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Hey guys, It seems like this has been a great method to increase libido for many of the members and in particular DHT levels. For those where it has worked when you have introduced cream with normal injections is there a protocol that you found worked best or a cream dosage that was sufficient...

Interesting, thanks JA. I did not know DHEA injections existed. Any brand/dosage you could recommend?

I am sitting around 150 right now and should be at least around 300 to be mid range. Not sure what is causing the side effects, maybe sublingual would be better than oral if it does not need to pass through the liver first.

Best way to describe it would overstimulation when I take it. Moody as well.

Thanks Vince, it may end going that way even though I would prefer to have "ideal" levels. Did you have low DHEA before supplementing and anything positive at all after taking it for some time?

Anyone have low DHEA levels and still unable to tolerate supplemental DHEA? I tried 25mg(cheap brand) and even 10mg of micronized Pure Encapsulations brand and had similar responses to it. I would compare it to elevated estrogen, but the 10mg dosage was so low I doubt that would be the case...

Thanks Madman, appreciate the insight as always! Here are some of the relevant labs below. RBC - 5.91 x10E6/uL (4.14 - 5.80) Hemoglobin - 16.2 g/dL (13.0 - 17.7) Hematocrit - 49.7 % (37.5 - 51) Albumin - 4.7 g/dL (4.0 - 5.0) Globulin - 2.2 g/dL (1.5 - 4.5) AST - 22 IU/L (0 -40) ALT - 23 IU/L...

Thanks for the response ERO, I feel good on this protocol and have been on it for the past year and half without changes. My FT(direct) and TT dropped from around 29(FT direct) and 1000(TT) recently and was curious what another assay would pull.

Hey Guys, I received two different sets of free testosterone labs and am trying to make sense of them. The first was LabCorp's Equilibrium FT test and the second was their Direct FT test. What is the difference and which labs would be more accurate in this case? For reference my SHBG is 20 and...

Mine has stayed consistent at .4 for the past year or so.

Interesting madman, good info! I have always heard that aspirin reduces E2 by blocking aromatase activity, but have no idea how true or not that is.

Three times a week. Would love to try daily but I believe the scheduling would be difficult at this time.

Feel good, I have been on this protocol for about 10 months. The only negative that I have some high E2 symptoms. I am not on an AI and my E2 runs around 40(standard Lab Corp ranges). Seems like people have reported some great success getting their SHBG and E2 the same or around that ballpark...

What was your SHBG before starting?

Hey guys, I am going to be trying NDT in the near future to increase my low thyroid numbers and am hoping a side effect may be increased SHBG from what other members have experienced. That said my TT is 1100, FT 29 and DHT 60. Right now my SHBG sits around 16. Say it increases to 30 what kind...

Whats up guys, Anyone have an iodine blood test to see if iodine supplementation would be beneficial for your thyroid or just pissing away money on something not necessarily needed? Looks like there is a blood and urine test, the urine being more expensive then the blood serum test. I have...

Hopefully it will help man, for some reason the same happens with me and side effects from random things. Starting low and slow helped a lot instead of jumping right in.

I have been hesitant to try it out and am working on my magnesium levels and some dietary changes right now before I do. My progesterone comes out at .03 on a scale of .00 -.05 and from what I have heard progesterone can inhibit DHT which I would like to keep where it is at or increase if...

It is for me, I notice a definite increase afterwards. It seems to peak several hours later and then return to baseline 24 hours after. I would let it absorb/dry for some time to minimize the transfer concerns. Worth a try to see if it helps you in my opinion.

I noticed a good libido bump trying it when applied to the scrotum. Only negative side effect I experienced were some estrogen related sides. I have a lower SHBG though so small increases seem to effect me more than others.

Thanks Cataceous, ordered both progesterone cream and prolegnelone to test them out.

Good information Jon. I take around 800mg daily split up during the day but a majority of it seems to be from magnesium oxide. No laxative effect that I notice, any idea why oxide would be considered bad other than what appears to be a lower bio availability compared to some of the others? Need...

Interesting attachment Benny, it was a good read with the case studies and proposed treatments. How do you like the preg cream compared to the oral form? Do you apply once or twice daily?

You feel any better with it at that number or notice any positive differences?

Thanks for the advice man, I will try to add some more magnesium to see if that is helpful. Any side effects from taking that much? Thought DHEA would have helped since I am on the low side, seemed to mess with my estrogen though.

Was wondering the same myself, especially in regards to progesterones supposed affects on water retention and estrogen dominance. This is what Dr. Saya wrote in a different thread back in 2016. The reference range for lab corp is now 0.0 - 0.5ng/mL. "LabCorp inexplicably changed their...

Hey guys, Been working on trying to reduce my water retention and seem to have hit a brick wall. My estrogen is not too inflated but believe that it may be causing some of my issues. After reading some threads on sodium/potassium ratios I cut out a large potion of my added salt and doubled my...

I use it as well as dim and myomin, of the three seems like the myomin made the largest difference but I never did before and after bloods.

Impressive results on your T3. Any effect on testosterone or estrogen levels?

Protein possibly? Gyms opened up back in my state and I have been getting around 150 more grams of protein a day. Other macros cals, fat, carb were not drastically changed.

Appreciate the replies Vince, Fifty and Captain. I am going to halt the DHEA for a week and get new bloods to see if that is cause and report back. Not sure what else it could be at this point.