Birth Control and AS

[Daisy_Girl]

Something Spatts said in a post a couple days ago has got me thinking...

If you are taking birth control pills, is taking an AS pointless? I can see the irony of it....you are already taking estrogen, exactly what you would take AS to fight.... BUT, it is a total waste of money and effort?

Can anyone here tell me your experiences with AS and hormonal birth control? What have you taken and what kind of results have you gotten?

 

[tripleV]

ummm well im on birth control and AS....no problems here, get the results i expect....

 

[magdelana]

Hi Daisy, no the estrogen in your body will not reduce the effect of the AAS. Remember that when men use aromatizing AAS there levels of E go MUCH higher then normal for them but there is not less of a anabolic effect. I have known many women have cycled while on the pill and have done nicely.

 

[MS]

It entirely depends on your goals. I would not want to get competition lean while taking estrogenic BC (with or without AAS), but for just general muscle and strength gains there is no problem mixing the two. The only combo I would worry about is long term testosterone plus BC. If you have a decent amount of bodyfat, you'll get a lot of the test converting to peripheral estrogen which may lead to excess estrogen probs since you're also taking estrogen in pill form. Otherwise go for it.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Thanks

Thanks guys - I was thinking along those same lines. I assumed I would make gains even while taking BCP, but it is nice to get opinions from those who have done it before!

 

[tripleV]

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