Anti Estrogen Compounds
What is PCT in Bodybuilding?
Post-Cycle Therapy (PCT) is a complex of drugs and techniques aimed at eliminating or preventing the side effects associated with the use of drugs. Most often, professional bodybuilders use anabolic steroids and fat-burning agents, which in varying degrees affect the natural level of hormones and the work of certain organs.
The most common adverse effects after a cycle of anabolic steroids are water retention, signs of gynecomastia, and a decrease in the level of sex hormones. Heavy cycles using several highly active steroids can have a negative effect on liver and kidney function.
The most important condition for the prevention of toxic effects is proper selection of drugs for the main cycle, as well as compliance with the correct dosages. Post-cycle therapy is aimed at preventing the long-term effects of taking steroids, restoring the natural hormonal level (normalization of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis of the testes) and consolidation of the achieved results.
Varieties of PCT Drugs
Most of the side effects of steroids develop due to the conversion of anabolic steroids into female sex hormones and the inhibition of testosterone synthesis. To prevent these processes, the following groups of drugs are used:
- Anti-estrogens for men and women, which inhibit the work of estrogen receptors and, therefore, reduce the effects of excess female hormones in the body;
- Aromatase inhibitors - drugs that prevent the conversion of steroids into estrogens (their aromatization);
- Drugs that restore the work of the testicles (testosterone production).
In some cases, PCT includes drugs for the symptomatic treatment of acne, alopecia, and antihypertensive drugs. Despite the fact that most side effects of steroid cycles are reversible, it is recommended to systematically monitor the state of the body while taking any drugs. If you have unusual symptoms, you should consult with a specialist in pharmacology, who will help to adjust the dosage and on the basis of individual characteristics will make you a cycle for PCT.
The effect of post-course therapy in professional sports
The use of a properly selected PCT products has the following effects:
- removal of accumulated water and the subsequent increase in relief and muscle density;
- elimination of signs of gynecomastia;
- prevention of muscle tissue loss, maintaining the achieved shape;
- recovery of libido;
- normalization of the liver and blood cholesterol levels.
Appointment of post-cycle therapy should be reasonable and made only after the study of blood tests of an athlete (the content of sex hormones, liver and kidney tests).
You can buy PCT preparations in our online store. We offer a wide range of Kalpa products, the action of which is aimed at restoring the body after steroid cycles of varying severity. The total price of the PCT will depend on the combination of the selected agents, their dosages and the manufacturing company.
