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Old 03-20-2008, 02:00 PM   #1
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AI's and body building ... huh?

Ok, am I really slow or just really confused? What is the connection between armidex and body-building?

Came across this on a google search:

http://www.steroidology.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=110616


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Old 03-20-2008, 02:42 PM   #2
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I am taking a guess here and certainly am not positive but I think the body builders use the AI - as a mechanisms to increase testosterone
and pump up and build up their muscles.

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Old 03-20-2008, 02:54 PM   #3
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I've heard about body builders taking steroids, and I've seen the word "non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor" applied to armidex and "steroidal aromatase inhibitor" applied to Aromasin (exemestane). Never connected the two to the drugs that the athletes take and am surpised to see the non-steroidal one there especially. I wonder what the dosage is for them, as compared to bc treatment?
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Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
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Old 03-20-2008, 06:50 PM   #4
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That is interesting - I wonder if it will help us build muscles, I just joined a gymn and would like to build up some muscle to increase my metabolism. I am on Tamoxifen now but once my Herceptin treatments are done I will be put on Armidex.

I just look - and it appears that Tamoxifen is used in the body building world too:

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/steroid...s/nolvadex.htm
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