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Cambridge 18 Reading Test 02

READING PASSAGE 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

Stonehenge

For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the many mysteries of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument that took an estimated 1,500 years to erect. Located on Salisbury Plain in southern England, it is comprised of roughly 100 massive upright stones placed in a circular layout.

Archaeologists believe England’s most iconic prehistoric ruin was built in several stages with the earliest constructed 5,000 or more years ago. First, Neolithic* Britons used primitive tools, which may have been fashioned out of deer antlers, to dig a massive circular ditch and bank, or henge. Deep pits dating back to that era and located within the circle may have once held a ring of timber posts, according to some scholars.

Several hundred years later, it is thought, Stonehenge’s builders hoisted an estimated 80 bluestones, 43 of which remain today, into standing positions and placed them in either a horseshoe or circular formation. These stones have been traced all the way to the Preseli Hills in Wales, some 300 kilometres from Stonehenge. How, then, did prehistoric builders without sophisticated tools or engineering haul these boulders, which weigh up to four tons, over such a great distance?

According to one long-standing theory among archaeologists, Stonehenge’s builders fashioned sledges and rollers out of tree trunks to lug the bluestones from the Preseli Hills. They then transferred the boulders onto rafts and floated them first along the Welsh coast and then up the River Avon toward Salisbury Plain; alternatively, they may have towed each stone with a fleet of vessels. More recent archaeological hypotheses have them transporting the bluestones with supersized wicker baskets on a combination of ball bearings and long grooved planks, hauled by oxen.

As early as the 1970s, geologists have been adding their voices to the debate over how Stonehenge came into being. Challenging the classic image of industrious builders pushing, carting, rolling or hauling giant stones from faraway Wales, some scientists have suggested that it was glaciers, not humans, that carried the bluestones to Salisbury Plain. Most archaeologists have remained sceptical about this theory, however, wondering how the forces of nature could possibly have delivered the exact number of stones needed to complete the circle.

The third phase of construction took place around 2000 BCE. At this point, sandstone slabs – known as ‘sarsens’ – were arranged into an outer crescent or ring; some were assembled into the iconic three-pieced structures called trilithons that stand tall in the centre of Stonehenge. Some 50 of these stones are now visible on the site, which may once have contained many more. Radiocarbon dating has revealed that work continued at Stonehenge until roughly 1600 BCE, with the bluestones in particular being repositioned multiple times.

But who were the builders of Stonehenge? In the 17th century, archaeologist John Aubrey made the claim that Stonehenge was the work of druids, who had important religious, judicial and political roles in Celtic** society. This theory was widely popularized by the antiquarian William Stukeley, who had unearthed primitive graves at the site. Even today, people who identify as modern druids continue to gather at Stonehenge for the summer solstice. However, in the mid-20th century, radiocarbon dating demonstrated that Stonehenge stood more than 1,000 years before the Celts inhabited the region.

Many modern historians and archaeologists now agree that several distinct tribes of people contributed to Stonehenge, each undertaking a different phase of its construction. Bones, tools and other artefacts found on the site seem to support this hypothesis. The first stage was achieved by Neolithic agrarians who were likely to have been indigenous to the British Isles. Later, it is believed, groups with advanced tools and a more communal way of life left their mark on the site. Some believe that they were immigrants from the European continent, while others maintain that they were probably native Britons, descended from the original builders.

If the facts surrounding the architects and construction of Stonehenge remain shadowy at best, the purpose of the striking monument is even more of a mystery. While there is consensus among the majority of modern scholars that Stonehenge once served the function of burial ground, they have yet to determine what other purposes it had.

In the 1960s, the astronomer Gerald Hawkins suggested that the cluster of megalithic stones operated as a form of calendar, with different points corresponding to astrological phenomena such as solstices, equinoxes and eclipses occurring at different times of the year. While his theory has received a considerable amount of attention over the decades, critics maintain that Stonehenge’s builders probably lacked the knowledge necessary to predict such events or that England’s dense cloud cover would have obscured their view of the skies.

More recently, signs of illness and injury in the human remains unearthed at Stonehenge led a group of British archaeologists to speculate that it was considered a place of healing, perhaps because bluestones were thought to have curative powers.

Questions 1-8

Complete the notes below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.

