Daveo
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No one is saying that it doesn't reduce or resolve glandular gynecomastia. But for the common gynecomastia patient, it rarely will.
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That is exactly what is being said. Daveo your attempts to move the goal posts is laughable.
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Sure, hypo is right. When medicated by a doctor, and prescribed to the right patients: absolutely, it will probably be beneficial to the patient. No one is arguing with that.
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If you go back to the start of this debate it is clear that the argument stems from whether or not it is of use- not whether or not it should be medicated by a doctor- so this is fresh air your talking isn't it?
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UNFORTUNATELY, it has little or no relevance here, which is why vaio and I, I feel, offer the better opinion on the subject.
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And the goal posts move slightly again
This is precisely what is being debated- nice attempt though
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Q: Should you "try" andractim before surgery to "see if it works"?(this was the original question that started this crap)
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This is not the issue. You really aren't very clever if you think you can move the goal posts like that. View the start of the thread- It is very clear that the issue quickly moved away from that question to the viability of Andractim itself.
You know this so who is the Jackass?
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A: Absolutely not!
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Yes I believe my first statement related to the fact that this should be medicated by a doctor.
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But! What you should do is see your doctor/an endocrinologist to find out if surgery is your best option. In a very rare case, andractim may be your solution! BUT 99.9% OF THE TIME IT WON'T! And it's not something to just go ahead and take a gamble on. Please believe that, if you are thinking about "trying" andractim.
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I disagree. Can I ask where do you keep getting your statistics from?
99.9% indeed- my statistics come from controlled studies by endocrinologists- hormone experts. Where does this 99.9% stat come from.
I’m going to have a wild guess here and say you just made that up.
But please show me my error and tell me what validated source it comes from.
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Q: "Has anyone else on this board gotten good results using it?" (This was the second original question)
A: Who knows, the proof is in the pictures, even if hypo would rather search his medical journals that us common folk haven't got a password for. And as far as the pictures go, there are a few sets of pictures of people on this board who've tried andractim who probably didn't need it...and again, unfortunately, there was little to no visible change in the gynecomastia. If that's what you're looking for, fine, try andractim.
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Your talking rubbish I had quite a substantial change and it made life a lot easier fro me.
In fact there are only two sets of before and after photographs on this site and both of them show a substantial shrinkage of glandular tissue.
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Now I'll answer hypo's questions, just in the hopes that he shuts his mouth:
"Kallmans Syndrome is a condition that exists- can you go and get me a photograph of someone who has Kallmans syndrome please?"
No, I won't. But I'll go ahead and say that you're right, I probably can't.
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So you at least can see the point and the fact that medical photographs cannot just be obtained at the click of my fingers.
Dropping your fascination with the visual for one moment.
Are you telling me that the endocrinologists- ALL of them are liars and have fabricated ALL the control studies?
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No.
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Because your statements are diametrically opposed to those made by the endocrinologists and do not allow for any middle ground whatsoever.
Give an answer to explain this please!!!
What do you have to say about the evidence that I have presented?
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Valid, well-researched, and almost entirely irrelevent.
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I see SO STUDIES AND EXPERTS THAT STATE ANDRACTIM WORKS AT REDUCING AND RESOLVING GYNECOMASTIA ARE IRRELEVANT IN A DEBATE THAT REVOLVES AROUND WHETHER OR NOT ANDRACTIM CAN REDUCE OR RESOLVE GYNECOMSTIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you any idea how stupid that sounds!!!!!!!!
Quite the researcher aren’t you.
Are you also telling me that all the people who have noted reduction or resolution in gynecomastia on this site or liars as well?
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No, but it would be beneficial to see some pictures, since it's easy to post such pictures, and would be ver interesting for the rest of us to see. As far as the pictures that have already been posted, well, I would have to say that those aren't the results that anyone here really wants from using andractim.
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Yes it would have been nice I agree, a pity they didn't post before and afters.
I myself had gynecomastia reduction and it made a big difference to me- but your saying that wasn't a result right?
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chis_az/album?.dir=/b8ad&.src=ph Are you telling me that the one before and after set of photographs that you were provided with showed NO reduction of glandular gynecomastia (irrespective of whether that individual was happy with the end result?
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The change(if any) was so minor that no intelligent person could possibly conclude that there was a reduction (and by the way, I work in research, so don't tell me that I am not qualified to make a comment like that)
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Right
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chis_az/album?.dir=/b8ad&.src=ph I have provided the proof from no less than eleven endocrinologists, two of which are world famous and leaders in their respective fields and the fact is I have provided the proof from the actual endocrine reports from which their comments are made.
How does this square with your idea that Andractim does not reduce or resolve glandular gynecomastia.
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No one is saying that it doesn't reduce or resolve glandular gynecomastia. But for the common gynecomastia patient, it rarely will.
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Hehe
That is so funny! I see of course not
Another crude effort to move the goal posts. That is exactly what is being said. But now you concede it ‘can’ reduce or resolve gynecomastia- A big step forward well done!!!!
The twist in the tale- the thorns in your gift being- it rarely will.
Well thank you for the spiked concession, but what makes you now say rarely will.
ALL the expert endocrinologists and ALL the control studies don't say rarely but commonly will.
Where does your new idea that it can but rarely will stem from?
F*cking laughable.
C’mon give me your validated source that allows for such reasoning.
Give me an answer to this please!!!
The facts remain the same now as they did at the start of this discussion.
quote from Eberle AJ. Sparrow JT. Keenan BS.
By the end of treatment, breast size in all four boys had decreased 67% to 78%.
quote from Kuhn JM. Roca R. Laudat MH. Rieu M. Luton JP. Bricaire H.
Local administration of DHT was followed by the complete disappearance of gynaecomastia in 10 patients, partial regression in 19 and no change in 11 patients after 4 to 20 weeks of percutaneous DHT (125 mg twice daily)
Quote from Glenn D Braunstein M.D endocrinologist
The non-aromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone has been used, either by injection or percutaneously, in a group of patients with prolonged pubertal gynecomastia. Approximately 75% had reductions in breast tissue volume, with 25% having complete response.
Quote from Eugene Shippen M.D endocrinologist
Andractim is excellent for direct application to the breast area to offset any E2 effects from other testosterone sources and will usually shrink gynecomastia.
I had reduction but not resolution being one of the 75% of people to get reductions. I wish I had of been on of the 25% that had totally resolution- still it made life a lot easier
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chis_az/album?.dir=/b8ad&.src=phP.S
And all this doesn’t alter the fact that I still think that surgery is the number ONE option in dealing with gynecomastia.
This has been about defending the validity of another option that does work for many people or at least reduces their gynecomastia to make life a lot easier.
As a first line treatment it might avoid the need for surgery and costs a fraction of what surgery costs and is non invasive. For people that cannot afford surgery it may be the only option or chance to reduce or resolve gynecomastia. Also it is a treatment that an endocrinologist can use to prevent further gynecomastia development (something surgery cannot do).
For these reasons I have busting a gut to put the FACTS out there and argued the toss with these people so that the wrong impression about this option is not allowed to blind people as to those FACTS.