a slow process. . .
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