Stonehenge

Construction

Stage 1:

  • the ditch and henge were dug, possibly using tools made from 1……………….
  • 2………………. may have been arranged in deep pits inside the circle

Stage 2:

  • bluestones from the Preseli Hills were placed in standing position
  • theories about the transportation of the bluestones:

        –   archaeological:

               o   builders used 3………………. to make sledges and rollers

               o   4………………. pulled them on giant baskets

        –   geological:

               o   they were brought from Wales by 5……………….

Stage 3:

  • sandstone slabs were arranged into an outer crescent or ring

Builders

  • a theory arose in the 17th century that its builders were Celtic 6……………….

Purpose

  • many experts agree it has been used as a 7………………. site
  • in the 1960s, it was suggested that it worked as a kind of 8……………….

Questions 9-13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE               if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE              if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN     if there is no information on this

9   During the third phase of construction, sandstone slabs were placed in both the outer areas and the middle of the Stonehenge site.

10   There is scientific proof that the bluestones stood in the same spot until approximately 1600 BCE.

11   John Aubrey’s claim about Stonehenge was supported by 20th-century findings.

12   Objects discovered at Stonehenge seem to indicate that it was constructed by a number of different groups of people.

13   Criticism of Gerald Hawkins’ theory about Stonehenge has come mainly from other astronomers.

READING PASSAGE 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. 

Living with artificial intelligence

Powerful artificial intelligence (AI) needs to be reliably aligned with human values, but
does this mean AI will eventually have to
police those values?

This has been the decade of AI, with one astonishing feat after another. A chess-playing AI that can defeat not only all human chess players, but also all previous human-programmed chess machines, after learning the game in just four hours? That’s yesterday’s news, what’s next? True, these prodigious accomplishments are all in so-called narrow AI, where machines perform highly specialised tasks. But many experts believe this restriction is very temporary. By mid-century, we may have artificial general intelligence (AGI) – machines that can achieve human-level performance on the full range of tasks that we ourselves can tackle.

If so, there’s little reason to think it will stop there. Machines will be free of many of the physical constraints on human intelligence. Our brains run at slow biochemical processing speeds on the power of a light bulb, and their size is restricted by the dimensions of the human birth canal. It is remarkable what they accomplish, given these handicaps. But they may be as far from the physical limits of thought as our eyes are from the incredibly powerful Webb Space Telescope.

Once machines are better than us at designing even smarter machines, progress towards these limits could accelerate. What would this mean for us? Could we ensure a safe and worthwhile coexistence with such machines? On the plus side, AI is already useful and profitable for many things, and super AI might be expected to be super useful and super profitable. But the more powerful AI becomes, the more important it will be to specify its goals with great care. Folklore is full of tales of people who ask for the wrong thing, with disastrous consequences- King Midas, for example, might have wished that everything he touched turned to gold, but didn’t really intend this to apply to his breakfast.

So we need to create powerful AI machines that are ‘human-friendly’- that have goals reliably aligned with our own values. One thing that makes this task difficult is that we are far from reliably human-friendly ourselves. We do many terrible things to each other and to many other creatures with whom we share the planet. If superintendent machines don’t do a lot better than us, we’ll be in deep trouble. We’ll have powerful new intelligence amplifying the dark sides of our own fallible natures.

For safety’s sake, then, we want the machines to be ethically as well as cognitively superhuman. We want them to aim for the moral high ground, not for the troughs in which many of us spend some of our time. Luckily they’ll be smart enough for the job. If there are routes to the moral high ground, they’ll be better than us at finding them, and steering us in the right direction.

However, there are two big problems with this utopian vision. One is how we get the machines started on the journey, the other is what it would mean to reach this destination. The ‘getting started’ problem is that we need to tell the machines what they’re looking for with sufficient clarity that we can be confident they will find it – whatever ‘it’ actually turns out to be. This won’t be easy, given that we are tribal creatures and conflicted about the ideals ourselves. We often ignore the suffering of strangers, and even contribute to it, at least indirectly. How then, do we point machines in the direction of something better?

As for the ‘destination’ problem, we might, by putting ourselves in the hands of these moral guides and gatekeepers, be sacrificing our own autonomy – an important part of what makes us human. Machines who are better than us at sticking to the moral high ground may be expected to discourage some of the lapses we presently take for granted. We might lose our freedom to discriminate in favour of our own communities, for example.

Loss of freedom to behave badly isn’t always a bad thing, of course: denying ourselves the freedom to put children to work in factories, or to smoke in restaurants are signs of progress. But are we ready for ethical silicon police limiting our options? They might be so good at doing it that we won’t notice them; but few of us are likely to welcome such a future.

