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Smokey can I ask why you decided to make the switch?

Is once a week no longer considered best approach? It seems like I am seeing more folks on this and other forums moving away from once a week injections to 2 or more times a week. Is once a week no longer the most typical time frame?

I started with Androgel about 5 years ago and had good success with it. However I decided to switch to injections about 3 years ago because, and I hate to admit this but, it was because I read on many forums how much better injections were than gel so .... I felt like if I feel good on gels I...

I gave it a try a couple of weeks ago and after using it for about a week I noticed I was getting a slightly irregular heartbeat so I stopped the cream to see if it would go way and it did. I then restarted the cream and this time after a couple of days I started feeling dizzy so I stopped it...

Started compound cream couple weeks ago after being on injections for several years and experiencing some dizziness. Could this be a side effect of the cream and if so will it pass over time? Has anyone else expreienced any side effects from using cream?

Just back from Dr and cholesterol numbers not good. I am currently on injections but thought I read some where that topical was better for your cholesterol numbers than injections. Is this correct?

What about Low T Center? I have had decent success with them.

For those who have used compounded cream - how successful have you found it to be vs. Androgel?

I just recieved my first prescription for Testosterone Compounded cream. Descripton says: Testosterone (30ML) 200 MG / ML. Apply 4 clicks (1ML). As best I can figure out this means it is 20% cream which I think would mean 200mg per day vs. 81mg when I was doing 4 pumps of Androgel 1.62. Am I...

Gels only work for maybe 20% of people?? What are you getting that from? Is that factual or just another injection person to quickly dismissing gels - which work very well for many men.

Dr. Rotman - What is your opinion on gels for TRT?

Dr. Rotman - What is your opinion on gels for TRT?

Gels get a bad rep on the various forums however they work very well for the majority of men. Since these men are using gels succesfully they don't have a reason to post on forums. It is the small percentage of men who have not had success that post. Gels are by far the most widely used form of...

Henry - I know this is not really related but see so few gel users on these forums. Have to had any concerns around transferring to spouse, children, pets....? Do you do anything special to address it?