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<blockquote data-quote="CoastWatcher" data-source="post: 62377" data-attributes="member: 2624"><p>Wecome to Excelmale. You are being undone by substandard medical providers providing you with inferior TRT protocols. On top of those challenges, you have some ideas about "ideal treatment" that could send you in the wrong direction.</p><p></p><p>Your first protocol, 200mg once a month was (as you gathered) a disaster. Then you found out what so many do: topical TRT preparations don't work for a large number of men. It's an unfortunate but simple truth. In my case they were a total bust, in your situation they did a bit of good but you clearly have absorption issues that topicals can't overcome. You'll need to revisit injections with a better protocol than you were initially were given.</p><p></p><p>You mentioned "an ideal treatment" involved anastrozole. Where did you read that, or who told you that was the case? Anastrozole is a fine drug, but it can be, it frequently is, overprescribed. Please remember this: in the absence of confirmed, elevated estradiol levels that are accompanied by symptoms typically associated with elevated levels of e2, there is no place in a protocol for anastrozole. Period. There is never a justification for adding it to the starting phase of a protocol. That is poor medicine. Estradiol is not a waste product, it's a hormone men need for adequate health - particularly sexual health. </p><p></p><p>Estradiol should only be measured via the liquid chromatography, dual mass spectrometry lab test. It is known as the "sensitive" or "ultra-sensitive" estradiol test (your lab report will have words to that effect on it if the proper test was run). If you didn't measure with that particular lab test you can't rely on the results. Only the LC, MS/MS lab test is appropriate for men. There is no hard, firm rule as to what's too high a level - it's a combination of labs and symptoms. Many of us let our e2 climb a bit with no problems. Trust us, low estradiol is a ticket to misery.</p><p></p><p>If yiu list your full labs with the reference ranges included the discussion can be more focused. We're glad you joined us and hope you'll be an active member.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoastWatcher, post: 62377, member: 2624"] Wecome to Excelmale. You are being undone by substandard medical providers providing you with inferior TRT protocols. On top of those challenges, you have some ideas about "ideal treatment" that could send you in the wrong direction. Your first protocol, 200mg once a month was (as you gathered) a disaster. Then you found out what so many do: topical TRT preparations don't work for a large number of men. It's an unfortunate but simple truth. In my case they were a total bust, in your situation they did a bit of good but you clearly have absorption issues that topicals can't overcome. You'll need to revisit injections with a better protocol than you were initially were given. You mentioned "an ideal treatment" involved anastrozole. Where did you read that, or who told you that was the case? Anastrozole is a fine drug, but it can be, it frequently is, overprescribed. Please remember this: in the absence of confirmed, elevated estradiol levels that are accompanied by symptoms typically associated with elevated levels of e2, there is no place in a protocol for anastrozole. Period. There is never a justification for adding it to the starting phase of a protocol. That is poor medicine. Estradiol is not a waste product, it's a hormone men need for adequate health - particularly sexual health. Estradiol should only be measured via the liquid chromatography, dual mass spectrometry lab test. It is known as the "sensitive" or "ultra-sensitive" estradiol test (your lab report will have words to that effect on it if the proper test was run). If you didn't measure with that particular lab test you can't rely on the results. Only the LC, MS/MS lab test is appropriate for men. There is no hard, firm rule as to what's too high a level - it's a combination of labs and symptoms. Many of us let our e2 climb a bit with no problems. Trust us, low estradiol is a ticket to misery. If yiu list your full labs with the reference ranges included the discussion can be more focused. We're glad you joined us and hope you'll be an active member. [/QUOTE]
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