These issues might seem far-fetched, but they are to some extent already here. AI already has some input into how resources are used in our National Health Service (NHS) here in the UK, for example. If it was given a greater role, it might do so much more efficiently than humans can manage, and act in the interests of taxpayers and those who use the health system. However, we’d be depriving some humans (e.g. senior doctors) of the control they presently enjoy. Since we’d want to ensure that people are treated equally and that policies are fair, the goals of AI would need to be specified correctly.

We have a new powerful technology to deal with- itself, literally, a new way of thinking. For our own safety, we need to point these new thinkers in the right direction, and get them to act well for us. It is not yet clear whether this is possible, but if it is, it will require a cooperative spirit, and a willingness to set aside self-interest.

Both general intelligence and moral reasoning are often thought to be uniquely human capacities. But safety seems to require that we think of them as a package: if we are to give general intelligence to machines, we’ll need to give them moral authority, too. And where exactly would that leave human beings? All the more reason to think about the destination now, and to be careful about what we wish for.

Questions 14-19

Choose the correct letter, ABC or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

14   What point does the writer make about AI in the first paragraph?

A   It is difficult to predict how quickly AI will progress.

B   Much can be learned about the use of AI in chess machines.

C   The future is unlikely to see limitations on the capabilities of AI.

D   Experts disagree on which specialised tasks AI will be able to perform.


15   What is the writer doing in the second paragraph?

A   explaining why machines will be able to outperform humans

B   describing the characteristics that humans and machines share

C   giving information about the development of machine intelligence

D   indicating which aspects of humans are the most advanced


16   Why does the writer mention the story of King Midas?

  to compare different visions of progress

  to illustrate that poorly defined objectives can go wrong

  to emphasise the need for cooperation

  to point out the financial advantages of a course of action


17   What challenge does the writer refer to in the fourth paragraph?

A   encouraging humans to behave in a more principled way

B   deciding which values we want AI to share with us

C   creating a better world for all creatures on the planet

D   ensuring AI is more human-friendly than we are ourselves


18   What does the writer suggest about the future of AI in the fifth paragraph?

  The safety of machines will become a key issue.

  It is hard to know what impact machines will have on the world.

  Machines will be superior to humans in certain respects.

  Many humans will oppose machines having a wider role.


19   Which of the following best summarises the writer’s argument in the sixth paragraph?

  More intelligent machines will result in greater abuses of power.

B   Machine learning will share very few features with human learning.

C   There are a limited number of people with the knowledge to program machines.

  Human shortcomings will make creating the machines we need more difficult.


Questions 20-23

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?

In boxes 20-23 on your answer sheet, write

YES               if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer

NO                if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN  if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

20   Machines with the ability to make moral decisions may prevent us from promoting the interests of our communities.

21   Silicon police would need to exist in large numbers in order to be effective.

22   Many people are comfortable with the prospect of their independence being restricted by machines.

23   If we want to ensure that machines act in our best interests, we all need to work together.

Questions 24-26

Complete the summary using the list of phrases, A-F, below.

Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet.

Using AI in the UK health system

AI currently has a limited role in the way 24…………………. are allocated in the health service. The positive aspect of AI having a bigger role is that it would be more efficient and lead to patient benefits. However, such a change would result, for example, in certain 25…………………. not having their current level of 26…………………. . It is therefore important that AI goals are appropriate so that discriminatory practices could be avoided.

A   medical practitioners        B   specialised tasks

C   available resources       D   reduced illness

E   professional authority        F   technology experts

READING PASSAGE 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.

An ideal city

Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city was centuries ahead of its time

The word ‘genius’ is universally associated with the name of Leonardo da Vinci. A true Renaissance man, he embodied scientific spirit, artistic talent and humanist sensibilities. Five hundred years have passed since Leonardo died in his home at Chateau du Clos Luce, outside Tours, France. Yet far from fading into insignificance, his thinking has carried down the centuries and still surprises today.

The Renaissance marked the transition from the 15th century to modernity and took place after the spread of the plague in the 14th century, which caused a global crisis resulting in some 200 million deaths across Europe and Asia. Today, the world is on the cusp of a climate crisis, which is predicted to cause widespread displacement, extinctions and death, if left unaddressed. Then, as now, radical solutions were called for to revolutionise the way people lived and safeguard humanity against catastrophe.

