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There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the length, width, and plumpness of my flaccid penis. The damn thing changes its attributes by the hour.

By "biweekly" do you actually mean semiweekly i.e. twice a week? And I'm assuming you're on an AI.

I know that. And see how it's written in bold in your quote right above me? "Estradiol (E2)", which is what just about everyone refers to it as. The OP said his doctor wanted "Estradiol Level Total" tested, which is totally correct. You evidently misread that and thought he wanted total...

He specifically wrote "Estradiol Level Total". I see now that you're purposing referring to estradiol as "estrogen (E2)", and I think that is bound to cause people confusion. Maybe not this OP, but in general.

I've only done the sensitive test once. I did the standard test at the same time, and they were virtually the same result. Will never pay to do the sensitive again.

The OP quoted doctor as wanting "4. Estradiol Level Total", so he was correct. And you mistakenly referred to E2 as "Estrogen" instead of estradiol. I'm not calling you out, as obviously these were mistakes made in haste or lack of sleep. I just don't want the OP to get confused.

I can't help, but weren't you expecting your hemoglobin reading to have dropped due to being fully hydrated?

I didn't take any blood tests, so for all I know it could've had a positive effect on my lipids.

I took 10mg twice a day for a month and did not notice anything at all in any way shape or form. Mine is from Chemyo.

I do that when I'm trying to last longer LOL. I pretend my wife is a less attractive woman. That being said, a lot of people imagine they're making love to a different person for the enjoyment of it. I think that's perfectly fine. What goes on in your mind is for your mind, and regardless of...

Ahem, some of us must drown ourselves in T in order to get a decent FT level. It's not our fault! But seriously, if I could get these results (assuming their trough) on 70 per week, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Curious about his e2 though.

Great trough numbers, especially considering only dosing 70 per week. I'm curious how good your estradiol is. I'm assuming it's very good, but who knows. And what made you switch to subq? Was it based on bloods or symptoms or both?

I was listening to him and his crew lately. Despite all the people who take AI's and immediately feel better and have their gyno halted, I was listening with an open mind. He keeps saying the body producing more E2 in response to the additional androgens is perfectly normal because the body...

I re-started trt on Jan 6. I actually started a blast but got extremely bloated and said "forget this". So I took a step back and timed things pretty good to get these results. I pinned 160 test cyp right afterwards with the intention of that becoming my weekly protocol. I'm going to test again...

The most important thing is to find a methodology and stick with it. Then you can at least compare your results to prior ones every time. Certain people hate free t direct, but it's what my original diagnosis was based on, and to me it fits. And though I've done other tests for free t, they...

I'm glad we agree then. My issue was that I've seen a lot of posts where the reply is "you need to test at trough", as if there is never a reason to test otherwise. Though correct and usually appropriate for the usual low T symptom posts we see so often, it can also come across as a blanket...

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I guess you missed the part where I said "if you think it's derailing the thread". But yeah, I guess it's better if you just keep it in mind in general. You can start right now if you want.

Right, and just like I said, if it proves the testosterone IS real, then it just so happens to show a clear reason for peak testing. I don't think me mentioning that is derailment of a thread. I had no part in the fighting or whatever got scrubbed from this thread. I made a relevant point...

Right. If his peak is low it could be bunk. If it's high, his body is using it up. I don't see how you took my comment as contrary to yours, as I didn't mention your motive AND if his 6 hour level is high, it shows a clear biological reason to test much sooner than trough in general.

Trough makes most sense most of the time, which is what I stated. However you and especially System Lord always say "you need to test at trough", as if it's the only answer. And it's not. You're correct there's no way to know absolute peak. But it can be found if tested enough. And even if the...

I like sammmy's suggestion about 6 hours. I think the "you must run bloods at trough" mantra, which I see on this board and others, is shortsighted. In most cases it is the most important time, but the way that it is drilled home with no deviation is misleading. For instance if you have high...

Prostate dude. Just one "r". The more knowledgeable members will explain it better, but the studies used to link the two were either flawed studies or used flawed logic.

Ah yes. I had only looked at the titles.

I thought you're #TeamVermeulen

Not trying to be funny. I watch a lot of true crime docs and a lot of the poisoning narratives start with a guy feeling bad for months and the doctors are clueless. I would try to find a doctor who will test for the unexpected.

I don't think South Africa is a barometer for how trans issues are addressed here in the US, especially seeing how it says they've had shortages going back to 2018.

A shortage would affect FTM's, so I don't think it will ever be allowed to happen.

Then we have no dispute. The numbers only matter in correlation to the range. And if you're telling me I'm low (while Roche says no), then I agree with you. When we were always discussing LabCorp direct vs equilibrium it was always the opposite. In fact when I finally took the equilibrium, it...

Thanks but I'm going back on, LOL. I intend to make it a lifetime thing this time. It seems I have just lost all my ability to work out in my natural state. Through December I worked up little by little, babystepping myself up in reps, sets and weights, but I got nowhere.

Results after 3.5 months off T. For me, symptoms wise, Vermeulen's 8.3 is a lot more accurate than Tru-T's 14.7. Just as importantly, Vermeulen matches the Roche calculation done here (83 pg/mL = 8.3 ng/dL), and from prior results, Vermeulen also matches up with LabCorp's free T direct. Even...