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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
E2 at 51, to anastrozole or not to anastrozole
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<blockquote data-quote="crazyhaha" data-source="post: 96422" data-attributes="member: 14097"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I’ve been on TRT for over 1 year now and things are really going well...life is looking much better from this side it just took a while. A million thanks for the people on this site and if you are beginning TRT give it time. I have been injecting every other day 0.25 ml testosterone cypionate , and 0.5 ml HCG. My latest labs are posted in a reply below but here are the most important ones:</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Total T: 1069</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Free T: 34.7</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Estradiol: 50.9</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">SHBG: 13.4. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">TSH: 3.5</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">T4 free: 1.00</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">T4: 5.2</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">T3: 110</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">My latest labs showed elevated estradiol (E2) at 50 pg/ml. My doc (Dr. Melograna, Maryland), said I can consider anastrozole but that he would cut back a bit on the Testosterone and see what it looks like in 6 months. He also suggested taking some zinc and DIM (Diindolylmethane). I’m going to take the zinc, because I don’t see a big downside, but it seems not many find DIM useful. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As far as symptoms, the most important is that I feel more irritable and get angry more quickly which is a bit of a problem with the kids. I feel like I have always had a bit of gynecomastia but I don’t think I look any different and I don’t have any nipple sensitivity. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Current Plan</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So, I am slowly backing down to 0.20 ml test. Cyp. and 0.40 HCG every other day. Will add zinc. I am definitely building muscle, which is awesome, but I need to lose some abdominal fat which may contribute to the E2. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Questions:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In Nelson’s talk, there was a lot of discussion about T:E2. So my E2 is about 5% of total T. Seems a bit high. Should I be considering anastrozole or is this still seem ok as long as symptoms are ok. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">How much of a factor is fat? My body composition is improving but I still have too much around the middle. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I probably don’t have gynecomastia, just extra fat on top of my chest muscles. Any advice on exercises to work on that area without enhancing the effect. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazyhaha, post: 96422, member: 14097"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]I’ve been on TRT for over 1 year now and things are really going well...life is looking much better from this side it just took a while. A million thanks for the people on this site and if you are beginning TRT give it time. I have been injecting every other day 0.25 ml testosterone cypionate , and 0.5 ml HCG. My latest labs are posted in a reply below but here are the most important ones:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Total T: 1069[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Free T: 34.7[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Estradiol: 50.9[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]SHBG: 13.4. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]TSH: 3.5[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]T4 free: 1.00[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]T4: 5.2[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]T3: 110[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]My latest labs showed elevated estradiol (E2) at 50 pg/ml. My doc (Dr. Melograna, Maryland), said I can consider anastrozole but that he would cut back a bit on the Testosterone and see what it looks like in 6 months. He also suggested taking some zinc and DIM (Diindolylmethane). I’m going to take the zinc, because I don’t see a big downside, but it seems not many find DIM useful. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]As far as symptoms, the most important is that I feel more irritable and get angry more quickly which is a bit of a problem with the kids. I feel like I have always had a bit of gynecomastia but I don’t think I look any different and I don’t have any nipple sensitivity. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Current Plan[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]So, I am slowly backing down to 0.20 ml test. Cyp. and 0.40 HCG every other day. Will add zinc. I am definitely building muscle, which is awesome, but I need to lose some abdominal fat which may contribute to the E2. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Questions:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]In Nelson’s talk, there was a lot of discussion about T:E2. So my E2 is about 5% of total T. Seems a bit high. Should I be considering anastrozole or is this still seem ok as long as symptoms are ok. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]How much of a factor is fat? My body composition is improving but I still have too much around the middle. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]I probably don’t have gynecomastia, just extra fat on top of my chest muscles. Any advice on exercises to work on that area without enhancing the effect. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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