Around 1486 – after a pestilence that killed half the population in Milan, Italy – Leonardo turned his thoughts to urban planning problems. Following a typical Renaissance trend, he began to work on an ‘ideal city’ project, which – due to its excessive costs – would remain unfulfilled. Yet given that unsustainable urban models are a key cause of global climate change today, it’s only natural to wonder how Leonardo might have changed the shape of modem cities.

Although the Renaissance is renowned as an era of incredible progress in art and architecture, it is rarely noted that the 15th century also marked the birth of urbanism as a true academic discipline. The rigour and method behind the conscious conception of a city had been largely missing in Western thought until the moment when prominent Renaissance men pushed forward large-scale urban projects in Italy, such as the reconfiguration of the town of Pienza and the expansion of the city of Ferrara. These works surely inspired Leonardo’s decision to rethink the design of medieval cities, with their winding and overcrowded streets and with houses piled against one another.

It is not easy to identify a coordinated vision of Leonardo’s ideal city because of his disordered way of working with notes and sketches. But from the largest collection of Leonardo’s papers ever assembled, a series of innovative thoughts can be reconstructed regarding the foundation of a new city along the Ticino River, which runs from Switzerland into Italy and is 248 kilometres long. He designed the city for the easy transport of goods and clean urban spaces, and he wanted a comfortable and spacious city, with well-ordered streets and architecture. He recommended ‘high, strong walls’, with ‘towers and battlements of all necessary and pleasant beauty’.

His plans for a modem and ‘rational’ city were consistent with Renaissance ideals. But, in keeping with his personality, Leonardo included several innovations in his urban design. Leonardo wanted the city to be built on several levels, linked with vertical outdoor staircases. This design can be seen in some of today’s high-rise buildings but was unconventional at the time. Indeed, this idea of taking full advantage of the interior spaces wasn’t implemented until the 1920s and 1930s, with the birth of the Modernist movement.

While in the upper layers of the city, people could walk undisturbed between elegant palaces and streets, the lower layer was the place for services, trade, transport and industry. But the true originality of Leonardo’s vision was its fusion of architecture and engineering. Leonardo designed extensive hydraulic plants to create artificial canals throughout the city. The canals, regulated by clocks and basins, were supposed to make it easier for boats to navigate inland. Leonardo also thought that the width of the streets ought to match the average height of the adjacent houses: a rule still followed in many contemporary cities across Italy, to allow access to sun and reduce the risk of damage from earthquakes.

Although some of these features existed in Roman cities, before Leonardo’s drawings there had never been a multi-level, compact modem city which was thoroughly technically conceived. Indeed, it wasn’t until the 19th century that some of his ideas were applied. For example, the subdivision of the city by function- with services and infrastructures located in the lower levels and wide and well-ventilated boulevards and walkways above for residents – is an idea that can be found in Georges-Eugene Haussmann’s renovation of Paris under Emperor Napoleon III between 1853 and 1870.

Today, Leonardo’s ideas are not simply valid, they actually suggest a way forward for urban planning. Many scholars think that the compact city, built upwards instead of outwards, integrated with nature (especially water systems), with efficient transport infrastructure, could help modem cities become more efficient and sustainable. This is yet another reason why Leonardo was aligned so closely with modem urban planning and centuries ahead of his time.

Questions 27-33

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 27-33 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE              if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE             if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN    if there is no information on this

27   People first referred to Leonardo da Vinci as a genius 500 years ago.

28   The current climate crisis is predicted to cause more deaths than the plague.

29   Some of the challenges we face today can be compared to those of earlier times.

30   Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘ideal city’ was constructed in the 15th century.

31   Poor town planning is a major contributor to climate change.

32   In Renaissance times, local people fought against the changes to Pienza and Ferrara.

33   Leonardo da Vinci kept a neat, organised record of his designs.

Questions 34-40

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 34-40 on your answer sheet.

Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city

A collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s paperwork reveals his design of a new city beside the Ticino River. This was to provide better 34………………. for trade and a less polluted environment. Although Leonardo da Vinci’s city shared many of the ideals of his time, some of his innovations were considered unconventional in their design. They included features that can be seen in some tower blocks today, such as 35………………. on the exterior of a building.

Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t only an architect. His expertise in 36………………. was evident in his plans for artificial canals within his ideal city. He also believed that the height of houses should relate to the width of streets in case earthquakes occurred. The design of many cities in Italy today follows this 37………………. .

