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Maybe one more reason to let your Estrogen levels rise when doing TRT. Although men and women have been infected in roughly equal numbers, researchers found, the death rate among men was 2.8 %, compared with 1.7% among women.... could Estrogen levels be the key to the difference? Link To...

Interesting, while I am new to TRT, I would think it would be important to know how high your levels of Testosterone and Estradiol get not just the trough level. So if you are targeting upper range of normal that would mean you are actually well above normal range the majority of the time. The...

Hi Vince, a couple of things, I had to align testing with trips to the USA, and my goal was also to get both Trough and Peak results, this way I could do a better job optimizing my injection protocol. That said, I am guessing your logic of doing testing the day before an injection is so you are...

My question is should I be concerned about having high Free T levels that exceed normal range both in total (23 pg/ml) and percentage (2.7%) ? Since moving to injections I have done two blood tests (not ideal times but based on travel to US where I can order my own test through DiscountLabs)...

Thanks Coastwatcher, not sure if my GP is open to outside advice or not. Based on my experience so far he very conservative when it comes to TRT treatment, low dosages to get me in the low normal range 12.7 nmol/l (366dg/ml), he did not want to increase my dosage. Prior to treatment my...

After a number of bad doctor experiences in gettingappropriate TRT treatment and monitoring, I am interested in knowing what theoptions are for a Canadian to get TRT treatment including a prescription froman American TRT clinic such as Defy or PrimeBody. I am based near Vancouver, so Ideally...

I have been on a Ketosis diet since, December and yes protein can easily throw you out of Ketosis. While everyone is different, typically the key to staying in Ketosis is to ensure you don't exceed 50 grams of protein at a time. Our bodies can and do convert protein to sugars through a process...

Thanks Coastwatcher, I read a local newspaper article that quoted Dr Pommererville regarding TRT, I was also looking at Dr David Miller, as Pommerville does not get great reviews on ratemds.com but will dig deeper.

In follow up to my earlier post regarding my saliva tests, is it even humanly possible to have a Free Testosterone level of "2000 pg/ml" ?

Thank you for all the responses. I would agree it seems obvious that the blood tests should trump the saliva tests. I was looking for confirmation that my lab results (Testosterone > 2000 pg/ml) don't add up based on my Androgel dosage of 50mg while also according to the saliva tests being low...

I am hoping someone can shed some light on blood vs saliva testing of Testosterone levels. I just had my testosterone level checked via a saliva test, the results were over 2000 > (not sure of the units used) , which my “new” doctor told me were way too high. However just a week earlier I had a...