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on my oxymetholone quest, i stumbled upon an interesting detail. many aas stimulate erythropoiesis by transcriptional upregulation, mostly in the bone marrow stromal cells. this is why anadrol was originally developed as an anemia medication. i was wondering this forums stance on this, and whether that’s a negative or positive effect for use when bodybuilding?
 
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i dont think transcriptional upregulation is inherently good or bad, it jjust depends on what genes are getting upregulated and where. with oxymetholone, the increase in erythropoiesis is nice to a point, but if youre hematocrit gets to high it starts becoming more of a cardiovascular risk than a bodybuilding benefit . its honestly kind of a double edged sword but if youre able to manage it you should be fine

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i mean it produces more red blood cels, which is good
 

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i mean it produces more red blood cels, which is good
yes i know, but it also causes higher blood pressure and a few cardiovascular issues
 

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helps your organs and oxygen transport but you risk blood clog and in rare cases even cancer
 

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i mean it produces more red blood cels, which is good
More is not always better look at all the retards who had cardiovascular problem because EQ transformed their blood into honey because they had a shit ton of red blood cells
 

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helps your organs and oxygen transport but you risk blood clog and in rare cases even cancer
yes, the blood increases thickness and ur vo2 max may be largely effected
 

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More is not always better look at all the retards who had cardiovascular problem because EQ transformed their blood into honey because they had a shit ton of red blood cells
yes basal metabolic rate also increases, which is definitively linked to a shorter lifespan, but then again life ends at 30 anyways
 

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Good BUT not in high amounts so keep it regulated, can cause cancer related problems and blood thickening and possible heart attacks/strokes
 

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Good BUT not in high amounts so keep it regulated, can cause cancer related problems and blood thickening and possible heart attacks/strokes
icl taking blood thinners while on roids might actually help but i’ve done no research so
 

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yes basal metabolic rate also increases, which is definitively linked to a shorter lifespan, but then again life ends at 30 anyways
Life only ends at 30 when you are a oofy doofy
 

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icl taking blood thinners while on roids might actually help but i’ve done no research so
Id reccomend you do it so you lower risks
 

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Id reccomend you do it so you lower risks
if i do them i’d do incredibly weak ones because if i get a wound im not trying to bleed out from a paper cut
 

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yes i want to live forever and be a constant in the universe unwavering
Never understood the muhhh life ends at 30 you think you wont enjoy life if you are rich , have a loving htb wife and a huge family
 

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Never understood the muhhh life ends at 30 you think you wont enjoy life if you are rich , have a loving htb wife and a huge family
yes, but i don’t want to fall to the agepill ever, i will definitely live past 30 though
 

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yes, but i don’t want to fall to the agepill ever
Take care of yourself most normies dont even put sunscreen on and age like milk
You think rodrigo cares abt the agepill
 

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Take care of yourself most normies dont even put sunscreen on and age like milk
You think rodrigo cares abt the agepill
i wear sunscreen but if i really want to avoid the sun i wear a hat, 10000 spf glitch
 
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i dont think transcriptional upregulation is inherently good or bad, it jjust depends on what genes are getting upregulated and where. with oxymetholone, the increase in erythropoiesis is nice to a point, but if youre hematocrit gets to high it starts becoming more of a cardiovascular risk than a bodybuilding benefit . its honestly kind of a double edged sword but if youre able to manage it you should be fine
 
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i dont think transcriptional upregulation is inherently good or bad, it jjust depends on what genes are getting upregulated and where. with oxymetholone, the increase in erythropoiesis is nice to a point, but if youre hematocrit gets to high it starts becoming more of a cardiovascular risk than a bodybuilding benefit . its honestly kind of a double edged sword but if youre able to manage it you should be fine
amazing answer any ideas to mitigate the cardiovascular risk?
 
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amazing answer any ideas to mitigate the cardiovascular risk?
im not sure but i dont really think there is a way to completely mitigate it. from what i know once you start changing erythropoiesus theres always going to be some level of cardiovascular rick attacked
 

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im not sure but i dont really think there is a way to completely mitigate it. from what i know once you start changing erythropoiesus theres always going to be some level of cardiovascular rick attacked
yes i’m currently researching compounds that could act against it my best guess rn is weak blood thinners
 
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yes i’m currently researching compounds that could act against it my best guess rn is weak blood thinners
yeah possibly. keep posting if you find any good papers
 

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yeah possibly. keep posting if you find any good papers
okay, rn im looking at studies with people who have genetically deformed erythropoiesis and how
doctors treat it
 

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