While some cities from 38………………. times have aspects that can also be found in Leonardo’s designs, his ideas weren’t put into practice until long after his  death. 39………………. is one example of a city that was redesigned in the 19th century in the way that Leonardo had envisaged. His ideas are also relevant to today’s world, where building 40………………. no longer seems to be the best approach.

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    Of course, it’s finest to consult with a healthcare professional before utilizing
    natural therapies for treating disease or enhancing sexual
    efficiency. Zinc is a vital nutrient for hormonal health, and
    it plays an necessary role in hormone production by rising testosterone naturally.

    Alcohol can't solely disrupt your REM sleep, it can reduce testosterone instantly.
    best Oral steroid for mass humans, get half-hour of daylight exposure on your
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    Simply head out without sunglasses and expose some pores and skin while you’re at it.
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    If you’re concerned about your testosterone levels, taking
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    Fortuitously, taking herbal dietary supplements and
    ensuring lifestyle changes may also assist improve testosterone naturally and optimize your sexual health.
    Nevertheless, there is no instant approach to increase testosterone levels shortly or drastically unless you are taking exogenous testosterone or TRT.
    There are many ways to boost testosterone levels, together
    with TRT, increasing vitamin D intake, exercise,
    and supplementation. Testosterone is a hormone largely
    made by the testicles and performs a role in intercourse drive, power, mood, and look.

    In one examine, researchers on the University of Chicago discovered that young males who slept lower than five hours a night for one week had lower testosterone levels than after they were fully rested.
    It looks as if at present it’s a badge of honor to train daily until exhaustion. If that’s your philosophy
    in the path of exercise, you could be sabotaging your testosterone ranges (as well as your 20 Mile
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    Muira Puama has its place in a take a look at booster method because of the scientific analysis exhibiting the
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    Some studies recommend it might possibly help blood move
    and even block acetylcholinesterase, thereby
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    males with erectile dysfunction, but it's certainly on no account supposed to deal with erectile dysfunction. It might assist, however there’s not sufficient evidence presently to help the speculation. D-Aspartic Acid has been clinically examined
    and was proven to stimulate the release of luteinizing and development hormones within the brain, which then can immediately trigger increased
    testosterone manufacturing.

  • Though this new information is considerably reassuring, men and their medical doctors should nonetheless weigh these points earlier than committing to long term
    testosterone therapy. Studies in girls breastfeeding have demonstrated dangerous infant
    effects. An alternative to this medicine must be prescribed or you should cease breastfeeding
    while using this medicine. Please complete the form on this web page
    to request a call from a medical advisor at our nationwide clinic, or name
    us direct on the quantity supplied. We are pleased to offer complimentary consultations and answers to any relevant questions.
    Docs also play an necessary position in monitoring
    the safety of hormone therapies and any unwanted effects that develop.

    Nontherapeutic use of testosterone is dangerous and might trigger extreme unwanted side effects, including coronary heart failure, heart
    attack, stroke, and extreme psychiatric issues. Most of the frequent side effects begin early in therapy, together with elevated blood
    strain, nausea, and temper swings. Other side effects are delayed, similar to breast development, weight
    achieve, irritability, blood modifications, prostate problems, and most of the extreme unwanted aspect effects, similar to
    coronary heart assault, stroke, or polycythemia. Folks would require regular monitoring and blood checks
    throughout therapy.
    Other prescription and over-the-counter medicines, nutritional vitamins, and natural products
    may also react with testosterone. Tell every of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medicine you start or stop
    using. Testosterone injections have additionally been linked to
    a condition known as pulmonary oil microembolism (POME),
    or a blood clot within the lung that could be deadly.
    You may also notice you gain more muscle mass and lose physique fat.
    Oral testosterone has been round for the explanation that Nineteen Eighties however was not popular
    as a result of it could trigger problems for the liver.
    However there are actually some new tablets (Jatenzo,
    Tlando, and Kyzatrex) that bypass the liver and get testosterone into the blood directly,
    in the same method that pores and skin patches, gels, and different remedies do.

    It measures both testosterone attached to proteins in your blood and
    testosterone not hooked up to proteins (called free testosterone).

    Compounded medication aren't FDA-approved, and there could be usually little
    data to discover out safety. These merchandise are "potentially putting customers in danger," the FDA cautioned
    in its assertion. Earlier Than asking for
    a prescription, take a look at the answers to some FAQs.
    If it's almost time in your subsequent dose, take solely that dose.

