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Allow me to offer an even more conservative perspective. That 100 mg per week of testosterone cypionate would already be giving you more testosterone than most men ever make naturally. The average testosterone production for healthy young men is equivalent to around 60-70 mg of testosterone...

Short answer: It's fine. Long answer: Assuming you mean she takes 0.07 mL TC @ 50 mg/mL, this is 3.5 mg TC. So as you say, taking a quarter of the volume of your 200 mg/mL TC—0.0175 mL—does yield the same 3.5 mg dose of TC. I wouldn't hesitate to do it. Your only issue is the precision of the...

In my estimation, if you preserve daily peak testosterone then the transition should be relatively smooth. Using my own measurements I can give you a rough estimate of how much to lower the dose. Daily cypionate is assumed to give pretty flat serum testosterone. For me, at least, daily...

I wouldn't panic. Particularly for compounded testosterone, the price of the raw material has to be a fairly small fraction of the end product price. Only somewhat more so for UGL. For example, one AI puts the bulk price per kilogram of testosterone cypionate at $500-$2,000. Via Defy Medical...

HCG monotherapy is a reasonable choice given the concerns about fertility. Anecdotes tend to disfavor it with respect to subjective results. This may be due to the potential for excess aromatization. But some guys seem happy with it. Let me throw in Dr. Saya's fertility ranking to give you an...

Usually there's a minimum of 250 IU hCG twice a week up to a maximum of maybe 500 IU three times a week. Around 750-1,000 IU per week in divided doses is typical.

Various options for increasing testosterone while preserving testicular function: TreatmentProsCons Conventional TRT + hCGEffective, usually preserves fertility, higher testosterone levels if neededCost, sometimes extra injections, often excess aromatization, upstream HPTA suppression...

Good discussion and references here: https://www.excelmale.com/threads/hcg-and-elevated-lh-in-alzheimer-patients.25431/

Unfortunately PeakTestosterone.com is gone, so I am unable to point you to threads with guys using dose-tuning to manage primary hypogonadism. Keep in mind that what you've read about suppression when dosing to symptom resolution almost certainly pertains to secondary hypogonadism. Even this...

Cypionate is preferred for its greater reliability and precision in dosing. You'll want to inject at least twice a week so that you'll have a stable background level. Then your natural regulation can do the rest. It's great that your endo wants to target normal LH and FSH. Many would just...

Unfortunately you're getting some mis-targeted advice—because primary hypogonadism is relatively rare. In some respects you are better off than those of us with secondary hypogonadism. Your malady is limited to testicular insufficiency, in contrast to the majority whose maladies involve poorly...

I assume it's highly dependent on both the dose and the individual. Though speculative, it's possible that taking Cistanche extract simultaneously would hedge against suppressive effects. The echinacoside in this extract appears to have SARM-like effects, blocking androgen receptors in the...

Your free testosterone isn't extremely low, so it's borderline whether you should be characterized as hypogonadal. Nonetheless, there are at least some suggestions that very high SHBG like yours may interfere with androgenic activity. Therefore I wouldn't condemn you for wanting to experiment...

What dose size are you targeting? Going with 1 mg/mL is likely more concentrated than you want, especially if you're not using 0.3 cc syringes with half-unit markings. Suppose you're using 1 cc U-100 syringes and want a 2 mg dose. Then you'd be better off with the original dilutions you...

You heard wrong. The normal range for Vermeulen calculated free testosterone is about 7-22 ng/dL, with 13-17 being typical for healthy young men. I've never encountered anyone who is genuinely hypogonadal with cFTV greater than 10 ng/dL. You could be that rare exception, but it's more likely...