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Sorry - now that makes sense!!

My apologies - I've clearly misunderstood something! Is test considered an AAS? When you said "I would not order AAS from there as there is a higher risk of seizures" that's what I assumed you were talking about but I'm new to all of this - thanks for your patience! So would it be safe then to...

Thanks a lot, spacemonkey - that is a wealth of information!! So just to be clear, if I did UGL test, there would be a risk of seizures with it? Man, it's tempting to save a few thousand a year but seizure risk does unsweeten the deal! Guess I have a lot to think about. Thanks again for all the...

Hey all - many thanks for even more helpful info. Spacemonkey, would you be comfortable telling me more about the UGL option? Through PM is fine if you'd rather. I'm getting HCG through ReliableRx and hadn't ever considered options for T but the thought of spending this much per month for the...

Hey all - sorry for the delay but I wanted to have something to report! I struck out finding any other type of blend at the major compounding pharmacies but was actually able to find a local compounding pharmacy that would make me a 50/50 enanthate/prop blend by weight! Bad news is it's more...

Hey all - many thanks again for all of your help and experience; I appreciate it more than I can express. So a bit of a wrinkle - talked with my doc and he said that from a medical perspective he'd be just fine with me trying different blends, but unfortunately there is no pharmacy that offers...

Willy, what a brilliant idea - thank you! I've been drawing with a 21g and then swapping to 25g before injecting subq. I tried using the 31g syringes to draw but it seemed to take absolutely forever, but now that I'm injecting only .125 mL daily, I'll give the 31-gauges a try again. I was...

Gents, thank you very much for these responses - this is just the info I needed! I'd not heard of either of these pharmacies; I see that Wells has straight prop but no enanthate - maybe I'll give WP Pharma a call in the morning and see if they might have both so I can try to get both from the...

Hey all. My low-T symptoms were mostly related to ED; after years on cyp with very little success, I tried enanthate, which was a noticeable improvement. Two months ago I started the 75% cyp/25% prop blend from Empower and it's been the best by far. I'm not quite where I'd like to be yet and...

Great info, DG. I did do the DNA thing a while ago through familytreedna - off to research if I can get any info from that! My gut reaction would be no simply because I've been on unusually high doses of TRT for the last few years (240mg/week most recently) - just dropped down to 140/week and...

Hey Systemlord - I totally misunderstood. I just finished reading through the big thread on here about the protocol and see that you were quite active in the discussion, so you're clearly familiar with it. I think that when I was searching for a reason as to why it didn't work, I misinterpreted...

Here's the procotol: https://vorck.com/erythrocytosis.html#ferritin It's that vitamin C and D, or apparently too much meat, suppresses hepcidin, which this protocol boosts, allowing iron to be released from your own RBC. This guy seems to seriously know what he's talking about and apparently...

Hey System - thanks for the replies. I'm actually only talking about the week of doing the iron chelate protocol for raising ferritin fast, which was basically invented by a member here and now even Defy prescribes it. He does mention where one of the very few failures of the protocol that he is...

Bump to the top - anybody have any experience they can weigh in on? Would love any advice on which foods to eat or stay away from during the process. Many thanks!

Hey all - my ferritin was at 16. I did the "Raising ferritin fast" protocol, taking the recommended pills at the recommended dose for 7 days without missing any doses, no vitamin C or D supplements, and checked ferritin three days after it was over - 16!! A. I read the whole thing through and...

Thanks, Joseph - I feel your pain on a lot of that! I know it's taking longer than usual for me to get dialed in but I'm optimistic that I'll get there eventually. At least I have a great doctor who actually understands TRT - it's mind-blowing how many do not. About IM vs. subq, I just re-read...

Thanks for all this, madman - I've read through all the articles and although a lot of it is still over my head I got the jist of each one. I'm fully prepared to find that my body adjusts to this new protocol and things don't improve, even though it would be great if it were that simple. I do...

Thanks for this detailed reply, MadMan - I've read a LOT of your posts in this forum!! It's an honor to welcome you to the rollercoaster of my TRT. All good questions - I'd been on 70mg x3 for 6 months prior to my appointment where I upped to 80mg x3. My labs weren't exactly at trough for...

Thanks for the replies, all. I should have mentioned that I'm 5'11 and 270 lb, mostly muscle. I've been lifting or running every day for many years and even before TRT, with my total T at 232 (in my late 30s), I was very muscular. Let me assure everyone that I have never had any interest in...

Sounds like a good plan, Vince. I think I'm going to stick with my current protocol for another 11 weeks (so 12 total) and then evaluate. Then the question is should I try the same dosage but IM - or should I try daily injections starting at 10mg. Or oral... I'm sure this is all painfully...

Thanks, System - if I strike out after these experiments I will absolutely try oral. Only concern is that my hair began to thin rapidly in the last year or two, likely due to higher DHT from TRT, so I'd once again have to make a difficult choice. Mast, I switched to subQ probably three or four...

Funk, you're absolutely right - I do inject SubQ! The late Dr. Crisler convinced me and my current doc approves as well. I think I respond slightly better than IM but it's definitely way easier if nothing else. System, I too have noticed on several occasions that an increased protocol tends to...

Hey all - long story short, I've been on TRT about 5 years. At age 38, total T was 230 and my symptoms were zero energy and terrible ED. I've been trying different regimens ever since and making slow progress. Finally got a great doctor and slowly improving. Erections have been about a 6 out of...

Hey all - I've had really good results taking 750 mcg pf PT-141 (if my math is right, it's .15ml of 10mg/ml), and decided to try Melanotan 2 for the added tanning benefit. I'm just a little confused on the right way to dose it; at 750 mcg of PT-141, I get substantial nausea (less if taken on a...

OK - many thanks, all. Since I'm making positive progress I'm going to slightly increase my dose to 80mg x2/week - I think I'd like to see how far the x2 regimen takes me, but if I get into the above-800 range and it's still not where I want it to be, I may try daily injections. I have read...

Hey all - got my results today. A few things piqued my attention for sure. I'd like to report that in the last two weeks libido and sexual function have been better than at any point since starting TRT - I'd give function a solid 6/10 and libido maybe a 5. But I am hugely grateful that I am...

OK, added Prolactin into the mix just because why not. Checking out of LEF.org and now it's talking about shipping everything to me? Are these tests not done at a LabCorp site?

OK - trying to cover all the bases here - Male Basic Hormone is $56, CBC is $26, SHBG is $25, and DHT is $38 - I think that also covers everything on your list TLawyer except Prolactin. That's $145 but seems like a year or so into TRT would be nice to get a good look at everything. Surely you...

Thanks, Cataceous - sorry which basic male panel are you referring to?

Yeah, I somewhat panicked the first time I saw LH and FSH near zero, then had it explained that that was normal. Okay, so thinking I'll do that TRT monitoring panel at Quest and then drive to LabCorp for SHBG and DHT. So I definitely understand why SHBG is important - would you mind schooling...

That's a plan then. So how the crap do they calculate free T without also calculating SHBG?? I thought that was a necessary part - but I of course have plenty to learn.