26-08-2014, 01:40 AM
(26-08-2014, 12:19 AM)Lotus Wrote: Candace,
In answer to your question and per your link from: http://drtedwilliams.net/kb/index.php?pa...stosterone
I think it can be explained that the good doctor (Dr. Ted Williams) meant edema was a side effect from stimulation of aldosterone receptors alone. From the diagram it lists these as side effects of testosterone:
Side effects of testosterone
Virilization
Feminization due to aromatase conversion to Estrogen
Edema due to simulation of Aldosterone receptors is under diagnosed
Jaundice, Hepatic carcinoma
My comment about edema was meant towards that it Edema (and one of the possible symptoms of edema, was due to the simulation of aldosterone receptors) is under-diagnosed. I could be wrong about this but perhaps he was referring to adenoma, (referenced below). Why he listed a side effect of edema from T is only a question he can answer, but what do know compared to him?.
OK, that makes a lot more sense now that I know you were quoting someone talking about androgens and not just the androgen receptor. Since he listed feminization as a testosterone side effect, I think we can assume that the edema side effect is also from aromatizated testosterone.
Good find on the alternative pathway for DHT to cause edema at 300+ nM. That's 8700 ng/dl! I had no idea steroid abusers could drive it that high.