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My most recent E2 was 53, the highest it's ever been. That's just on enclomiphene 25mg daily. My latest TT was 658, FT was 113 and SHBG was 43, FSH 5.4, LH 4.2, DHT 35. I'm sure the cream will further boost both TT and FT and drop SHBG, but with my E2 already elevated, I would be concerned. I...

Since the prescribed dose for the cream is 50mg/click, if I wanted to start at a lower dose, would applying eod be adviseable or would that cause uneven serum levels? Even on standard TRT doses (e.g. 100–200 mg/week), is it true that injectables typically produce higher free T and lower SHBG...

My concern regarding the topical T is the increased potential for hair loss due to more of an increase in DHT than in the oral or injectable - and the risk of BPH when I just had a scan that showed BPH. Should I opt then for the oral - or should I try out the topical first? I'd rather not have...

I take the compounded sublingual tablet of vardenafil/tadalafil (2.5mg/2.5mg) from Maximus before workouts for the NO release. I am not experiencing any side effects as I assume a total dose of 5mg of PDE5i is considered low dose. I would also like to further reduce my systolic BP but don't...

I have had several issues with Empower. Their customer service is not in-house and is outsourced to a third party which results in unacceptable delays and staff miscommunications. I have lost my sh*t more than once with their incompetence. Their shipping sucks as well, takes way too long to get...

Has anyone experienced an acute toxic reaction to any peptide compounds? Following is a cautionary tale and what happened in my case. 3 weeks ago, I trialed a small dose (100mcg) of ACE-031 (recommended dose is 1mg/week). This peptide is a myostatin inhibitor used for increasing lean mass. The...

Have there been any studies comparing your native Oral T to the native topical that show which one is more efficacious with the least amount of side effects?

Thanks. As with any compound, the only way to know how I will respond is to try it, just as with the enclomiphene. It took greater than 6 mos. to fully evaluate its effects. And if the gel fails to improve me any further, I have the enclomiphene as my baseline default.

Hoping Dr. Cam can chime in here. 65 y/o male. 1st phase of my recomp via a cut accomplished. Was finally able to drop 30lbs and bodyfat from 26% to sub 10% with no loss in muscle mass. Will be lean bulking with the goal to add 20lbs of LBM w/o adding bf via lean bulk Enclomiphene update...

I should've mentioned that I have trained consistently and hard at least 5 to 6 days a week for many years. That is how I was able to minimize the loss of lean mass. The goal here was to lose as much body fat as possible which I have done but want to be sub 10. Then to lean bulk as much as possible.

I have done a modified PSMF diet and have lost a total of 30lbs in 3 mos. Body fat went from 24% to 12%, muscle mass decreased about 6-7lbs. My waist was 36", now 31". Avg macros: Before diet: kcals: 2000-2350 pro: 165-175g cho: 50-75g fat: 125-150g During diet (after 6 weeks, increased pro...

The PSMF is a calorie, carb and fat restricted diet + high protein. I did not go strict and could not start at the 800kcal ceiling per day nor could I restrict fat to 20g or less. I started at a low of ~ 1000kcals and then took the protein intake a little higher to slow muscle catabolism from...

Update from initial post. Guys, I'm not 100% to my final goals yet, but for the first time in my life, I hit my mark in terms of recomp, am in better shape than in my 20s (I'm 5-7, now 165lbs, almost 65, was 193lbs at my heaviest) and now am on my way to the *refinement stage. I did it in less...

You are exactly where I was at in terms of numbers when I was in my mid 50s. If you're 34 now, by the time you reach your mid-50s, there's a good chance your T levels will be quite a bit lower. By the time I reached my 60s my levels tanked into the low 400s. Enclomiphene citrate (25mg daily)...

Agreed. Trying non-invasive procedures first is always best if you have the means!

Copy that! Makes sense.

Glad you mentioned CoolSculpting which primarily reduces subcutaneous fat accumulation by freezing adipocytes. How did it damage you? Also, I assume lipo not going to work for this application since it's loss of collagen/elastin and not excess fat?

Already been doing inclines, no change.

5'6". Was 190, now 170 and dropping further. I have leaned out considerably in my arms, legs and waist, but I don't see improvement yet in the breast tissue. Specifically ptosis (excess skin, drooping,sagging) in the lateral pecs. I do not have gyno. At least not from the photos I've seen of...

You are correct in that pair-bonding and procreation are our inborn default positions encoded in our genes from birth as it is for every living creature, but it is an idealistic notion to believe they still have the same benefits in today's world that they did in the last century. For a straight...

Update: Coming up on the big two months. Another month from doing a DEXA follow up. Still a work in progress, however, it's thus far been the best progress ever made in my case. I attribute the majority of that to the PSMF diet. It actually works. I manage to drop about 20 lbs overall, mostly...

I have a NORMAL PSA but consistently low FREE PSA. Should I be concerned? Low percentage of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a strong predictor of later detection of prostate cancer among Japanese men with serum levels of total PSA of 4.0 ng/mL or less - PubMed

In the midst of trying to see if I can make fat free or low fat kefir or yogurt from raw milk, this is all I have available while on this cut. The extra kcals from full fat dairy killed any chance of fat loss in my case. https://www.pillarsyogurt.com/products/mixed-berry...

No. I am on a major cut (PSMF diet) to recomp which is protein dominant and reduces carbs and fats to <20g/day. The only dairy I am consuming now is fat-free, so had to stop the full fat for that reason.

Never noticed anything bad from it so no reason to cut it out

No. I'm off all full fat dairy atm.

Again, my guess is hypertension, gut issues, offending food or supplement possibly.

a1c 5.3

There are many antigenic components to dairy that can affect sensitive people including casein, beta-casomorphins, lactoalbumins, lactoglobulins, etc. Unless one does extensive esoteric testing, one would never know which component. I've have observed no deleterious reactions to raw fermented...

Delayed IgG4 food sensitivity testing, while not 100% accurate, can help pinpoint those delayed symptoms. I also test for inflammatory cytokines but haven't seen any of them elevated enough to pinpoint a culprit nor have I observed any untoward reactions to foods. That doesn't mean I don't have...