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Ah right ok. Ya he had me schedule a follow up for 4 months. I guess I'll have my PCP pull labs then in 6 weeks and evaluate how I'm feeling. At that point I'll send a note to my endo requesting a switch to injections if it doesn't seem like gels are working out. He was indifferent b/w using...

Thanks Vince and CoastWatcher for the quick replies. Agreed CoastWatcher about targeting symptom relief and not #s, I think he's highly wary of approaching any kind of supraphysiological levels and that's why he's mentioned an upper limit target. The plan is to give the gels a short for 4...

Hi all, I just visited my endo and had a question regarding target lab ranges. He mentioned that with gels/creams it's often hard to correctly assess the true serum testosterone levels and that it can sometimes be off by a significant amount. He's especially concerned about not maintaining...

Hello - In Nelson's sticky regarding TRT Options dated 2014 he mentions the following: "Some doctors do not feel comfortable prescribing gels from compounding pharmacies since they worry about quality control. There is also concern that higher concentration gels may induce more DHT conversion...

Thanks, and good to know re the Dexascan.

Ok that's good to know re ZRT. Thanks for the quick reply.

Hi All - First off I want to say this forum has been a hugely invaluable resource in getting me educated on TRT. I've spent a good amount of time reading and absorbing all there is on this site, and the recommended books/videos. So thank you to all the moderators, contributors, and doctors who...