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Where to buy peptides?
Assuming you're in the United States: Many of these peptides are not FDA approved and cannot legally be sold for human use. With respect to the ones that are approved, they generally require a prescription and must be made at approved facilities. All of this regulation is bypassed when the...- Cataceous
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- Forum: General Peptide Use & Information
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High Testosterone, is this expected?
This is not too unusual. There's at least one study finding absorption via scrotal skin to be over 50%. Consider that healthy young men typically produce 6-7 mg of testosterone daily. You're potentially getting into the realm of four times that with your two doses. It's different at other...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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Starting TRT Soon
Not above average, above range. This means more than two standard deviations above average. In general there are all kinds of negative associations when hormones are out of range, not least of which is reduced longevity. Although long-term research is lacking, specific to testosterone there are...- Cataceous
- Post #41
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
It's the opposite. The majority should not be dosed excessively just because the more-is-better minority is louder and more demanding. No, it isn't. It makes no sense to start TRT at a dose that is effectively above the physiological production range. Even the recommended starting dose for...- Cataceous
- Post #38
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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enclomiphone lowered my testosterone
Throwing out a couple possibilities: Your SHBG dropped between the measurements, such that an increase in free testosterone was concealed. Or you actually have primary hypogonadism, i.e. testicular insufficiency. Have you tested LH?- Cataceous
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- Forum: hCG, Clomid & Others for Fertility, PCT or Low T
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GHK-cu and DHT
I agree that Peptide Sciences is considered the most trustworthy, though ironically I have had a couple of QC issues with them. I also use Nootropic Source because they have a good price on GHK-Cu in quantity. However, I have not done any independent testing to quantify things.- Cataceous
- Post #35
- Forum: General Peptide Use & Information
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Starting TRT Soon
It's likely much more testosterone than you could ever have produced naturally, heightening your risk of side effects. But I'm primarily emphasizing a low-and-slow approach. If you had started low and slowly titrated up to this while seeing improvements then I would not characterize it as an...- Cataceous
- Post #36
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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GHK-cu and DHT
We're largely on our own with this. There's this frequent argument that we should take breaks, but it seems to be based more on speculation and caution than anything concrete. Assuming copper intake is reasonable, my hope is that as with testosterone, the short half-life and pulsatile delivery...- Cataceous
- Post #33
- Forum: General Peptide Use & Information
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Starting TRT Soon
The main argument is that you should establish a baseline at physiological levels, so that if you as an informed adult want to experiment with higher levels then at least you'll know if you're making things better or worse. All too often people feel bad starting with high levels and then assume...- Cataceous
- Post #33
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
Don't ignore the key qualification in my posts: starting out Even so, I can point to Xyosted. Only three doses, 50, 75 and 100 mg TE per week, which are obviously covering the vast majority of men. For reader clarity: note the difference between pure testosterone and testosterone cypionate...- Cataceous
- Post #31
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
Let's see the documentation. What is the incidence of this purported condition? One in tens of thousands? I'm betting it has essentially no bearing on the average guy starting TRT. So what. Are you aware that the normal production range is about 3-9 mg per day? Yet you're defending starting out...- Cataceous
- Post #29
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Starting TRT Soon
That's 12 mg a day of testosterone, more than almost every man makes naturally. Of course it's too much. I don't see how anybody can defend starting out with a dose this high or higher. This should only happen if you tell your doctor that anabolism is your number one priority and you knowingly...- Cataceous
- Post #27
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Why do most say other hormones deplete while on TRT?
While it's unequivocal that exogenous testosterone can affect a large number of other hormones/precursors by disrupting various feedback loops, the argument would be that it's statistical in nature, with substantial variation between individuals. It's more clear-cut with hormones such as LH and...- Cataceous
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- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Syringe Holder/Loader
Another simple option, a piece of stiff wire bent to hold the vial and hang it from something. A wood chip, syringe cap, etc. holds the plunger out:- Cataceous
- Post #9
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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