Search results

So far when the scrotum is tight, the penis is small (sometimes shriveled, sometimes looser), and when the scrotum is loose the penis can be either small or full. So it seems it is a related symptom to some extent. Until you suggested it, I hadn't paid any attention to my scrotum at all. It had...

"Too" and "also" are interchangeable in that sentence. The meaning of both posts is exactly the same.

Which free T assay do you compare the calculator results to? My Vermulean result matches to the tenth my LabCorp free direct result, but that's the piss-poor assay, no? I haven't done the equilibrium dialysis yet.

I haven't noticed a correlation between my penis and testicles, but I will definitely monitor. Good idea. Thanks.

At 1:04 he says single-digit SHBG guys don't do well on daily micro-dosing.

The only furor I see from madman (and one of the other mods) is directed towards a member or two who continuously challenge studies/research with anectdotal "evidence". At first I was put off by his replies. I changed my mind, when I realized that as much displeasure as those members' posts...

I appreciate the reply. The grower/shower issue is related but different. I think exercise could only help if the intent is to bring relaxation to the loins and/or increase blood flow. I looked up jelqing. It's supposed to lengthen the penis, which isn't realistic, and anyway I'm interested in...

I know every guy has fluctuations, but I wonder if mine are extreme - as far as how often and as far as how much. Sometimes it's shriveled; sometimes it's loose but small and light weight; sometimes it's healthy and full; and sometimes it's big to the point where I wish I could immediately...

I didn't take them for years because of the blindness claim. Then after not hearing anything about that for years, I wondered if it was even proven, and I could find nothing saying that it was. And I looked just now for amputation cases (which I had never heard claimed), and I don't see...

Update. New partner. Viagra working again.

No gets roasted for honest questions, nor for fears and problems. Maybe you should read around some more before chiming in about something like this, new member. But of course, that's just a suggestion, as you have the right to speak freely.

I think it's funny when madman rants. It's tough love. Plus, I've never seen him or any other mod threaten to suspend or ban anyone that they bash, and I think that's great. Free speech all around.

Overall my loads have become smaller and thicker. It's definitely a negative side effect.

Doc told me to go to Vitalant and that they'd take the right amount, but he didn't say whether that would be their regular protocol for everybody or whether I'm supposed to tell them I'm on T.

Yeah, just about all the guys here who have had success with trt, including the mods, tout "low and slow" to see how your body reacts.

Viagra always worked great and Cialis seldom did anything positive. Now neither works for me at all. Both make me very red, more so than they did in the past. I'm not motivated enough to check the manufacturer of my current supply and see if they are different than what I got in the past. It...

Definitely no long term lasting side effects after only using for a few months.

Ok great. I can't use Quest here in NJ, so I can't go with Nelson. I can do 070038 through Marek for $89. Marek says it is LC/MS instead of LC/MS-MS, but when I look it up directly on LabCorp, it is LC/MS-MS. Perfect!

What about LC/MS instead of LC/MS-MS? Is that assay good enough? I can do that and ED for $89. If I need to do LC/MS-MS, then that's $93 plus $89 for the ED.

Since you're posting on this thread again, I'll take the opportunity to mention that I asked a follow-up to your original reply yesterday. Maybe you saw it, and of course you don't have to answer. I just thought you might want to clarify, because I don't see how either of the factors you...

Ok, I will use the ED assay next time. I posted a thread about two weeks ago asking about what I'm missing out on by using "piss poor" assays. I got no replies regarding FT, but the replies about E2 made it seem that I'm better off sticking with piss poor for that. Also, although FT is the...

^ I used same standard LabCorp assay both times. My FT was 24.9, and then 20.5, neither of which are absurdly high...according to that assay of course. I am paying out of pocket, so I want to try to get closer to an optimal dosage and then pay for the Equilibrium Dialysis to confirm. I want to...

Giving a long irrelevant diatribe about never having ED suggests you have ED.

I welcome the comment. I agree with you, and that's one of the reasons I'm doing so much testing. I don't want to be supra, and I want to get nice numbers before I sit back and give a protocol 8 to 10 weeks. Even though this thread is dwelling on my total reading, I'm high SHBG, so free is the...

Per the half-life, it's still weird it's higher. I can understand it not being as low as I thought it should be. But I see no reason why it would be 139+ higher. As far as the different times, does testing time matter for exongenous T?

I was taking 200mg cypionate every Thursday morning. I got tested Thursday at absolute trough and was 1361. I did not pin that day, and instead waited until Saturday morning. I got tested the next Friday afternoon and was >1500. While those second bloods were drawn about 16 before my new...

My 10 week Rx is for that vial. Like others have mentioned, they are saying 28 day supply. Would that be 28 days no matter what your dose is? So in my case they'd charge me $20.90 for 4 vials and/or give me the entire Rx at $20.90 + $20.90 + $10.45??? Who knows. Anyway I like being able to get...

If you're high SHBG, low free, then him basing your protocol on total would be folly.

Thanks. I have done so, and I've read a little about the methodology from different sources. I'm just wondering what flaws there are in the standard tests, like examples of how the results differ from the gold standard. Because at least so far, my standard results have changed incrementally with...

I do bloods a lot, so I pay out of pocket. I've been on a protocol for about 6 weeks and I'm getting blood drawn. At 10 weeks I plan to use the gold standard assays madman and others talk about. But for now, can someone explain or point me in the direction of posts/links about the downsides of...

How many hours between taking the AI and the anxiety subsiding? I've been curious about how fast my AI is lowering my E2, so that I can get an idea of how timing affects my lab results. It's also claimed by some people that AI's won't do anything to lower your present level but just stop it...