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You still needed a doctor to write a script for testosterone. generally that's the hard part.

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I buy OTC progesterone cream, use a level dash, which is about 1/8 teaspoon, or Z~11 grams. Too much makes me dizzy during the day.

I agree that I wouldn't take calcium supplements, I should have been more specific. I have read some pretty negative information about calcium supplements. My blood level of calcium is always in the middle of the range, which led me to think it's not a problem. What made me try to increase...

What is your history of blood pressure results, has your BP been above 120 for years or is this sudden? From what you have posted, it seems likely you have some level of coronary artery disease. You could get additional vascular reactivity / vascular function tests, this usually involves...

Things to keep in mind. As regards labcorp reporting, not always. An example, if I buy a test from life extension, the test is done by labcorp BUT their portal never has those results, LE sends results directly to me, the individual who ordered the test. Another typical situation, if tests...

This is about two somewhat different but related subjects. Basically, perceptions Vs reality. First, estrogen and body fat. Low testosterone often causes weight gain and lower estrogen. Many people believe body fat is a big causes of higher level of aromatization of testosterone to...

There are many places online to buy syringes. If sellers are being scrupulous, they wouldn't ship to states that require a prescription, so let us know if it works. You are next to Illinois, you could always take a trip and buy and stock up here, though there is a law that prevents Walgreens...

I take it in the evening, without food, though I am not against taking it with food, just I don't eat much before going to sleep.

I agree with Vince, I would look at raising your total T. Here is another data point to consider. Nearly all men who take clomid will raise both their total T and their E2, but E2 goes up much more than total T goes up. The thing is, most men don't report feeling much better taking clomid...

My E2 aromatization rate is low, often ~0.25%, the only time it got to 5.7% was when I took clomid. I speculate that for those of us with a naturally low aromatization rate we tend to have more E2 receptors or are more sensitive to E2 as compensation.

IMO it's impossible to say how lower estradiol makes you feel when you have levels of T above 500. Because men rarely, if ever, take estrogen cream to raise their estradiol levels when there total T is less than ~500. Men typically go on some sort of TRT, which also raises your E2. So it...

I take pregnenolone off and on for a while. Recently started again at 12.5 or 25 mg dose, I hadn't decided which. I believe it helps with sleep, but it had other effects as well. Recently, the first night I resumed taking it (50mg), I slept 8:48 hours. Most of the time I struggle to get 6.5...

TRT didn't seem to affect my HDL at all. It was around 40 both before and during TRT. I tried various supplements but they didn't seem to work for HDL. Only thing that worked for me to raise HDL was 8 oz of red wine a night. HDL went up to 55-60.

It's pretty easy to find. Google longevity thyroid. The things to keep in mind, by higher TSH they meant ~1.68, with a range of 0.450-4.500, that isn't a dramatically high TSH by any means. They also referenced T3/T4 levels. We don't know if raising TSH by take hormones would have the same...

I am unable to locate any lab results in your guide. I would want to see your values before starting. Why not just copy and paste your blood tests before your started? Since you must have at least 20 sets of blood test, why not put then into an interactive spread sheet to see how they...

If DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) bothers me enough to interfere with sleep, I take ibuprofen. It works pretty well for this. You can also take ibuprofen 4 hours before weight lifting, though I have never tried that. Studies have indicated ibuprofen does not hurt muscle growth. Massage...

PSA dropped from 4.2 > 3.4 DHT went from ~70 > 42 (30-85 ng/dl) My SHBG did go from 47.1 > 66.2< BUT 30 after stopping LEF total prostate, my SHBG went to 77.6, then declined over time, 57.2 > 47.0. Perhaps that is just how long it took SHBG to "readjust". In all the tests I ever have done...

I feel that while supplements may help reduce the effects of BPH, they simply delay the need for more aggressive treatment. So for me, I do use lycopene and have taken LEF's Ultra Prostate Formula, and it did seem to help lowering PSA, sooner or later I need to do something more aggressive...

Here is an interesting side effect I got after the Moderna covid vaccine. I post this because I can't see any reports of this side effect. I took a a finger stick lipid test 2 days after the shot, the results were very unusual. I have a 30 year history of cholesterol tests. My total...

Before getting married the second time, I thought long and hard about this issue. More on that later. "It's complicated." But let me address the easy issue first. You should never exercise / diet to please / attract other people. You need to do these things for yourself if you want them to...

Congrats. My wife, myself and my mother all got our first shots of the vaccine. I and my wife got moderna while my mother got the Pfizer vaccine. We are all due the second shot next week. Post injection pain with the moderna shot was significant, the typical feeling that someone punched...

I would attack the problem directly and supplement with E2 cream. Of course, acquiring the cream might be more difficult but I am thinking you could find it somehow. If I did that, after a 3+ months, I would suspend supplementing long enough to see if my E2 was back to normal.

I don't think this has ever been discussed, but it might be important for those of us that often wake up from sleep. Oral contraceptive contain estrogen and progestin, (progestin is an analog of progesterone) which have been shown to increase the elimination half life of caffeine from 5-6 hours...

I am glad you posted your levels. Sleep, like libido, is multifactorial. A lot of things affect sleep, for me, my E2 has never been over 56, and I think that was a mistake by the lab, as when my Tot T was 1400, my E2 was 38.4. I at times have had serious sleep problems, I know for sure...

I was assuming their would be no affect on sex life as this should gradually shrink the prostate over time. Of course, any surgery could have unintended consequences.

That's not a surprise.

Same here, and I have tried virtually everything. Meaning, melatonin, time release melatonin, putting melatonin in enteric capsules, L-theanine, GABA, antihistamines, magnesium. ***, vaping marijuana, cannabis gummies, glycine, progesterone. For sure the cannabis makes me sleep, but it...

Increased Endogenous Estrogen Synthesis Leads to the Sequential Induction of Prostatic Inflammation (Prostatitis) and Prostatic Pre-Malignancy Stuart J. Ellem,* Hong Wang,* Matti Poutanen,† and Gail P. Risbridger* Prostatitis causes substantial morbidity to men, through associated urinary...

Call me perverted, but the first thing I wondered, does a bent penis help you hit the g-spot?

Vince, hope things go well for your wife and you