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While I appreciate you thoughts, I've already read both books noted, nearly 2 years ago prior to starting all treatments because I live an extremely halthy lifestyle & putting anything foriegn into it, is not common practice for me. To start testosteron treatment took quite a bit. To start...

It depended on how many others were ahead of me. On average it was 2 weeks, though sometimes it was 3 weeks & more recently, it was only 1 1/2 weeks & if you choose to pay more, you can ask to speak directly to the doctor. I spoke with both Caulkins & Saya. Both are helpful & neither was overly...

Hi Johann. Today is 11/19/2018 & I've been off testosterone treatment for 3 weeks. I lost 10 pounds in 8 days after stopping. My diet & exercise have remained the same throughout the treatment. My protocol was considered high & was prescribed by one of the women @ Defy, NOT the doctors. During...

**UPDATE** Defy called back. Part of the reason they didn't get back to me was I was emailing (Sam) who no longer works there. Note to all: When you opt to email Defy, email the [email protected] address over emailing any one of the individual employees because you never know when their last...

Hello BigBamBoo. It is nearly 3pm PST & I've not yet heard from Defy. In my experience, this is pretty typical. In the last 3 weeks, I've emailed them now twice & called once. The phone call yielded a result hat someone would call back. Apparent;y the doctor has been gone & maybe that's why I'm...

That is amazing! From what I understand, E & P numbers are based on a ratio. If they were happy with one, the other was balanced too. I am peri-menopausal & P cream was mentioned but I was leery. How was her weight after starting? Did it go up? That is my biggest fear right now.

Hi Feelinglost. I am using injectable testosterone. I tried the cream prior to Defy & the delivery system didn't agree with me. It was a testosterone/progesterone compound. The same day I used it, I immediately puffed up. My hands & face swelled. I contacted Defy because I thought they were...

My mg/ml concentration is 50mg/ml I take it twice a week (every 3.5 days) My starting dose was .04 which seemed pretty good but I was directed to titrate (increase) up to 1. I got up to .08 & had to titrate down (decrease) due to substantial water retention. My face instantly gets puffy when my...

I haven't had additional bloodwork since starting Cytomel. I am due for follow up labs in a couple weeks. I have not had iron or ferritin tested. I notice Defy doesn't seem to conduct a very comprehensive panel unless asked to do so. Being very new to this, I am not sure what to ask for when I...

I started with Defy Medical in March of this year & while the service is good, the treatment is lacking. I was started on testosterone at .04 & was directed to titrate (increase) up to 1. I got up to .08 before having to titrate back down due to severe water retention. This happens when I...

Ask if you can take testosterone dose every other day & increase HCG to 250 every other day. In some people the therapeutic effects wear off quicker than in others. Defy is pretty good about letting us alter our own dose because no one knows your body as well as you do. Are you taking injections...

The results for my thyroid test came in. Beyond noticing my thyroid level at 2.7 seems high, I'm not sure how else to interpret the results. Input from those with experience is appreciated. Thanks!

Agreed! After a couple years of my prodding my PCP for further explaination, he finally said "look, I'm not a specialist & the most I can tell you is your numbers look good to me. If you want more information, you need to find a specialist." My husband has been researching that side for me...

FeelingLost, Yes, Defy gave me a baseline test. If you're asking about my waiting on the other blood test to come back, I am waiting on my thyroid levels to come back. It appeared to be at the high end of the range but as we know, sometimes the ranges aren't accurate as is the case with...

Hi Allison. Thank you for your input. While I appreciate your perspective, I can't believe that proactively prescribing progesterone is a good idea without first establishing a baseline. Your comment, "you will still likely need to take a Progesterone regardless of your baseline", is concerning...

Great news! I reduced my dose from .1 back down to my starting dose of .05 & no edema! This is the first time is a couple weeks I've felt normal. Success! I've started Optimox brand iodine 12.5mg & have experienced no side effects other than I think I feel a little increase in energy. I'm still...

Hello Vettester! Thank you for the reading list. I have read a bit about him online as his name came up when I researching menopause. He is located quite south of me but within the same state. You mention my current dose may be high. Here is where I'm at: I took the medication Monday morning...

Thank you very much for taking so much time to help me walk through this journey. I am really glad to hear your side effects went away. I'll look forward to that day! Defy told me (several times) this journey takes time. I've already put in nearly 3 weeks & prior to this leg of the journey, a...

Good grief FeelingLost! PLEASE tell me that subsided? That's pretty much spot on to where I'm at. Thanks for sharing your experience too. I don't have anyone to gain insight from & my family doctor isn't helpful at all. I've already contacted Defy twice so I'm very hesitant to ask them anything...

Thank you for the well thought out post! I am not taking BC pills. Yes, very noticeable cycle changes as in periods of time where it is absent, the last 2 consecutive months twice (one every 2 weeks) & most recently, absent again. I'm not familiar with pregnenolone but in reading a quick bit...

I am still learning so thanks for your patience with me :) My current dose is .1ml 2xs per week. Total weekly dose is .2ml

Glad to hear your wife has found a dose that works for her. There is also adequate research that says low & slow is the best way to go when beginning any new treatment to avoid side effects such as you've noted. I'm ok not having to undo the effects of being hairy or talking in a deep tone like...

The cream gave me 2 major side effects that outweighed their doing good; lady area swelling & a lot of weight put on in an incredibly short amount of time. Plus, I had a "moon face" which my Dr attributed to my newly increased progesterone levels. I'm fairly confident I need them lowered so the...

Thanks so much for your input! I am not using compound cream. I tried it once for nearly a month & had a terrible reaction. I'm currently taking injections at the rate of 1mg/ml, 2xs per week. IT seems to be a cleaner deliver system & I have a very sensitive system. I emailed Defy with my...

The following labs are for a 37 year old female. The tests shown were taken in my follicular phase. I started T therapy 2 weeks ago but I cannot figure out why the high level of progesterone wasn't discussed. We discussed low T, possible low thyroid (I have paperwork to have blood drawn for that...

Were you able to figure out your wife's high estradiol levels? Her progesterone looks pretty good so I can't figure out why she's taking medication for that vs the estradiol.

Hey Vince, I'm still new to the T-therapy world & new here so forgive me for responding to an obviously old thread but you noted "some nipple itch is totally normal and acceptable in TRT". I wonder does the itch & in my experience, soreness, ever completely subside? I'm finding too much...

I appreciate any information I can get because at this point, both males & females can likely offer more information than I currently have. Thanks for your response FeelingLost. I'm really glad to hear your wife's levels have improved. I hope the same for myself. While I realize it took some...

In years of research, I finally took the plunge & after seeing the proof via blood tests that my hormones are not properly aligned, I am currently on testosterone. In reading the post, it says, "The therapy of choice is a topical cream..." This is accurate of DOCTORS & somepatients who either...

I see this is an older post but I'd love to discuss this topic further. If any one with female hormone experience can weigh in, Id be thankful. I'm trying to understand what's going on with me & as you know, "ranges" are frustrating because they are largely based on what the western world...

Hi. I am a new member & as I've found very little openly shared information available for T therapy for women, I've come here. I noticed your post & wanted to share my experience as it seems to differ from others in that I am injecting vs applying cream. My starting dose was .05 to increase to...