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Good question. I ask myself this a lot. 1. I honestly think I'm psychologically addicted to it. I think to only way I would actually be able to come off long term is if I threw away all of my T. 2. About 3-4 years in I tried switching to HCG mono in an attempt at a restart and had a very poor...

One of the first endocrinologists I saw did a one shot test on me. Gave me an injection of 200mg then had me get my T level tested a week later. I didn't feel anything from the shot, so he concluded that I was not a good candidate for TRT. I later went on to see some other doctors and...

This is my plan as well, I never really felt any benefit from HCG so now seems a good time to just stop using it entirely.

Can you elaborate a little on what side effects you and your wife felt? Just curious. I ordered some from Empower, but haven't tried it yet.

I load the cream into a 3ml oral/topical dosing syringe. Then I can finely tune the dose I'm using.

Mark Gordon, MD gave a presentation at the AMMG 2017 conference where he spoke about progesterone use in men. He prescribes 5mg sublingually every day for some of his male patients. Unfortunately the slides for his presentation don't look like they are available for download anymore.

What other states?

My sleep specialist tells me it is no longer recommended for RLS due to augmentation, a worsening of RLS with long term use. In any event there was a lot of discussion about using dopamine agonists to boost libido on the TRT forums about 10 years ago and I don't recall anyone reporting positive...

Have you had thyroid labs done recently? Sometimes it is not just testosterone that can be off. Systemlord's recommendation on ferritin is also a good one.

Yes, I have heard of guys doing similar protocols and, I'm probably going to be in the minority here, if he feels good doing this and all his blood work looks good, he should stick with it.

I order through Defy, I wonder if they are prioritizing their stock for Defy patients.

I ordered HCG from Empower last Thursday and received it today, no issue.

I was told by Defy that I did not have to use their form as long as the physician performing the exam does a standard "review of systems", which is what they should be doing anyway. So, I just go in for my annual physical and ask the office to send the results to Dr. Saya, and they just send the...

No, it's not. Here is the list from the DEA. Individual states may have others. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf

Same thing happened to me. Not sure why, but most medications, testosterone, bupropion, modafinil, only provide subjective benefits for a short time and then stop working. With testosterone, if I stop for a few weeks and restart I do get a little bit of the honeymoon period back, but I've tried...

One of the costs of doing business with a typical TRT clinic is having to buy most of you meds from them. I don't like the term "kickbacks" as that has a negative connotation, but do the clinics mark up the price of the meds as a source of revenue? Yes they do. If this isn't something you're...

Effects of Evening vs Morning Levothyroxine Intake A Randomized Double-blind Crossover Trial

Yeah, no kidding. I hope this forum doesn't turn into the same sh**show they have over there.

I was once with a TRT practitioner that would give me scripts to take to my local pharamacy, but he charged about 3 times what Defy charges for consults. TRT clinics need to make a profit one way or the other, and it seems the business model almost all have settled on is keeping consult prices...

I couldn't find information in that study as to the duration of treatment on TRT. In the past, I've seen a lot of studies that wait maybe 6 weeks before evaluating results, of course at this point a lot of guys are still in their Honeymoon period and everything looks great. I'd like to see...

Several thyroid docs have told me that some people do better taking their levo in the evening. They didn't offer an explanation.

Definitely, a package that normally would take one day to get to me from a nearby city took 3 weeks.

Thanks for that link. At 1:36 he shows this chart and mentions that testosterone replacement does not restore psychosexual function to the same level as age-matched controls.

I am also a TRT non-responder. I've been intrigued by this thread Is GnRH suppression hurting us? and this one Pituitary restart while on TRT: promising initial results with GnRH plus enclomiphene I'm very tempted to try something like this just to find out if that is indeed my issue, even...

My sleep specialist wants me to keep my ferritin above 100 to avoid exacerbating my RLS. It is well known that a level below 50 can cause RLS. 20-30 is ridiculous.

Here is a link to that study. Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in White Coat Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis The authors are from these institutions, so Harvard had nothing to do with it. Affiliations 1 University of Pennsylvania...

It is rare, but yes it can. https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/can-testosterone-cause-retinopathy.2744/post-19489 and Rare eye condition (Ciliochoroidal effusion syndrome) linked with exogenous testosterone use.

hCG is a component of "women's health", it is used to induce ovulation in women undergoing fertility treatment.

Most guys do just fine without HCG, I won't miss it.

Can Estrogen and Other Sex Hormones Help Men Survive Covid-19? Last week, doctors on Long Island in New York started treating Covid-19 patients with estrogen in an effort to increase their immune systems, and next week, physicians in Los Angeles will start treating male patients with another...

Doesn't look like they are going to comply Low T Center Is Committed To Meeting The Needs Of Colorado Patients During The COVID-19 Emergency