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I email my urologist for a lab order in order to avoid two visits/two charges. He's fine with that.

Just started back on tadalafil@ 20 mg to lower BP and, of course, for erections. The reason I'm trying it again is that I've read posts on Reddit that the key to lowering side effects is to drink several glasses or cups of water when taking it. The sides were always the reason I'd stop. I...

In our marriage, with no children and my wife earning much more than me, the marriage was about her not wanting to be alone. That's it. Not about love or attraction. I was the consolation prize after many men got fed up with her craziness and left her; one after 7 years of being her...

TRT/HRT, sexual function and a spouse or partner not responding to intimacy or telling you they're calling it quits on sex are all connected. You know my story that my wife was emotionally/verbally abusive, manipulative, gaslighting me. Not just turned off by her, but contributory to ED. And...

If a woman is otherwise healthy and forgoes intimacy and will not consider speaking with her primary, that upends an important aspect of marriage or any relationship. It would be the same if it was the husband. People get divorced over that issue.

Divorce court and a fat, monthly alimony check or half of everything in the marriage.

Dosage & frequency? Thanks.

I agree. I'm of the opinion that exogenous T cannot be compared to endogenous production, along with endogenous DHEA, pregnenolone, progesterone, DHT, estradiol, etc. Everything was in balance. Of course, I can't explain why many men seem to do well with a dosage of between 100 mg & 200 mg...

Vince, I apologize if what I wrote sounded a tad edgy. Your system responds, robustly, to low dose, dailies. We know there isn't a 'one size fits all' approach to trt. And going by lab values, alone, is a fool's errand. Your levels, in another man, might be too high or, in an outlier, not...

Did an online search. Dr. Comite states the optimal free T range is between 150 to 240. Doesn't mean some men don't need higher free T. Your total is about 1335 and free 350? I know you do dailies and you've stated that you feel better at the higher level. None of us know what our levels...

Your reasoning and arguments are sound, coupled with your experience of daily micro dosing. I'm aware that I've contradicted myself many times on dosing. Basically, been all over the place. Low dosing or micro dosing, whether E3.5D, EOD or daily, is the last place for me to go.

For me, it's about mental health and sexual function. Over the years, my shoulders have gotten broader, which even my wife noticed and she doesn't notice much about me. And I'm strong. Good enough. :

I always find contradictions. There are men who do fine on 200 mg, per week, some even higher dosing, then those who are optimized at less than 100 mg or lower, per week. We can all agree it's not about the numbers but, as I always say, how a man feels and functions. Before I give up on T...

My problem with the statement of what a healthy young male produces is that you don't find knowledgeable doctors prescribing 7 to 9 mg, daily. Not Dr. Lipschultz, Dr. Rouzier, Dr. McLain, Dr. Nichols, Dr. Saya, Dr. Morgentaler... I'll exclude TRT clinics, since many do start at 200 mg per...

Interesting, Nelson. At 74, 12 years might or might not be in the cards. I will not touch a statin. I eat many eggs, butter, olive oil(EVOO), shrimp, cheese, homemade pinto beans, kefir(Lifeway). My hsCRP is 4 and PSA is 4.5, though my prostate is 'small and rubbery' per my urologist...

Thank you.

Our relationship/marriage of 32 years has been difficult, due to my wife trying to emotionally run away from many issues in her life, including sublimating her desire for women. We started sleeping apart because of my sleep problems from bipolar illness and her sleep issues, but I also had...

Yeah, LOL. One night I went into my wife's bedroom(we sleep separately) and she was watching a movie(or Netflix series) where two women were in bed, kissing. Not surprising because she, in a round about way, a few years ago, had indirectly said she'd been involved with women before we met...

I thought it was porn, too.

Me, too. She was sexy.

Thanks man. I know we've compared notes about T, diets, medications. Aside from never having been a lifter, I've been experimenting with diets since I was young. Lots of food sensitivities as well as pollen/mold allergies. Basically a mess most of the time! And from the time I was 20 until I...

Read some abstracts about testosterone reducing inflammation and improving insulin sensitivity. Thanks for your other suggestions.

What is the actual science, not opinion, regarding testosterone and the reduction of systemic inflammation? My hsCRP has remained elevated for several years. Lipid panel isn't good. PSA is rising, though no cancer and gland is small and soft. My urologist believes, too, it's due to...

My urologist is experienced and progressive.

My late uncle was in WW1. He told my father that the Army put saltpeter in the food. Now, my late father who was in WW2, never mentioned it. He was always on the prowl for women, so either the Army stopped doing it or his libido couldn't be reigned in!

From similar accounts of unpredictability of PT-141, it does lead to trepidation. Your wife sounds like mine...when we had a sex life. Perhaps the issue isn't the drug's window of efficacy but more of having a spouse or partner who's up to spontaneous sexual activity. Sex 'should' be...

I've been a patient of my urologist for 11 years. We brainstorm, he works with me, is open minded and progressive. I'm his problem patient. There's no certainty that using Test P is the answer. At the moment, I'm shifting my focus to my non-restorative sleep by using desiccated thyroid...

I had tried Empower's formulation and experienced side effects; scratchy throat, nasal congestion, pressure in the eyes, likely from benzyl alcohol and/or benzyl benzoate. IIRC, you had similar issues. At the moment, I still have Test E from the last refill, before rx expired.

I recall you were trying test P from a source that didn't use BA & BB. I'd want my urologist to know I was trying that. I don't know how it would sit with him. We never discussed UGL in the 11 years he's been my doctor, unless he knows a compounding pharmacy that uses a different formulation.

I've read this thread several times and you sound like me. 11 years on and off test E, different doses & injection frequencies. My last one, which broke my depression, anhedonia, anxiety and response to stress, was 100 mg 2X weekly. When it kicked in, it was the best I felt...

Thank you, Nelson.