trust me... that amount of shutdown you'll get from a topical steroid that isn't even anabolic is so minimal it won't make a bit of difference if he's trying to gain size. the tiny amount that does get through the skin has such low affinity to testosterone receptors it'll do almost nothing anabolic so it won't shut down the fsh/lh - test axis, b/c it's hardly acting as if test would. if you want further detail pm me or log onto www.mdconsult.com and set up a temporary 10 day account and search on your own. it's the site all docs use and is basically a huge database of books and journal articles.

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