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Navigating testosterone replacement therapy and hormone health can be overwhelming. Conflicting information, outdated medical advice, and unqualified opinions flood the internet. ExcelMale.com was created to cut through the noise — providing a rigorously moderated space where men share real experiences, backed by clinical research and guided by genuine expertise.

Whether you're exploring TRT for the first time, optimizing your current protocol, managing side effects like elevated hematocrit or estradiol, or seeking to preserve fertility with HCG therapy, our community offers the knowledge and support you need. We discuss everything from injection frequency and bloodwork interpretation to lifestyle factors that affect testosterone levels.

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A chemical engineer by training, Nelson has served as a key opinion leader for pharmaceutical companies on clinical research strategy, trained clinicians on hormone optimization protocols, and authored definitive guides including Testosterone: A Man's Guide & Beyond Testosterone. He founded DiscountedLabs.com to make lab testing accessible and built ExcelMale.com into a community where men find and share evidence-based answers.

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Causes Of Male Infertility

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Testosterone Assays
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How DHT and Androgens Drive Acne Formation
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Men: What has been your experience with progesterone?

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Sorry, I know there are a ton of other threads on progesterone, but seems like a lot of them get derailed and you have to filter through like 12 pages of comments and studies people posted. I just want to know straight up, what has been your...

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It turns out I had crazy high blood pressure (170/100), likely for months, too much caffeine, stress and I'm 125kg/275 pounds / 192cm/6'4, 44 years old. Last week a cardiologist put me on Dipperam 5+160 (5mg Amlodipine + 160mg Valsartan), using...
Heart Palpitations and AFIB in Older Men on Testosterone: Signals from TRAVERSE
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DHT and estradiol regulate fat in different areas of the body
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Recently published. "Only over the past few years have clinical intervention studies begun to confirm preclinical evidence that estradiol contributes to body weight regulation and metabolic health in men. One small study examined the effects of...
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Controversies with Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Lecture by Dr Khera
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As usual Nelson's Excel is where it's at! Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, Professor of Urology, F Brantley Scott Chair in Urology, Medical Director of the Laboratory for Andrology Research, Medical Director for the Scott Department of Urology...
TRT: where do the latest guidelines agree and differ?
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