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So you were shut down by bioidentical testosterone, as expected. After stopping, you recovered your natural production, as would most men, including those who had been using esterified testosterone.

Your statement about esters is false. Daily injections of testosterone propionate create peaks and valleys that are more pronounced than natural variations, yet still cause HPTA suppression.

Recall that the doctor's claim is "... bioidentical hormones ... don’t shut down your own production". This is not qualified in any way, so it is false. At therapeutic doses, transdermal testosterone, injections and pellets all result in HPTA shutdown, even though they all use bioidentical testosterone.