Cypionate dose protocol for a male.

[Cataceous]

That is an awesome chart, may have to reevaluate my protocol.

After 20+ years, honestly, I am just tired of the jabs so I try to minimize them. My highest post stick has been 1,200 ng/dl and the lowest day before the stick is 480 ng/dl

You might consider testosterone undecanoate. You could inject that every two weeks and still have much less variation in serum testosterone. The caveat is that totally steady testosterone is also somewhat unnatural. If that turned out to be a problem then you could even go with monthly injections. That would still be only one half-life — versus your current two half-lives — so you could maintain your levels in a physiological range while still seeing some variation.

 

[NuSciencePeptides]

You might consider testosterone undecanoate. You could inject that every two weeks and still have much less variation in serum testosterone. The caveat is that totally steady testosterone is also somewhat unnatural. If that turned out to be a problem then you could even go with monthly injections. That would still be only one half-life — versus your current two half-lives — so you could maintain your levels in a physiological range while still seeing some variation.

Ok, so how much TU every 2 weeks?
Wouldn't monthly cause that same crash?

Appreciate the feedback.

 

[Cataceous]

Ok, so how much TU every 2 weeks?
Wouldn't monthly cause that same crash?
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As a quick-and-dirty estimate just assume that an injection interval of one half-life means the peak serum level is double the trough. Assuming normal SHBG — so that free testosterone is also reasonable — a decent monthly-injection protocol with testosterone undecanoate might have a peak serum T level of 1,000 ng/dL and a trough of 500 ng/dL. So no, you should not experience a crash if you obtain these results. The caveats: the half-life of T undecanoate varies depending on the carrier oil and individual; the long half life means that stabilization can take months; lowering the dose can lead to side effects that take time to resolve; test SHBG so that you can track free testosterone, which is more important than total.

My guess is that in switching to testosterone undecanoate you could lower your dose by at least 5 mg T per day. Rounding off a bit, this would say that you could inject 200 mg TU every two weeks or 400 mg per month.

Here are some positive anecdotes about lowering the dose.

 

[tareload]

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Gives people of understanding of the mean TT spread vs weekly injection amount.

Just looking at trough can be deceptive in you don't appreciate the ratio of mean to trough for different injection frequencies.

 

[Another Great Day]

How often and how much?

Determine what your weekly dose should be and then determine your preference. As described above, some may inject anywhere from once per week to once per day.

 

[NuSciencePeptides]

As a quick-and-dirty estimate just assume that an injection interval of one half-life means the peak serum level is double the trough. Assuming normal SHBG — so that free testosterone is also reasonable — a decent monthly-injection protocol with testosterone undecanoate might have a peak serum T level of 1,000 ng/dL and a trough of 500 ng/dL. So no, you should not experience a crash if you obtain these results. The caveats: the half-life of T undecanoate varies depending on the carrier oil and individual; the long half life means that stabilization can take months; lowering the dose can lead to side effects that take time to resolve; test SHBG so that you can track free testosterone, which is more important than total.

My guess is that in switching to testosterone undecanoate you could lower your dose by at least 5 mg T per day. Rounding off a bit, this would say that you could inject 200 mg TU every two weeks or 400 mg per month.

Here are some positive anecdotes about lowering the dose.

I am definitely looking into this, I truly appreciate the feedback and input. I get my blood work done tomorrow and then I can adjust for the next time I go in