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Currently, I just started using HCG again, but it's only been 3 times in the last 2 weeks, 500 IU. I have been on TRT for 11 years now, with a 3 year break starting 5/2015 to increase fertility as my wife wanted to get pregnant. My testosterone declined to 326 ng/dl after quitting, then with...

Thanks, that isn't a big cross reactivity.

Nelson, I use progesterone cream in the evening, do you think this might affect the results? The test assay is measuring 17-hydroxyprogesterone which is NOT the same as progesterone but is similar, I was wondering if this might confuse the results.

Empower say's testosterone skin gel is absorbed from the skin over 24 hours, you reach steady state in 14 days and when you stop treatment your levels return to normal in 7-10 days. So IMO after ~ a week you won't be able to detect that you used the cream. Libdo is complicated and hormones...

After ~ 5 years on Nebido (testosterone undecanoate) around 2015, my testicles shrank, I felt fine. I actually have measurements as at the time I went to a fertility doctor, I went off of testosterone and he put me on clomid, my sperm count was zero but returned to normal and size came back...

I have combined both, the cream raised DHT, most especially if used on scrotum, I don't think it did anything for libido, but my libido was for a few years uncomfortably high on just testosterone. Like at age 60 having sex 2-5 times a day high, now it's more normal.

Not exactly, I gave the short version. You can buy testosterone at a drug store without a prescription in Thailand, though it would be difficult to get nebido because it's much more expensive vs testosterone cypionate / enanthate and they don't carry it, the others are much cheaper more...

Nebido, initially I wasn't offered a choice nor did I think about it. Going on TRT was a spur of the moment decision while on vacation in Thailand, I had no thoughts of TRT prior to this. I started having sex with a woman and wanted to up my sexual performance and thought testosterone would...

as far as messing with testosterone, the key question is how? Because I expect if it does it happens to natural production, but when we inject I know of nothing that can reduce testosterone after injection. One "complaint" about nebido is once injected you are going to have a higher level of...

I have done it in various ways, not sure why someone wants to do it on a regular basis. I tried the cream at the 11th week after a Nebido injection, nebido typically lasts for 10-14 weeks, so I though maybe I can extend the time giving my falling testosterone a boost. It worked at least as far...

HCG Beta Subunit, Quantitative (Cancer) Blood Test This test is used as a tumor marker for certain cancers. It is used to evaluate and monitor male individuals with testicular tumors. This test is also used to determine the presence of hCG in individuals with gestational trophoblastic disease...

A lot of what I take now days is an attempt to change neurotransmitter levels, mostly to enhance sleep, but also mood. What has had a noticeable effect? ( lot of supplements/hormones don't seem to have an effect). GABA, usually strong effect within 6-10 min. Face feels very flushed blood...

I assume you are talking about rubbing alcohol? I would bet a whole lot of money the current percentage of alcohol is way way below 70%. The bottle I had smelled like rubbing alcohol, felt the same, not sure how you tell tell how strong it is without using an actual hydrometer, about $8.50 on...

Seems a point without any value. Doesn't the USP manual derive it's recommendations from the testing the manufacture had done? It's basically just a cut and paste. BTW, I don't pay attention to any expiration dates on anything. :) Expiration dates are just how long the manufacturer decided...

It would be rare to find a doctor in the USA has experience with subq Nebido. A doctor here would use aveed, and they would follow the protocol which calls for deep IM. Why don't you post your labs? There are many reasons for not feeling good that have nothing to do with testosterone.

I don't think you can use the "higher elevations" observation to say higher hematocrit is harmless. Because low O2 at higher elevations does a lot more than just raise HCT. Living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease: Low oxygen may spur genes to create blood vessels...

I agree, the basis I use is the nebido and creams have lower incidence of high hematocrit. Nebido has one period of high peak that lasts maybe a week once every 3 months, and creams are daily. I do wonder if steady state high levels of testosterone result in similar lower levels of high...

What I read today before seeing your post. :) Ironic, isnt it? Weed is not good for your heart, studies say https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/05/health/weed-marijuana-heart-wellness/index.html I don't put much stock in "short-term, observational and retrospective studies, which identify trends...

UPdate on my Kratom usage. Now I have tried ~2 grams (nearly) every day since July 22nd. For me, I would rate it very positive, not as positive as TRT, but the most positive supplement I have taken. It's very good for manual labor, and while I haven't had a chance to try it in a gym /...

Does it matter, walgreens had to get the shipment in from china? But maybe just made in China is the concern and nothing to do with the virus?

Seriously ?? I "recently" ordered a hot air fryer which comes from China, that was on May 3rd. It's still on the way :). At least now, the USPS says it is in "Pre-Shipment", whatever that means. Shipments from China are now so delayed, do you think any sort of virus can last 3 months in...

Dr. Christopher McCurdy - Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa) as a potential therapy @Nelson-vergel Somewhat dry but interesting talk about the biochemistry of Kratom, mostly in regards to a therapy for opioid redrawal, he also talks about addiction potential.

Ironically, I posted the same study in another thread about Katrom. It isn't really a "study" more like speculation based on Katrom's similarity to opioids and antipsychotics. In this publication, they looked at 3 patients who had higher than normal prolactin and lower testosterone. and...

Despite my caution, just tired some Katrom, it does have effects, more energy, increased positive mood. From what I have read, this is typical in lower doses, in higher doses it is sedative, it still higher doses it becomes dangerous. I tried a fairly small dose, 2-3 grams. I keep in mind...

Drinking alcohol was a clear winner for me in regards to HDL. For the last year, I have been drinking 8 oz of mostly red wine (Merlot) at night, though like yesterday I had a firepit and company, so I had a couple of beers. Honestly, I picked the red wine mostly because I can buy Merlot at...

Last month I checked my ferritin with an Iron panel, it was virtually the same as in 2018. So no problem there. I checked because I felt unusually fatigued, but now I think it might have been I had covid back in March. Now i feel pretty much back to normal. Iron and TIBC 168-305-4884-0 Iron...

The article seems to suggest having one egg a week is OK. My mother is 82 lbs and always eats 2 eggs, one egg a week is, IMO, stupid advice. Who only eats one egg a week, why even bother? "Missing out on the egg yolk means missing out on the nutrition in your breakfast. Although the yolk is...

Isn't that what we currently have, every state, and often every county, doing their own thing? How is that working out? It seems to guarantee we have hot spots where the policy is either non-existent or tends to generate more infection, which only spreads to those states that have an effective...

So then, where do you live?

I was off 3 months, that is the longest I can remember NOT going to the gym in the last 15 years. I have done cardio, bike riding, walking, yard work. Gym allowed NO masks during workout, pleasant surprise, pool, showers, spa, lockers still closed, which I expected was going to be the case...

FWIW, I did look into PAE late last year, in case I needed something like this. They do the procedure locally in the Chicago area, if you have NO insurance, it cost $7000. Most insurance will cover it, but you need clinical documentation to support this for insurance to cover it. I like to...