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Hmm that's a good point and DVT, stroke, heart attack can happen to anyone for sure. I just worry I guess--I'm still quite young, and to be honest I don't know many people in their 60s having heart attacks naturally when they are very physically fit--I'm sure it happens, but I haven't seen it...

Hi everyone, I know that this post was from a few years ago and not a "medical study" in itself, I've just been barraged recently on facebook with advertisements for law firms wanting to sue doctors for prescribing testosterone since it leads to death and heart attacks/DVT. Now, obviously I'm...

Thanks guys! Did my first injections today--just put one in each side of my stomach subq --no pain or sting whatsoever!

Also some folks tend to talk about absorption differences between subq and IM. Is it okay to do both? I.e. if a subq delt shot turned into a shallow IM itd be okay right? I'm not sure how people do subq on delts since theres less fat--45 degree angle?

Is there a need to rotate subq? I.e. can I do 2x a week indefinitely left thigh right thigh? And you can do subq on outer upper thigh fat right? Just lightly pinch and 90 degrees in? I've heard people having pretty intense pain from IM thighs so just curious!

Hi everyone, My first order from Empower is coming tomorrow and I had a quick question. I've been reading that you dont want more than .5cc of oil under the skin subq and I'm wanting to do subq injections with a 1cc syringe and either 27 or 30g needles. My biweekly dose is .35cc but if I...

And yes, here's to hopefully feeling good soon and enjoying life :)

Thanks everyone! And thanks Dr. Saya, I had a GREAT experience talking to Dr. Calkins,and I don't mean to second guess him--I was just curious about optimal timing of all this given others' experience. You'd also agree with starting a low dose AI from day 1 vs. waiting 2-3 weeks to get an E2...

Hi everyone, I read on here somewhere that some people had reconstituted hcg to double potency/ml by simply mixing half the amount of BA water in, so that they wouldn't have to inject as much fluid. My question is, do you think it would sting more if you made it twice as concentrated, and...

Huh, okay, thanks Nashtide :)

Okay fair enough lol. I was just curious how long it normally takes E2 levels to rise and how quickly adex brings them down. I'm probably going to follow the exact advice, I just want to understand everything before putting anything in my body!

Hey thanks guys, @fifty that's a great point! I need to remember that while there's lots of help to be had--trt forums are a bit like yelp where you get a higher concentration of people who are unhappy or still ironing out their protocol. It's funny because on here (and other TRT forums) I'd say...

Hmm okay, yeah I certainly don't want to screw up future titrations/consultations--thinking I was on one thing and not taking it or whatever, so following the orders feels best to me too. However, I just wanted to double check since so many people here tend to view taking any level of AI before...

So, at this dose Vince you'd just go ahead and start? As in I shouldn't question this? I'm just making sure I understand! I'm frustrated because I really trust these guys but at the same time it seems very little anecdotal evidence/personal experience exists to support this protocol of starting...

Hi Everyone, First, I realize there was just a thread asking who here on TRT uses an AI, so I won't repeat that and appreciated everyone who commented there... Just had my consult with Defy which I can't say good enough things about, I loved talking to Dr. Calkins, and he seemed incredibly...