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High SHBG, Low free T.
Your free testosterone isn't extremely low, so it's borderline whether you should be characterized as hypogonadal. Nonetheless, there are at least some suggestions that very high SHBG like yours may interfere with androgenic activity. Therefore I wouldn't condemn you for wanting to experiment...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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GHK-cu and DHT
What dose size are you targeting? Going with 1 mg/mL is likely more concentrated than you want, especially if you're not using 0.3 cc syringes with half-unit markings. Suppose you're using 1 cc U-100 syringes and want a 2 mg dose. Then you'd be better off with the original dilutions you...- Cataceous
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- Forum: General Peptide Use & Information
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Lab results
You heard wrong. The normal range for Vermeulen calculated free testosterone is about 7-22 ng/dL, with 13-17 being typical for healthy young men. I've never encountered anyone who is genuinely hypogonadal with cFTV greater than 10 ng/dL. You could be that rare exception, but it's more likely...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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GHK-cu and DHT
You can do either depending on what makes it convenient to take the intended dose. With 50 mg/mL you have 0.5 mg/unit in a U-100 insulin syringe. With 50 mg/ 2 mL = 25 mg/mL you have 0.25 mg/unit. I tend to initially mix 100 mg GHK-Cu with only 1 mL of bacteriostatic water, but my multiple 1...- Cataceous
- Post #29
- Forum: General Peptide Use & Information
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Initiative Calls for Updated Standards in Testing for Suspected Low Testosterone
“However, many commercial labs use an assay that purports to directly measure free testosterone, the so-called direct free testosterone,” Dr. Dunaif says. “This assay has been found to be totally inaccurate and should never be used.” @Dr Justin Saya MD, when is Defy Medical going to stop...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone and Men's Health Articles
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My blood test results on enclomiphene
You have good numbers for being on a fairly low dose of enclomiphene. You're responding better than those in the clinical trials, where only the 25 mg cohort had really respectable levels on average.- Cataceous
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- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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High testosterone is like … finasteride? Say what!
It is possible. Assuming the injections are comparable to Natesto, which is not a given, then that modest HPTA suppression combined with a little more from hCG might still allow for some LH production. It's probably a situation where different individuals could see different outcomes.- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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High testosterone is like … finasteride? Say what!
When blending propionate with either enanthate or cypionate I found that getting half of the testosterone from each ester gives a diurnal variation in levels that is at the high end of normal, around +/-25% about the mean, or a 40% drop from peak to trough. We discussed a lot of the nuts and...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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High testosterone is like … finasteride? Say what!
No, they are more like Natesto. There's a rapid spike in levels followed by a relatively swift decline. As a standalone TRT method they would need to be used at least 2-3 times daily.- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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PP405 Possible Breakthrough Treatment for Hair Loss
Still a ways off with the Phase 2A trial just getting started. If it continues to look good then it may show up on research chemical sites before FDA approval, depending on its legal status.- Cataceous
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- Forum: Health Span Extension Research
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High testosterone is like … finasteride? Say what!
Natesto has the evidence behind it. It's the only form of TRT proven to allow continued HPTA function, which in my mind makes it more physiological. Oral forms cause more complete suppression unless accompanied by a SERM. It's likely that appropriately dosed buccal troches would be similar in...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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Dialed in on Testosterone Propionate, How to Switch to Cypionate
It comes as 100 mg/mL, but I dilute it to 50 mg/mL for quarter-milligram dose resolution.- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Dialed in on Testosterone Propionate, How to Switch to Cypionate
Suspensions are water-based. In this case there are micronized testosterone particles suspended in the carrier; being hydrophobic they do not dissolve as they would in oil. The injections are spaced six hours apart. No blood work yet, but I am seriously considering doing a sequence of tests to...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Question about dosing.
The slower the transition, the less the likelihood of side effects. If you limit the reduction to a few milligrams per week then you may not even notice it. But then it will take a few months to complete. With respect to anxiety, have you ever tested your serum progesterone? Frequently it is...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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