    Call your care staff if you're not sure how to handle a missed dose.
    Discuss to your care staff about using this medication in kids.
    Yes, TRT has been mentioned to lower sperm count, especially if taken with
    out precautions.
    Please observe that the information offered on this
    article is for informational functions solely
    and is not meant as an alternative to skilled medical recommendation, analysis, or treatment.
    At All Times search the recommendation of your doctor or
    different certified healthcare provider with any questions you may
    have regarding a medical situation or treatment. It is greatest to pay attention to the possible complications of testosterone injections.

    Whereas this treatment could also be prescribed for youngsters as young as 12 years of age for
    chosen circumstances, precautions do apply. This
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    health care supplier or pharmacist when you have questions.
    Testosterone unwanted effects can differ relying on the individual.
    At All Times consult your healthcare supplier to ensure the data displayed on this web page applies to
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    or could turn into pregnant.
    These injections do not treatment the underlying condition, but they might help alleviate
    a number of the signs. Testosterone is a hormone that your intercourse organs
    primarily produce. A healthcare supplier will often give you
    this injection in a hospital or clinic setting.

    The dose of this medication shall be totally different for different patients.

    The following data contains solely the average doses of this drugs.
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  • Celui-ci peut mettre dans la steadiness les avantages et les risques potentiels de la thérapie et
    élaborer un traitement individualisé. Il existe également
    un risque plus élevé de cancer de la prostate et de maladie cardiaque lorsque
    les taux d’estrogène (estradiol) chez les hommes sont
    trop élevés. Par ailleurs, cette maladie est généralement traitée par des corticostéroïdes,
    lesquels provoquent une diminution de la densité osseuse.

    Des essais cliniques préliminaires et des observations de cas ont été publiés à ce sujet.
    Améliorer l'humeur et le bien-être psychologique des
    personnes souffrant d'insuffisance surrénalienne. Consultez votre médecin si
    vous présentez des symptômes, surtout si cela dure depuis
    trois mois ou plus. Votre médecin déterminera si
    les symptômes sont dus à un problème médical sous-jacent ou s’il s’agit
    d’une dysfonction érectile.
    Dans certains cas, cependant, les hommes connaissent une diminution de la testostérone à un rythme accéléré.
    Chez les sufferers masculins, la baisse de la
    libido s’accompagne souvent d’autres problèmes sexuels.
    Les dysfonctionnements érectiles sont particulièrement fréquents chez les hommes ayant une
    faible libido. Des chercheurs ont examiné fifty two études pour déterminer la prévalence de certains problèmes sexuels
    dans la inhabitants générale. Ils ont constaté que jusqu’à three
    % des hommes peuvent souffrir d’une baisse de libido.
    En revanche, la libido est faible lorsqu’une personne n’a pas envie d’avoir des rapports sexuels.
    Il est important de noter que plusieurs des symptômes associés à l’andropause sont
    également des conséquences normales de l’avancement en âge.

    Il s’agit de tests simples qui pourraient mener à un traitement qui équilibrera votre
    taux d’hormones, ce qui pourrait aussi
    contribuer à améliorer votre santé sexuelle.
    Un faible taux de testostérone touche près de forty % des hommes de forty five ans et plus.
    Il est difficile de définir des taux normaux de testostérone,
    automobile ils varient tout au lengthy de la journée et sont influencés par l’indice de masse corporelle (IMC), la nutrition, la consommation d’alcool, certains médicaments, l’âge et la maladie.
    L’augmentation anormale de la taille de la glande mammaire est imputable à un déséquilibre de la balance androgène.
    En tête de liste, on retrouve une diminution ou une présence
    déficitaire de testostérone dans le sang. Cela peut être dû à plusieurs raisons, mais la principale est l’hypogonadisme qui est
    un syndrome créé en raison de la défectuosité de l’axe reliant
    l’hypothalamus et l’hypophyse aux gonades.

    Les hommes doivent tout simplement opter pour une alimentation saine et équilibrée.
    Evitez les régimes qui limitent fortement l’apport en graisses parce que les graisses sont des nutriments essentiels pour de nombreuses
    fonctions cellulaires, en particulier pour la synthèse des hormones stéroïdiennes.
    Le niveau de testostérone chez l’homme varie au cours de
    sa vie, avec des pics et des creux à différents âges.

