Your body needs testosterone to function properly. Can you live without it for 10 weeks? Sure. Not ideal, but you won’t die. But…
Our jacked and very smart friend @Singhbuilder makes an excellent point. For 10 weeks you could go without testosterone if your body is getting something that mimics it in several ways, including as he pointed out some estrogen. Dianabol at a low dose (like 10mg/d) could absolutely serve as a baseline test replacement for a cycle that is built around other compounds. So why isn’t that done more often? Well, because test is dirt cheap, easily accessible, not hepatotoxic like dbol, and if you’re already pinning other drugs you would just use test with them. It’s not a good option for most guys, because most guys respond really, really well to testosterone. But for those who simply do not do well on higher doses of test it would be a reasonable enough alternative. You run some additional risk of libido issues, but maybe that trade off is worth it for a guy who has bad reactions to higher (or even replacement levels of) testosterone.
Disclaimer: I do not endorse this plan. I feel amazing on testosterone at several varying doses, and as such I would never imagine using something else. But this post is an acknowledgment that not everyone is like me and that some simply hate using test for various reasons. If you are new to steroids you should absolutely not do what I have said here. You use testosterone until you know for sure that it doesn’t agree with you. Chances are you’ll do well on it. This particular post is directed only at the small minority that has issues with test and is seeking an alternative.