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When I say “preferably testosterone creams,” I only mean in regards to transdermal formulations. Whether injections or transdermal testosterone will be better for you is very individual and some people prefer combining the two for the dht boost transdermals give. Sorry to veer off track of your...

I wouldn’t waste your money on it brother, plus it probably cost as much as a vial of testosterone. If you have low t you really have a couple options in my opinion. You can go the clomid/hcg route or the bio identical hrt route. Again this is only my opinion, but the only real option at this...

I’m almost positive that all of their marijuana dispensaries are open lol I have nothing against an adult using marijuana responsibly whatsoever and even partake on occasion myself, but surely TRT is far more essential to more people

This is from Gil T, a clinician from ElecatevMen’s Clinic and a moderator in the Trt and Hormone Optimization Facebook group. He is a super sharp guy and you can find many videos featuring him on the YouTube channel. I was looking back through old posts on here about which pharmacies have the...

Have you looked into compounded cream? It’s amazing for many, especially if you have a needle phobia.

But It’s super cool to be fat, disabled and a total victim in a lot of countries around the world today, get with the program Vince

The evil part of me loves that the corona virus is acting as darwinism in this fat acceptance, victim culture world. Now I understand there are many elderly that do not fall into this category, but hopefully this is a big wake up call.

The serum levels of estradiol don’t reflect what is happening at the tissue level, hence paracrine hormone. You gotta do your research before spewing bs on here man

I know many guys here started out on Androgel back in the day, were docs testing dht levels back then?

I don’t believe that high levels of serum dht are an issue though, as dht is a paracrine hormone and studies show intraprostatic dht levels are tightly controlled. Ya it seems it will blow your hair out if you are prone, and if that is the case and you are concerned for sure don’t apply t cream...

Ya this is exactly what I’m trying to figure out. I know topical T converts more to dht regardless of application site, obviously scrotum is crazy high, mine was 350 ng/dl. Defy had me switch application to non scrotal areas, but I’ve yet to get labs done. Some don’t convert injections to dht...

has anyone used topical testosterone on non scrotal areas and had dht tested? I’ve seen guys talk about having high levels on Androgel, but thought maybe the larger surface area of low strength testosterone might convert more to dht? Thanks gents

Anyone else get any sort of scrotal irritation from applying to cream there? I use the compounded cream from empower like most that use the cream on here. I’m wondering if the irritation could be a reason I seem to absorb it more poorly than many others, who knows.

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is produced and secreted by the liver into the bloodstream where it binds sex steroids and regulates their bioavailability. Traditionally, body mass index (BMI) was thought to be the major determinant of SHBG concentrations and hyperinsulinemia the main cause...

I know the 20% compounded cream works great and I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel here, but I was very surprised to find out that the 20% compounded gel did not contain any alcohol. Anyone ever try the compounded gel with PLO from Hallandale? Thanks fellas!

Libido has so many factors that contribute to it, a lot being mental. Even castrated men can feel the urge to have sex. My anecdotal experience is that even when my testosterone levels were 300ish ng/dl, I always had a very high sex drive. The only time I ever lost my sex drive completely is...

Nelson said he gave up on the cream as he felt no added benefit to him. I’m on a cream only protocol and feel absolutely fantastic!

Also, my belief that it is almost always better to lower trt dose than to add an ai. Estrogen is very important for a healthy male body and mind. What were your e2 sensitive levels anyways?

You could be insulin resistant. Research the link between insulin and shbg and you could be amazed.

I can’t seem to find a benefit to using Armour or other similar NDT over a compounded t3/t4 combo of an ideal ratio. Seems like Armour will always be inconsistent because it is made from pig thyroid I believe, measured in grains and not mg’s. Why risk a potentially bad batch of Armour instead of...

*Jordan Grant*

My man spitting knowledge right here. That’s the Hordan Grant school of hormone therapy

I wouldn’t fear estrogen, there are many, many benefits from estrogen above the LabCorp scale. I personally believe that for 99% of people who are not obese, just inject your dose and let the body convert what it wants to estrogen. BUT everyone is different, so if you feel off on scrotal...

I would assume so given that total and free testosterone is so much higher with increased absorption via scrotal application. With that being said, a lot more converts to dht with scrotal application, so it’s a good question. I’ve only ever used scrotal application, but my e2 is about 50 pg/ml

I seen bloodwork of people trying to manipulate shbg, either to raise or lower it, and carbs seem to play a fairly significant role. Try doing some fasting and look into berberine/metformin for more insulin sensitivity

That could be the case brother, I’ve seen many labs of people on other forums who switch to sub q and numbers go way down. Is it slower absorption or somehow not absorbing as much, I’m not sure.

SHBG has to do with how insulin resistant or sensitive you are to a large degree I have heard. So super low SHBG could possibly mean you are insulin resistant and should try intermittent fasting, prolonged fasting, metformin, low carb dieting, etc. Just a thought, but I’ve heard many docs who...

You are pinning sub q on daily injections I assume? Did you pin IM or sub q on your twice weekly injections? I know the literature says there is no difference and I personally got the same numbers on sub q as IM, but some get lumps that don’t dissipate for weeks, and total and free t numbers...

That could very well be the case, some people get big nodules that take weeks to dissipate.

Super interesting stuff! I was reading through old threads on the cream and a guy was criticizing Empower’s cream and everyone jumped on the guy saying how the cream is so easy to make that any reputable pharmacy will be of similar quality. I’m not saying it’s not true, but it’s worth discussing...