    En général, les hommes atteignent les taux de testostérone les plus élevés quand ils sont en fin d’adolescence et au début de la vingtaine.
    Ce taux élevé est responsable du développement de caractéristiques masculines pendant la puberté.

    Les causes d'hypogonadisme secondaire doivent être différenciées d'un retard constitutionnel
    de la puberté, qui est une forme fonctionnelle d'hypogonadisme secondaire.
    Différentes pathologies aiguës, ainsi que des pathologies chroniques
    systémiques (p. ex., insuffisance rénale chronique, anorexie mentale) peuvent entraîner un hypogonadisme hypogonadotrope, pouvant régresser après guérison de la pathologie sous-jacente.
    L'hypogonadisme est également plus fréquent chez les survivants à long terme de cancers
    infantiles traités par irradiation craniospinale.
    Les principaux symptômes de faibles niveaux de testostérone chez les hommes, https://spin.org.pk,
    liés à l’andropause sont les troubles de l’érection (le symptôme
    le plus inquiétant pour la plupart des patients) et une diminution de la libido.

    Le médecin vous interrogera sur la façon dont vous vous sentez pour vérifier
    si vos symptômes correspondent à ceux des individus dont le taux de
    testostérone est faible. La supplémentation en testostérone au long cours permet une amélioration des symptômes
    progressive. « Avec la restauration d’un niveau hormonal suffisant, les
    sufferers se sentent rapidement mieux, moins fatigués.

    Ils ne souhaitent généralement pas arrêter le traitement », assure le
    Dr Faix. La surveillance du affected person comporte un bilan clinique et biologique à trois,
    six et douze mois après l’instauration du traitement, puis annuellement.

    Elle peut servir à l'organisme de matériau de départ pour la manufacturing d'autres hormones,
    telles que l'oestrogène ou la testostérone. Sa fonction spécifique, outre le fait de participer à la manufacturing d'autres
    hormones, n'est pas encore bien comprise. Il est essentiel de consulter
    un médecin concernant tout symptôme de dysfonction érectile
    et de ne jamais vous auto-diagnostiquer, automotive vous pourriez avoir
    des problèmes de santé beaucoup plus graves.

    N'essayez pas d'acheter des fake Viagra France des médicaments ou de l'automédication.
    Lorsqu’ils sont pris à un stade précoce, l’homme peut être
    en mesure de prévenir le développement d’une faible libido.

    Lorsque votre taux de testostérone diminue, votre désir de sexe diminue également.
    Toutefois, une chute brutale du taux de testostérone peut entraîner une baisse
    de la libido. Il est essential de comprendre pourquoi des problèmes sexuels comme une faible libido peuvent être présents chez les hommes.

    Ces problèmes peuvent aller des troubles de la santé
    mentale aux problèmes physiques. Un déficit en testostérone résulte en de la fatigue,
    perte de masse musculaire, troubles de l’érection, insomnie et baisse de libido.
    Un dosage sanguin permet de diagnostiquer le problème et une
    supplémentation hormonale aide à restaurer des taux normaux.

  • Starting your first steroid cycle may be exciting, nevertheless it
    requires information, discipline, and cautious planning.
    If a person is not but prepared for anabolic steroids, authorized
    steroid options are a secure, effective starting point.
    An anabolic androgenic steroid, Dianabol (commonly known as
    ‘Dbol’) is considered one of the fastest methods to build mass and strength.
    However this can be achieved by stacking it with one other steroid, as talked about before.

    These three components combined can result in vital elevations in blood
    stress. The above protocol consists of conservative dosages in an attempt to minimize unwanted effects in novice customers.
    Regardless Of decrease doses being administered, we
    typically observe newbies gaining large amounts of muscle hypertrophy.
    We have seen first-time users of Dianabol gain as a lot
    as 30 kilos in weight, mixed with power gains of fifty pounds
    or greater on compound lifts. If you’re looking to enhance
    muscle mass, a Dianabol and Take A Look At cycle could be the proper selection for you.

