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Henry, I don't think we will ever know whether it is "good" or "bad" to have variation. I think Dr. Crisler's attempt to mimic young, healthy men's variability makes sense intuitively and that will probably be debated for the next 50 years as we learn more. Some men say that they feel better...

Another related point is regarding the desirability of wide variation in T levels. Dr. Crisler has often stated that young men have wide variation in T levels throughout the day and gels produce such wide variation. If the goal is to produce a hormonal environment similar to that of a young...

BBaller, Not to say that TRT would be the wrong decision for you at this time, but I feel like I would spend a couple months working on controlling stress and improving sleep "hygiene" and then come back to this decision later. Have you considered the possibility that you are overtraining as...

Harry, I came across a Dr. Brad Ferrara in an ad in a local fitness magazine who I emailed as well and it looks like he has an interest in sports medicine which might be better for me since I have an issue with atrophy from a knee surgery years ago that I am still dealing with. I'm surprised...

I appreciate all of the responses, and want to summarize a few things that I have learned from this site that suggest that shorter cycles may be effective, especially for "younger" men. 1. sometimes, natural test production returns to a higher level after PCT and remains at that higher level...

Can using Nizoral as a body wash reduce DHT levels to a point that the difference is detectable in blood work?

I just checked Crisler again and I understand now. He speculates that there are more DHT receptors in the skin. Curious as to whether anyone is trying his suggestion of high concentration gels.

Just saw this post from Nelson in another thread in response to a question from a 38 year old man with test levels slightly below the normal range... if some younger men maintain higher natural test levels after a clomid based PCT, this seems to support my idea. Even if the odds are low, if...

First of all, I just bought Nelson's Testosterone book and already read most of Dr. Crisler's book, so perhaps I'll find some more content related to this question as I finish reading them. Thank you Nelson for responding to my first thread here by the way. Your commitment to this forum is...

Thanks, HarryCat. Surprising that scientists are just getting around to studying this. The East Germans and other eastern bloc nations were doing this in 60s and 70s. I haven't read much about this subject for 15 years and I figured there would be a lot of studies and data now, but perhaps not.

Vince, I haven't had blood work yet. I'm going to consult with Defy and do blood work in the near future. I think my levels were low normal years ago, so I'm expecting the same or lower now. My exercise and nutrition are pretty dialed in and I'm in very good shape, so I suspect that my levels...

Chris, I understand your comparison of my proposal to a traditional steroid cycle, but I started this thread with the hopes of learning more about the difference between the success (how quickly and completely natural test production returns and the odds that it won't return to normal) of PCT...

Vince and Coast, do you mean that you use Nizoral shampoo on your whole body to control acne? I was just talking about shampoo for the head. Are doctors recommending it to control acne?

Thanks Nelson. The Finnish study indicates what I have heard for the last 15 years about attaining supra physiologic levels for 12 weeks or less. Essentially, normal test production returns within about the same length of time that you were taking exogenous test. What I'm trying to understand...