Testosterone cypionate

Testosterone Cypionate

Testosterone cypionate is one of the longest testosterone esters available today. Its half-life in the body is approximately 15-16 days (half-life of 6-8 days). The drug is available in the form of an oil solution. Because it works for such a long period of time, it can cause water retention in the body to a greater extent than other anabolic steroids. It is most often used in combination courses to build muscle mass.

In the body, testosterone acts as a natural testosterone hormone, the male sex hormone that is responsible for many of the physical and emotional qualities of men. It causes coarsening of the voice, sexual desire, aggression, and muscle growth. Testosterone acts through anabolic receptors, causing muscles to store more nitrogen, which in turn creates muscle proteins.

The only disadvantage

The disadvantage of testosterone cypionate is that it aromatizes, or in other words, turns into estrogen. When too much estrogen is produced in the male body, female characteristics begin to appear: gynecomastia, water retention, female-type fat deposits, as well as decreased sexual desire and testicular atrophy. Most of the undesirable effects can be prevented with proper use of the drug.

Why many people like Cypionate

Although testosterone enanthate is produced at an increasing rate worldwide, cypionate is mostly produced in America. Therefore, it is not surprising that American athletes are most likely to use it in their practice.

Many argue that athletes' preferences are not so much due to the greater availability of cypionate compared to other esters, but to its greater anabolic effect. The disadvantages of the drug, including fluid retention, can be eliminated with anti-estrogens.

If you compare testosterone cypionate and enanthate objectively, you can conclude that the two steroids are interchangeable and that cypionate is essentially no better. Both drugs are long-acting, oil-based, and injected. This keeps testosterone levels high for about two weeks. Enanthate may be preferable in terms of releasing the free form of testosterone, since this ester has one less carbon atom in it (the longer the testosterone ester, the longer the ester chain). Despite heated discussions on forums, in practice there is very little difference, so the choice may be dictated more by availability than pharmacological properties.

Effects

Like all injectable forms of testosterone, cypionate causes a significant increase in muscle mass and strength during the cycle. Because testosterone is easily converted to estrogens, approximately 30% of its mass is fluid, which is quickly lost after completion of the course.

For the same reason testosterone cypionate is poorly suited to the cycle. Excess estrogen levels caused by this drug can lead quite quickly to the development of gynecomastia, which manifests as soreness, swelling, or thickening in the nipple area. Auxiliary drugs (Nolvadex or Clomid) are used to prevent this. Anti-estrogens minimize the effects of estrogens and specifically reduce the effects of anabolic steroids. Aromatase blockers are best used.

Side Effects

Since testosterone is the main male androgen, you can also expect the development of pronounced androgenic side effects. To a large extent, their severity is due to the rate at which testosterone in the body converts to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This substance is a metabolite of testosterone, which is responsible for the development of the known androgenic side effects associated with the use of testosterone cypionate. These include increased sebum secretion, acne, body and facial hair growth, and male pattern baldness.

Hair loss on the head is not observed in everyone. Those with a genetic predisposition (in the case of baldness in the family) should be the first to worry about it.