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are the side effects really that much worse than what women have to deal with with their birth control? I’ve heard a lot of hormonal horror stories from women on the pill

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Since noone actually responded about the side effects of Trestolone, I can give it a try as a steroid user. The effects of Trest are very similar to testosterone. On one hand you feel great, get stronger, your workouts are more fun, libido and confidence through the roof, and you feel a general sense of well being. On other hand it's very strong and it aromatizes into methyl-estrogen, so if you don't dial in your dosage perfectly, you may experience estrogen related side effects - you can get very emotional for no reason, get hormonal acne or have your tits grow. To actually use it a proper birth control, would require every day injections and an endocrynologist to oversee your hormone levels. I suppose that's mostly why the research has been abandoned.

Thanks that’s exactly the info I was looking for!

From what I'm told the pill makes menstruation less painful and awkward for some women. To the point that they don't notice it very much.

Perhaps there are different kinds but this is what I'm told..

And for others it's the opposite and some women have long lasting side-effects after quitting taking the pill (unregular menstruation is a common one).

that’s absolutely not true of all women, some can’t even take hormonal birth control at all - it’s relatively common to have problems with it, sometimes even long-term

it’s nowhere close to a solved problem, unfortunately

One gf I had basically stopped having periods and cramps at all and was just fine with that. She pointed out that she was always one of the lucky ones with "light symptoms" anyway.

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