    This is where gains are sluggish, otherwise you feel like you’ve come up against a
    wall and can’t make additional progress no matter how exhausting your
    workouts are getting. Quite than continuing the cycle with little to no gains, adding Dianabol
    provides a considerable enhance. It can knock that plateau
    wall down and rapidly make your gains lookup once
    more.
    Some split the doses—injecting testosterone twice weekly, swallowing
    Dbol in the morning and earlier than the workout. You may see choices like "Test E 500 mg per week" with "Dbol 30 mg per day." Everyone adjusts dosages primarily based on their experience, targets, and the way their
    body reacts. Some men have reported gaining 7 to fifteen pounds of lean muscle mass throughout a Dianabol cycle.
    Not muscle, nor fats, although you must be ready for some fats acquire.
    Take this water away and you’ll be walking away with 7 to 15
    kilos of additional muscle. The fact is, this could be a powerful but dangerous anabolic steroid
    whose features are only temporary.
    When used moderately for short cycles and suitable breaks between cycles mixed with an excellent
    food regimen, cholesterol levels can return to normal in otherwise wholesome
    people. Kickstarting a cycle is commonly accomplished in a mass-building off-season cycle.
    Dianabol provides the fast mass features you need whereas your other injectable steroids are build up
    in the physique. Dianabol will deliver dramatic features in weight during this time, which
    you'll then compound during the relaxation of your cycle.
    Taking it to the subsequent stage at 30mg every day will start more extreme water
    retention, however the muscle and strength positive aspects will start coming on thick and quick.

    Sure, different sides may also enhance at this level, but the majority of
    males can tolerate 30mg of Dbol properly.
    The Dianabol and T cycle is frequently the straightforward choice for many
    bulking bodybuilders due to its flexibility when it comes to cycle size.

    The solely different distinction between the 2 is that some individuals have complained that Enanthate can be
    a bit more painful to inject, however that’s anecdotal evidence.
    When something has the same name, but a different pre or suffix, it often means the discharge time is
    slightly different. Both Testosterone Cypionate and Testosterone Enanthate are plain Testosterone.
    One just isn't higher than the other, one doesn't hold less water than the opposite,
    and neither is worse than the opposite. Dosages can range from 20 – 50mg
    of Dianabol per day, and 200 – 500mg of Testosterone per week.
    In this article, we will take a more in-depth look at the advantages of using
    Dianabol and Testosterone together and the way to go about organising your personal cycle.
    Many simply name it Oral Testosterone, despite the actual fact that methyl Testosterone
    does exist.
    However why do so many bodybuilders go for anabolic steroids such as Dianabol?
    Since so many people hate injections, many are
    happy to listen to that Dbol may be taken in capsule type.

    It’s no shock that Dianabol cycles rapidly turn out to be the
    go-to in aiding bodybuilders looking to rapidly acquire muscle and burn fat.
    However, when doing a Dianabol cycle, there is a vary of
    unwanted aspect effects you have to concentrate
    on. Being an oral anabolic steroid, Dianabol is
    chemically protected by liver’s enzymes in order that a excessive share of this steroid is in a position to enter the bloodstream without
    being altered in any means. And as any other anabolic steroid,
    Dianabol could cause stress to the liver, which is why its dosages should be saved under strict control, in accordance with skilled tips.

    And this is additionally why a cycle should usually
    final not over 6 to eight weeks.
    Everybody uses Dianabol to realize mass,
    achieve plenty of it, and gain it quickly. You know it
    will work quick with the potential of working Dianabol for much
    less than 4 weeks. No different steroid could have you placed on a lot weight in such a quick time, however beware that blasting Dianabol at high doses will nearly certainly
    result in a good quantity of that legal weight loss steroids being water.

    Whether Or Not you’re a seasoned bodybuilder or simply getting began, the probabilities are you’re already familiar with a number of names in relation to
    gaining muscle mass. We’re right here to provide the lowdown on Dianabol (Dbol) cycles, together with what
    to anticipate, dosage and attainable unwanted facet
    effects. In a cycle, the person will take one steroid or regimen of steroids for
    a time frame, normally 6 to 12 weeks, and cycle off or administer submit cycle remedy (PCT).
    The protocol capabilities in sustaining any pure level of testosterone present in the body
    in addition to to minimize any undesirable unwanted effects.

    Another oral steroid stack that bodybuilders choose for maximizing muscle energy and development is the Brutal
    Force BEAST Stack. One of the best-selling merchandise from the brand, the product consists of ten powerful steroids that allow you to obtain the physique you’ve all the time wished.

    His sessions have been marked by high quantity and frequency, specializing in each muscle group at least twice
    per week. Coming Into the world of anabolic steroids as a
    beginner can be daunting. With D-bol, novices are typically suggested to
    start with a conservative method. Take A Look At and
    Dbol cycle is one of the hottest cycle that you may find on the bodybuilding and efficiency enhancement settings.

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