Clomiphene is the main active ingredient in Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate).
This medication inhibits estrogen by binding to receptors in the hypothalamus.
Much like Nolvadex, it fights estrogen at the receptors.
In a medical context, Clomid is mainly used to combat infertility.
During a steroid cycle, this product can be used as both a supportive treatment and a recovery, with a slight preference for recovery.
By fighting estrogen, Clomid also fights side effects like gynecomastia.
As an estrogen inhibitor, it helps to restart the production of androgen hormones.
This is necessary after a cycle, because, as you know, after a treatment, your androgen levels drop drastically and you need to help your body restart natural production.
It also counteracts the body’s negative feedback loop for estrogen, which can stimulate the HPG (hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis).
The latter can in turn stimulate LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), which will release testosterone.
This medication is most appropriate at the end of a cycle.
Many bodybuilders use
Clomid
during their PCT to help restore testosterone naturally.
Now you know that your body stops the natural production of testosterone as a safety precaution during a treatment, as it receives a surplus from the outside.
At the end of the treatment, Clomid will help your body produce and release testosterone again.
Clomid can also be used as a secondary treatment to prevent gynecomastia and other feminization problems related to steroid aromatization.
Although they are often compared to each other, Clomid and Nolvadex are two different medications.
Of course, they have more or less the same attributes and the same way of functioning, but they each have their own use.
Take the medical field for example.
Nolvadex is used to fight breast cancer while Clomid is used for infertility.
If these two drugs were really the same, they would have the same purpose.
By comparing their use in the medical field, you should realize that Nolvadex is more useful in combating aromatization and therefore preventing gynecomastia during treatment. In contrast, Clomid is more appropriate after treatment to regulate the testicular axis, jumpstart hormone production, and prevent infertility, which can occur after a steroid cycle.
The average dose is between 50 mg and 300 mg per day, depending on the degree of your treatment (the longer the cycle, the higher the steroid dose).
What is CLOMID?
Clomid is a drug for women facing infertility.
It is a SERM (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator).
It binds to estrogen receptors and blocks the side effects that too much estrogen can cause in your body.
Clomid prevents gynecomastia by binding to breast tissue.
Clomid has been used to treat oligomenorrhea since 1960.
This disorder interrupts menstruation in women.
The fact that pregnancy rates increase after this treatment indicates that scientific research confirms that Clomid is also helpful against anovulation.
Clomiphene is a mixture of two geometric isomers, Enclomifene (E-clomiphene) and Zuclomiphene (Z-clomiphene).
Clomiphene inhibits estrogen receptors in the hypothalamus.
Clomiphene citrate is very effective in treating male hypogonadism.
In a number of cases, this option has proven to be more attractive than testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) due to its lower cost and the convenience of taking a tablet instead of testosterone injections or gels.
This benefit quickly became known in the bodybuilding world.
Clomiphene is now commonly used by male bodybuilders.
Its ability to bind to estrogen receptors in the body, blocking estrogen-related side effects like gynecomastia, means that it also restores the body’s natural testosterone production.
It is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of illegal doping products in sport.
Use of Clomid in Anabolic Steroid Treatments
Clomid can be used for both protection and recovery.
But it’s better during your PCT.
Clomid is taken orally. It can be combined with Nolvadex, HCG or even Proviron.
50mg-100mg of Clomid per day is usually sufficient.
You can take your dose all at once during breakfast or split it between morning and evening meals.
Clomid can be taken as protection throughout the cycle.
Your protective treatment begins and ends at the same time as the steroid cycle.
The start of your recovery treatment depends on the half-life of the steroids used in your cycle.
You often start PCT between 1 and 8 days after the end of your cycle (specifically, one day to a week after the last day of treatment).
This lasts between 3 weeks and 1 month, approximately.