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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
"free equivalent" of varying testosterone esters? bioavailbilty
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 158344" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Forget worrying about molecular weight of different esters and how many milligrams of active T is usable once the ester is cleaved.</p><p></p><p>The two most common esters used when treating men with trt are testosterone enanthate or testosterone cypionate and the difference between the concentration of T is minimal.</p><p></p><p>What should be your main concern is what dose of T is needed in order to attain a TT that will result in a healthy FT level in order to experience relief/improvement of low-t symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Although TT is important to know......FT is what truly matters as it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.</p><p></p><p>Most men do well having FT levels in the 30 ng/dL range and some may need/choose to run slightly higher levels.</p><p></p><p>You need to be testing at trough.....TT/FT/E2 and depending on where your levels sit and whether there is relief/improvement of low-t symptoms or lack there of than your T dose may need to be increased slightly until you achieve a FT level which results in symptom relief.</p><p></p><p>Although treating low-t symptoms is what truly matters......labs are critical as not only will they let us know what TT/FT/E2 level is achieved on said dose of T let alone.....whether hormone levels may be too low or too high.....but most importantly how said dose of T effects ones overall health markers.</p><p></p><p>As you stated you are injecting 100 mg/week.....how long have you been on said dose?</p><p></p><p>Blood work should be done at 6 weeks at trough once levels have stabilized as T levels will be in flux during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize.</p><p></p><p>It is critical after 6-8 weeks on such protocol (dose T/injection frequency) to have blood work done to see where your TT/FT/E2 levels sit.....let alone overall health markers which will include hemoglobin/hematocrit/rbc's.</p><p></p><p>Your doctor is an idiot if he is just strictly concerned about lab numbers/ranges and ignoring your lack of relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well being.</p><p></p><p>You need to find a new doctor if he expects you to stay in a specific range regarding TT/FT levels that do not provide you all the beneficial effects of having healthy FT levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 158344, member: 13851"] Forget worrying about molecular weight of different esters and how many milligrams of active T is usable once the ester is cleaved. The two most common esters used when treating men with trt are testosterone enanthate or testosterone cypionate and the difference between the concentration of T is minimal. What should be your main concern is what dose of T is needed in order to attain a TT that will result in a healthy FT level in order to experience relief/improvement of low-t symptoms. Although TT is important to know......FT is what truly matters as it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects. Most men do well having FT levels in the 30 ng/dL range and some may need/choose to run slightly higher levels. You need to be testing at trough.....TT/FT/E2 and depending on where your levels sit and whether there is relief/improvement of low-t symptoms or lack there of than your T dose may need to be increased slightly until you achieve a FT level which results in symptom relief. Although treating low-t symptoms is what truly matters......labs are critical as not only will they let us know what TT/FT/E2 level is achieved on said dose of T let alone.....whether hormone levels may be too low or too high.....but most importantly how said dose of T effects ones overall health markers. As you stated you are injecting 100 mg/week.....how long have you been on said dose? Blood work should be done at 6 weeks at trough once levels have stabilized as T levels will be in flux during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize. It is critical after 6-8 weeks on such protocol (dose T/injection frequency) to have blood work done to see where your TT/FT/E2 levels sit.....let alone overall health markers which will include hemoglobin/hematocrit/rbc's. Your doctor is an idiot if he is just strictly concerned about lab numbers/ranges and ignoring your lack of relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well being. You need to find a new doctor if he expects you to stay in a specific range regarding TT/FT levels that do not provide you all the beneficial effects of having healthy FT levels. [/QUOTE]
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