From age 35 to age 38 I was on an incredible anti-aging program with the Cenegenics Medical Institute in Las Vegas. I was unable to afford Hgh, but I was on Testosterone Cypionate. It most definitely had an impact on my strength, but was never prescribed in doses that exceed what is considered normal in a male human being in his 20s. Nor was I prescribed my much desired and requested Deca-durabolin. :( In the end, I was a 37 yr old with 20 yr old testosterone levels which I am sure would be considered a legal genetic gift in an olympic drug test.
My concern is that it is a shame that athletes can't say "Yes, I am on a hormone replacement therapy program, I love it, and if you are over 25 you should look into it too!" I think the athletes justifiably fear that making such a statement will only cause the media to blow it out of proportion and label it as doping. Ah well, at least inspired fans will increase their belief in their own abilities and go after their dreams. Will they succeed? In my opinion, you succeed the minute get up off the couch and take a single step toward a dream. What do you think about all this? Is it fair to the younger athletes? Is it ethical to say "I'm not taking anything" to fans? What a tough position to be in for an athlete especially since the general population thinks doping instantly makes a super athlete vs an indescribable amount of heart and hard work. If while I was on Cypionate I had competed in anything, it would have only put my on a level playing field hormonally. That wouldn't have even guaranteed me a winning streak in my hometown.
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Hormone replacement therapy was heavily promoted to women from the late 60's until recently. Menopause was treated like a disease instead of the natural end of the reproductive years, and we were supposed to have all these benefits from synthetic estrogen and progesterone, it was supposed to keep us young forever. Then it was found that taking these synthetic hormones could, in some cases, actually increase the risk of heart disease and certain cancers and now they are prescribed much more sparingly.
Your case might be comparable to a woman having her ovaries removed in her 30's, although, as someone pointed out, you still have one left.
Hormone replacement therapy was heavily promoted to women from the late 60's until recently. Menopause was treated like a disease instead of the natural end of the reproductive years, and we were supposed to have all these benefits from synthetic estrogen and progesterone, it was supposed to keep us young forever. Then it was found that taking these synthetic hormones could, in some cases, actually increase the risk of heart disease and certain cancers and now they are prescribed much more sparingly.
Your case might be comparable to a woman having her ovaries removed in her 30's, although, as someone pointed out, you still have one left.
