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So if you're high (and raising), why not less frequent injections?

I understand this line of thinking, what I meant is I don't understand the underlying logic - why would a peak of testosterone influence the level of the hormone that is binding the testosterone?

Hi all, it seems common that with high SHGB, less frequent injection intervals - once per week - are recommended. I couldn't find anything on the reasoning behind this; why does a higher dose of injected test apparently lower shgb levels to a certain extent, and why wouldn't a "steady state"...

Testoviron user here myself - it's actually the only injectable form of test (despite nebio) available over here. My ampoules are also always "filled" at the top part. What you need to do is to (rather forcefully) knock them against a hard surface (table etc.). A mix of knocking on the table...

I was wondering - Gels etc. have very short half-lives, usually a few hours from what I've read in studies like this one. Would that mean - if I go on a business trip abroad for a few days and happen to forget my gel, I'm in for a miserable experience because after 24-48 hours, stuff has...

So it seems we're talking about a few days of "lag" here?

Practically, how did you approach this? Did you walk into a pharmacy and ask "Hey, do you give out Test to any of your clients? If so, may I know his doctor's name?"

Only thing is, how would you find THOSE if you're in the middle of trt nomansland?

The sad thing is: The endo advertises as a "Practice for thyroid, HORMONES and diabetes". That's why I actually reached out to him. <sigh>. Thank god there's forums like this.

After endless tests, I was finally diagnosed with primary and put on TRT by my endo. Without me pushing for certain tests, probably I'd still run around with my symptoms put off as "stress". I'm quite happy, but due to my education in this forum I was able to spot quite quickly that he's...

Just curious - do estradiol levels "follow" test levels? With test, you have the half life of your supplement of choice, so you can almost draw a curve how your levels will look like. Does E "follow" this curve in a timely manner? So, as an example, let's say I'm on gel (short-acting) and I...

well, he obviously doesn't, but at the moment he's the only doc who at least started TRT... so for the moment, I'm stuck and have to align protocols myself (while trying to educate him) until I find another one, which is NOT easy where I live. Still, I wonder why the manufacturer has not...

Great find, thank you Nelson! Interesting that they gave 2 injections of a placebo before starting to all subjects, wonder what the reasoning behind that was....

The really interesting thing is that it even gives this information in the patient information leaflet that comes with the ester I take (Testoviron by Bayer, 250mg enanthate). The leaflet speaks about 4.5days of half life AND that the 250mg depot will be completely depleted after 4 weeks due...

curious as well

testosterone turns women into men ;-) So are you saying men are the real super-women? ;-))

So something went through my mind and I don't think it's a good enough question to ask in the "proper" forums ;-). Here's the thing. T seems to be something somewhat of a "magic drug" for men. Take it, and in large enough doses it's pretty much sure to increase your mood, amount of muscle, sex...

@MarkM Not in the US unforutnately (I'm in Switzerland), so can't go to DiscountedLabs... @madman Thanks a ton! Interesting read! TLDR; => "Technically you can, assays of influencing factors vary so much though that it's impractical and results woulnd't be comparable."

Hi guys it seems to be common to calculate free T from total T, Albumin, SHBG. Is there a similar formula for free E? Couldn't find much about that on google...

Thanks, I've found that article as well... I think that dude has no clue, to be honest. The fact that that guy talks about "supra-physiological" doses of 50, 100 or 150mg for creams and does NOT take into consideration that only about 10% of that is absorbed (which would actually be very well...

I’ve sent my doc an email and asked for the reasoning behind this low dose. He answered that he wants to prevent tachyphylaxis and is thus starting low. I’ve never heard of tachyphylaxis with regards to test...does this even make sense?

Interesting. I'm curious to see where I'll end up, as my estradiol was below the measurement threashold before we startet TRT. Will definitely ask for FREE estradiol once we get started. What's the reasoning behind the hcg and the dhea in your case? did you always have that in or was that part...

Hi guys just curious: How long will it take until your endogenous production is down to "0" after you start TRT?

Interesting - wouldn't high SHBG mean less frequent injections, from what I've read in here?

Hi guys my SHBG is consistently in the upper part of the range (e.g. last test: 45.8 nmol/l with a range of 14.5-48.4). What would be a recommended injection frequency? Thx

Will definitely push this through next time I see him (6 weeks). Was just happy today to walk away with my first injection and something to start with. What do you guys think about the dosage? Isn't 125 biweekly (or roughly 65 weekly if I split it myself) way too little? Or is this okay as a...

Hi guys alright... after months of going back and forth, I was finally put on TRT. (This was quite a bit of "work" despite my labs showing that there's something off.). I'm highly skeptical about my doc's protocol, so any advice would be highly appreciated so I can be more educated next time I...

Thanks guys! @DragonBits, what you said in your last sentence is basically what was hoping to hear :-)

Thanks everyone for your answers. I understand that tweaks will be necessary, but I was not sure whether, generally speaking, testosterone will always be an "option". A lot of drugs, over time, need dosage increase, up to the point where you just take them to because you have to (otherwise...

Hi guys sorry if this has been answered before, search didn't bring up anything meaningful. As I'm about to start TRT hopefully soon, and as I'm only 35 years old, what I'm a bit worried about is that TRT might help my symptoms now - but if there would be some sort of decreasing effectiveness...

.25 per day would mean roughly 1cc per week - I assume that would be 250mg of ester with around 180mg of pure testosterone? That would be 5 times the dose of the 5mg from tubes, then? That would make sense to raise you to higher levels - still, my question remains - how can these lower doses...