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I've used Oxandrolone as an adjunct for a number of years and have a few observations. - If you're not already close to your genetic limits before starting, the benefits may not be distinguishable from what you would have gotten from simply continued consistent training, unless you are using...

While I would never suggest that someone start drinking and I've seen the damage that comes from people having a bad relationship with alcohol (or other addictions), the recent anti-alcohol push seems deceptive on several fronts. First, most of the articles say "as little as 1-2 drinks per day...

One of the best hernia Docs is apparently in Jacksonville FL. If you search on the Mercola.com site you should find an interview with him. Dr. Mercola had a hernia and that is who he used. Yours may be a different type but it sounds like it is worth watching. The main thing I remember is that...

Thanks for publicizing this. Have you found any reports of its effect on PSA or cancer-related impacts in general?

That looks like a great starting plan to me and you can adjust based on how you feel. There's nothing wrong with a 9 or 10 day "week". That's how I used to train when I had the schedule flexibility. Some people do well on low carb and some don't. I find that I can get fairly lean on 100-300...

Regarding calories, the whole point is to reduce overall calories while maintaining your metabolic rate, so the first question is whether your metabolic rate has already declined due to chronic calorie restriction or whether you are at a maintainable steady state. To be safe you could add 100...

A few ideas. First, congratulations on the progress you've made so far! You're way ahead of many people. - For diet in general, I recommend people use the book Perfect Health Diet by Paul Jaminet as a home base, but it sounds like you are fairly close to what he recommends. - IME seed oils are...

The problem with this reasoning AFAIK is that calcified arteries are not good either since the artery is supposed to be flexible and calcification prevents much of the flexibility. What is supposed to happen to the soft plaque is that the body grows a new layer of endothelium over it and absorbs...

I have found the same thing. Hydration is critical to the point where I am drinking water it the waiting room for my blood draw. Be thankful you are optimized in what matters. Feeling great with high E2 is IMO better that feeling great with low E2, which is a problem for some of us. I wouldn't...

You make a good point here that I think deserves emphasis. The bulking and cutting rollercoaster that has become almost standard in the lifting world is the very opposite of consistency and I think leads to a lot of bad outcomes. In particular I notice a lot of people who over a period of a few...

If your doctor won't provide one, many of have ordered from alldaychemist with good results. Also note that there are now Nitric Oxide lozenges available which have only been out in the last year or two.

I echo Nelson's comment. Hormone/health optimization is not about a few numbers on paper but about wholistic life approach. Defy are well-regarded specialists and have lots of option available as well as specialized expertise. Reading between the lines, it sounds like the doc you went to is...

- I am not sure of all of Primo's impacts, but it seems to me that oxandrolone is the lowest risk anabolic option for what you are after since lowering your T dose should lower your E2. -I was referring to GH secretagogues, not GH, although GH is fine to try to. IME it is lower risk than...

I agree with Nelson that oxandrolone and nandrolone (preferably NPP to start with, IMO) are better add-on options. Primo seems to blunt sex drive in some people, possibly due to its interference with E2 and IMO is overrated unless that doesn't happen for you. Oxandrolone at a low dose like 10-12...

Another avenue to explore is the degree to which Testosterone is a "signaling" molecule which trigger effects that last long after the actual T (and possibly metabolites like E) are out of the system. I don't know the biochem in detail, but we have had people here who for example were injecting...

There are many points of view on this topic, but my two cents is to try going without pinning for as long as you can and then when symptoms reappear, inject a low-moderate dose and repeat the process. T is (among other things) a signaling molecule and some people may do better at much longer...

I find potassium supplementation to be step one for BP. Contrary to popular belief, low salt can also cause high BP in some people. Cold temperatures can also cause a seasonal rise. It seems like trying other meds like telmisartan or possibly an ACEi is worth a try since tinnitus can be...

ok, thanks I'll check it out. Hopefully they have a telemedicine option since i don't have a regular doctor.

A general comment; erection quality is always a combination of things across the spectrum you listed, as well as others such as pheromone-like signaling from your partner. My approach and recommendation is to always be looking to maximize all of them as best you can. It's way too complicated to...

As Funk implies, there are simply too many variables and too little understanding of them to know what will happen, especially at the individual level, without experimentation. We have had posters here who seemed to do with injections at fairly long intervals so you may be one of those people.

Do you have a home montitor and have you done multiple readings at a time to see the fluctuation? What have you tried to bring it down?

Early in my TRT journey I used to come off for 6-8 weeks per year, and 6 weeks was usually not enough to recover my pre-TRT levels, so waiting some more and upping your dose (if it does not produce negative symptoms) seems reasonable. Also consider what else might affect your levels such as...

If you were in a good place with the 60mg, I see no reason to change. Consider yourself lucky to be dialed in and don't change for the sake of change. You can use the higher script to build up a back-up supply. If you raise the Nandrolone dose, you might also be fine on a lower T dose if your E2...

So what does that work out to for cost per use? I experimented with something similar from a different pharmacy just to have as fallback plan, but the price worked out to about $35 per use which is way more expensive than bimix per dose (which I don't use, but which would be the alternative for...

Yes, lower the dose. I'm a believer in stating with 100-300 micrograms. Gradually adjust up if necessary and spread the dosing out as well, subject to experimentation. Also dial back cialis and viagra if you're on those. But most importantly, be grateful it works for you. Remember that millions...

IMO, if you are in a good place, stay there (although your HCG dose sounds kind of hefty and the Tamox is not a common protocol). There are other things you can try which are non-hormonal and which may allow you to fine-tune your situation, such as Nitric Oxide supplementation and PT-141.

This is very interesting and could explain a lot of why people in poor metabolic health do not produce enough T. Avoiding chronically elevated insulin and glucose is something we've talked about elsewhere but not in the context of this mechanism IIRC. However, since activity, especially moderate...

Note that the study looked at "normal" women. What applies on average to "normal' people may not apply to special exception cases, which is what Belekas' SO's situation sounds like. The bottom line is that as is almost always the case, there is no substitute for experimentation once the obvious...

Both DHEA and pregnenolone are upstream of e2 in the hormonal cascade, so perhaps they will help if supplementation is not working due to some sort to of absorption issue. A pure guess on dosage would be 10-25mg to start with and then adjust from there based on results. Also, if something is...

I certainly hope you find something that works. I remember hearing years ago that DHEA in women almost entirely converts to some form of estrogen, so that's why I mentioned it.

I apologize if you covered this elsewhere, but have you tried a small dose (e.g. 3mg) of Oxandrolone and/or DHEA? I have heard many reports of Oxandrolone helping women's libido.