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You missed my point. It is exactly that - speculation. None of that can be proved or disproved and unless it can be proven that there is no difference between natural production of androgens and replacement therapy, then we must treat it as speculation and not truth. We assume there is a...

I am not aware of any evidence, or that it is known, and I doubt that this information is something that would justify the cost in obtaining it. From a purely logical standpoint though, you would really have to conclude that there have to be substantial differences between endogenous and...

The bulks list changed. There are lists of products and substances that they are allowed to produce and other lists that they are not allowed to produce. They have more regulation because they are a 503B which puts them roughly on par with a big pharma manufacturer in terms of...

Possibly if your insurance for sure covers. Mine did for a while and it was nice but it's one of those high-risk/high-reward situations because if they deny anything then you are left with a huge bill. I posted about this a few weeks ago how my insurance was billed over $200 for the same CBC...

Right. If the medication (or medications) are not controlled then they could be called into your local pharmacy for a call-in fee that helps to cover the cost of paperwork and working with the pharmacy. You would be responsible for any cost for those medications. If your insurance covers then...

Don't put gel on your scrotum. You will live to regret it. That type of appliction needs to be with a cream which is lipoderm-based (like a lotion) and not alcohol. It's not necessarily that the absorption rate is higher through skin on the scrotum, though the skin is thinner - it's that there...

This forum is not the place for ANY source information of self-medicating controlled substances, period. Your private messages are not private to me and anyone who is foolish enough to give you such information is going to be banned forever.

Yes, this isn't something that has to be precisely accurate to the milligram. You try it if it's safe and approved for you and go from there after follow up labs, just like with the rest of a protocol. Sometimes we tend to overthink something too much.

Just like testosterone, you are prescribed Nandrolone by your provider based on what is safe, not based on what you want.

Yes, I have been a patient for years. That changed my life so much that I moved my family From Dayton to Tampa and work at Defy. I'm prescribed 50mg twice a week. It's a good dose to start with and it magnifies the benefits of testosterone alone.

Have you been tracking hemoglobin and RBC along with hematocrit? The data regarding thickening of blood on TRT is based off of hematocrit, but this is really not the best indicator. to look at in isolation from other values. If I drink water just normally to stay hydrated and it happens to be...

Keep it civil. There is no reason to talk to each other like that here.

You are right. I was alluding to the aromatization and 5-ar processes. Replacing T with substances that are similar to the results of those processes such as DHT or DHN isn't a replacement. We do not fully understand those processes and mimicking the results is not mimicking everything that...

Testosterone also has more than one purpose than simply existing to bind to androgen receptors.

I've seen the videos. Honestly I would avoid the YouTube stuff, MD or not. They simply don't know, no one does - and putting their best educated guesses on YT for the masses to take as the closest thing to fact because most people prefer some answer to none is just irresponsible. You can say...

No, an androgen can't lower exogenous T because there is really no way to do that - you are getting what you inject, apply, etc. into the body and nothing is going to stop that - absorption rates, digestion, and things like that aside. What the other androgens will do is compete with T for...

You would be considered extremely fortunate if a primary care doc is willing to prescribe this. If you haven't asked them yet or aren't sure then brace yourself for some possible backlash. The vast majority of doctors consider it taboo because of abuse in sports rather than looking at its...

For the testosterone medications, I inject 3 times a week and apply cream daily AM and PM. I take many more things than just testosterone in my protocol.

The reasoning behind your responses reads as worded in absolutes. No medication works in everyone, and in fact they work in different people to various degrees of effectiveness. By that same finasteride reasoning, the same injection of T should work for everyone in resolving symptoms. My...

Exactly. Look, it's in our nature to want a quick and easy fix and a clear label to our problems because this is sometimes frightening to go through, but that is just not how our bodies work. There is far more involved than "TRT" in virtually every person. And we're getting older minute by...

I would not opt for pellets either. They are supposed to be more convenient but I don't personally see that unless I had a career of being all over the place such as a pilot or first responder where planning around taking medications isn't an option. You definitely have to find a pace that you...

It's not "standard TRT", but "standard" is only our current acceptance of what we see as normal. The anabolics that are mentioned in the video can be safely prescribed to help in a wide array of health issues. And yes they are legal in the US. They are more progressive treatments. Guys heal...

Hm, if you search research databases such as Pubmed and the National Institutes of Health, and the research from this site, I think that you will find that they are not claims. Age seems to be a factor in how androgens affect hair follicles. It is called androgenic alopecia. I’m not an expert on...

You are in luck then! Dr. Crisler was actually a provider at Defy for some time and had very similar lab requirements.

You can use insurance for labs if you are out of state, yes. What you should do is check in the online directory for your plan to find an in-network facility. I would also call the carrier to check and see if "routine diagnostics" are covered and have no co-pay and no deductible. When Defy...

The two esters are nearly the same. The only practical difference is the preservative. T Cyp uses benzyl alcohol and I think I'm allergic to it and my arms and back break out worse. So I use Enanthate. I think the water retention specific to Cypionate is just in people's heads because we tend to...

This is a little long: Free T3 was hovering around 3 and you typically see more energy and metabolism with it being closer to 4. Mine is around 4.5 now. Reverse T3 was "in range" at 24. But the lab range for this is just like for Total T, it's only normal for the sick population that the lab...

I had low T most of my life from taking Accutane until I finally suffered enough and started getting into this at 35. I had so little muscle in my body that lifting a small piece of furniture would cause horrible back spasms for a week because there was nothing supporting my back. On 150-200mg a...

I do injections plus cream along with other enhanced anabolics therapies (Nandrolone and Stanozolol). I can tell you that the substances only put your body in a state where you are more likely to decrease fat and increase lean tissue. If you want to build muscle, you need to work out, eat a lot...

Creams are not alcohol-based, those are the gels. The creams use a lipoderm base. Very similar to a lotion. Never use an alcohol-based gel on your scrotum. It will burn, crack, and dry the skin. All you ask for is compounded testosterone cream. They come in any concentration up to 20%; above...

We use LabCorp almost exclusively because they have the best combination of the most convenient locations in the most states and the lowest costs which we can pass on to patients. When it comes to labs, you have some options: 1. Order through Defy and you will be emailed a LabCorp requisition...