Posted by ed_uk on November 27, 2005, at 16:25:46
In reply to Panacea for Nardil-induced sexual dysfunction, posted by Chairman_MAO on November 25, 2005, at 11:42:21
Hi Chairman,
What do you think of mesterolone (Pro-Viron)? I've read that it's not marketed in the US - it is available in the UK though and in various other countries.
Pro-Viron is an inexpensive orally-active androgen. It comes as 25mg tablets, the usual dose being 1 to 4 tablets per day in divided doses. Pro-Viron is a predominantly androgenic steroid, it's only weakly anabolic. It is claimed to increase the libido and frequency of erections. By diverse mechanisms, Pro-Viron also acts as an anti-estrogen.
The manufacturer says..........
Pro-viron is an orally active androgen.The presence of a methyl group at C-1 confers special properties on this steroid which, unlike testosterone and all its derivatives that are used for androgen therapy, is not metabolised to estrogen.
This difference almost certainly accounts for the observation that, in its usual therapeutic dosage in normal men, Pro-viron does not significantly depress the release of gonadotrophins from the pituitary. Hence (1) spermatogenesis is unimpaired (2) unlike other androgens, which suppress and therefore replace endogenous androgens, Pro-viron supplements endogenous androgens.
In contrast to other orally active androgens, liver tolerance is excellent (a fact probably related to the absence of 17-alkyl substitution of the steroid nucleus).
Regards
Ed
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