Are Andriol Testocaps any good for bodybuilding?

[El Diablo Blanco]

http://www.andriol.com/home.asp

[tbombz]

its testosterone. yes. the old version sucked but the new one absorbs very effeciently. you gotta take alot of them though, cause of their low doseage. of course, a more stable inject would be better a better option, but testocaps would be beneficial nonetheless.

[Van_Bilderass]

the old version sucked but the new one absorbs very effeciently.

You sure there's much of a difference?

This is in dogs but the bioavailability seems very similar. Didn't find human comparisons after a quick search.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003 Sep;306(3):925-33. Epub 2003 Jun 13.Click here to read Links
    Contribution of lymphatically transported testosterone undecanoate to the systemic exposure of testosterone after oral administration of two andriol formulations in conscious lymph duct-cannulated dogs.
    Shackleford DM, Faassen WA, Houwing N, Lass H, Edwards GA, Porter CJ, Charman WN.

    Department of Pharmaceutics, Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University (Parkville Campus), Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.

    Orally administered testosterone (T) is ineffective in the treatment of male androgen deficiency syndromes due to extensive presystemic first-pass metabolism. In contrast, the lipophilic long-chain ester testosterone undecanoate (TU) exhibits androgenic activity that has been attributed to formation of T via systemic hydrolysis of lymphatically transported TU. However, there are no definitive data regarding the oral bioavailability of TU or the extent to which lymphatically transported TU contributes to the systemic availability of T after oral TU administration. This report describes the application of stable isotope methodology in a thoracic lymph duct-cannulated dog model to study the oral bioavailability and lymphatic transport of TU after postprandial administration. When administered as either Andriol or Andriol Testocaps, the mean (+/-S.E., n = 4) absolute bioavailability of TU was 3.25 +/- 0.48 and 2.88 +/- 0.88%, respectively, and lymphatically transported TU accounted for between 91.5 and 99.7% of the systemically available ester. Model-independent pharmacokinetic analysis indicated that 83.6 +/- 1.6 and 84.1 +/- 8.2% of the systemically available T, resulting from Andriol or Andriol Testocaps, respectively, was due to systemic hydrolysis of lymphatically transported TU. These data demonstrate that intestinal lymphatic transport of TU produces increased systemic exposure of T by avoiding the extensive first-pass effect responsible for the inactivation of T after oral administration.

The Andriol homepage doesn't say anything about the Testocaps version being more effectively absorbed - the dosage is the same for both.

[marcos chacon]

look out for reandron!!!!

[benz]

its testosterone. yes. the old version sucked but the new one absorbs very effeciently. you gotta take alot of them though, cause of their low doseage. of course, a more stable inject would be better a better option, but testocaps would be beneficial nonetheless.

your knowledge is awesome, and the cost of testocaps is way too expensive compared to normal stuff.. get off idiot

[dr_para24]

http://www.andriol.com/home.asp

no point taking. too weak compare to other testosterones.

[marcos chacon]

reandron is inyectable andriol it comes in a 4cc shot 1000mgx 4cc

[Van_Bilderass]

reandron is inyectable andriol it comes in a 4cc shot 1000mgx 4cc

Also known as Nebido.