Estrogen Good!
Somewhere this idea started spreading that estrogen is just a bad thing for guys. Let me reassure you, this is far from the case. Too much estrogen is bad, sure, but after having to be on a very potent AI (With what I’m on, I’m talking over 98% estrogen elimination) today I started to feel the effects with my knees hurting. Mind you, until today I had not lifted since Sunday so it was not a result of a hard lift. The fact is we need some estrogen to maintain the structural integrity of our joints, bones, and connective tissue. Certainly there are appropriate times to use an AI, but ideally only for shorter terms to prevent some of the sides. Consider what happens to women post menopause when their estrogen levels significantly decline. The same things can happen to men. I’m looking forward to beginning to come off the AI and getting my system back to normal.
