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Question - Am I being overprescribed Anastrozole?
My doc is prescribing me Anastrozole 1mg, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
I inject my T every Sunday.
I was, originally prescribed Anastrozole 1mg, every other day to start off my TRT regiment.
I'm currently on week 17 of...
Nelson Vergel, founder of ExcelMale.com and DiscountedLabs.com and author of Testosterone: A Man's Guide, interviews Dr Ranjith Ramasamy. Dr Ramasamy is the Director of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery as well as an Assistant professor in Department of Urology at the University of Miami...
Hey all, this is my first post. I'm sorry if this is not the right place for this but i was seeking some guidance since I'm sort of freaking out due to possible gyno symptoms on my HRT protocol.
Im 27 years old, started taking HCG 1000IU 3x a week (Mon/Wed/Fri) mid December.
I noticed my...
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Dr. McClain earned his medical doctorate at Western University and completed his internship at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine Residency Program (U.S.C. California Hospital) and has worked with some of the best...
Effects of Transdermal Testosterone Gel or an Aromatase Inhibitor on Prostate Volume in older men
Jenny Pena Dias1, Denise Melvin1, Michelle Shardell2, Luigi Ferrucci2, Chee W. Chia2, Mohsen Gharib3, Josephine M. Egan1, and Shehzad Basaria4
Abstract
Context:
Testosterone replacement is...
The role of estradiol in male reproductive function
Association between Libido and Estradiol
Role of estradiol in the brain
The effect of estradiol on libido is seen at various levels of regulation, starting with direct effects in the brain ([Figure 1]). Areas of the brain that control...
Testosterone book authors Dr John Crisler, Nelson Vergel and Jay Campbell discuss their views and asnwer questions on clomid (clomiphene), estradiol management with anastrozole, HCG for fertility and libido, how to treat finasteride syndrome, new injectable DHEA, and subcutaneous injections...
Hello guys,
Need some advice I have to get labs but am not due till the end of January. Here is my protocol 100mg of cyp twice a week, 400ius of hcg three times a week and .25mg of anastrozole a week.
I am having no moring wood, no nocturnal wood, low libido and erections are bad.
Here is my...
I've been taking .25mg of Anastrazole nightly to control my Estradiol level. Last test reveled a level of 24. The last couple weeks I've been experiencing pretty intense shoulder muscle soreness, especially at night. It mimics the myalgia I experienced a while back by using Zocor to lower my...
Hello,
Last night something happened that has never happened to me before and I wanted to get your guy's opinions. I was recently prescribed anastrozole/DIM .25mg/200mg to be taken at the time of each biweekly testosterone cypionate injection of 50mg. I was also told to take 200mg DIM every...
I have not been able to see what doses were used and if they measured sexual function or drive.
A Randomized Prospective Double-Blind Comparison Trial of Clomiphene Citrate and Anastrozole in Raising Testosterone in Hypogonadal Infertile Men.
Helo S, et al. J Sex Med. 2015.
Abstract
AIM...
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Elevated Estradiol During TRT: To Treat or Not To Treat?
TRT may lead to elevations in serum estradiol (E2) and in some cases to levels above the upper limit of normal. The development of nipple or breast tenderness or frank gynecomastia has been reported in association with TRT, and in...
Hi,
I have been on TRT with testcyp for 7weeks at 125mg(63cc) per week(been splitting my dose Every other day subQ).
HCG 500 pr week, I split my dose to twice a week 250x2
my original lab numbers:
total TEST was at 359ng/dl(reference interval 348-1197) and
freeTEST(direct) 10.8 pg/ml...
100 mg per week of T enanthate with a high dose of 1 mg per day of anastrozole.
Neurology. 2005 Jan 25;64(2):290-6.
The role of aromatization in testosterone supplementation: effects on cognition in older men.
Cherrier MM1, Matsumoto AM, Amory JK, Ahmed S, Bremner W, Peskind ER, Raskind MA...
Hi guys,
I've been on TRT for 10 weeks with the following protocol starting from week 5:
Monday: 500 I.U HCG
Tuesday: 0.25mg Anastrozole
Thursday: 500 I.U HCG
Friday: 150mg Testosterone Cypionite
Saturday: 0.25mg Anastrozole
Prior to week 5 I did not inject any forms of HCG, it was just...
This is a great and very interesting article about work done in mice. As most of you know, I have become a very vocal proponent of using the right estradiol test and not over treating men with anastrozole since estradiol is very important for male-related function. I invite you to read this...
Guys, I noticed that morning wood is not always there. My CURRENT Test Cyp dose is .5ml/week split into two although my script is for 1ml/week; Mondays and Thursdays. I purposely backed off my dose because I notice significant hair thinning about 2 weeks of being on 1ml/week. When I do half the...
Finally, a good article on estradiol and aromatase inhibitors!!
"Truthfully, it is impossible to state whether anyone has been harmed by using aromatase inhibitors for performance- or physique-enhancement; it simply is not tracked. These two drugs are oral (a similar drug, Aromasin®, is...
This super elegantly done study looked at the effect of testosterone and DHT on body fat and insulin sensitivity. The researchers previously did a similar study that determined that low estradiol was linked to increased fat mass. By blocking testosterone, DHT and estradiol in different arms...
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By Nelson Vergel, BsChE...
I have been warning men and clinics not to be so aggressive treating estradiol in men with the overuse of anastrozole. Here is a recent study done in Houston.
Elevated serum estradiol is associated with increased libido in men receiving testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), according to...
As compared to tamoxifen aromatase inhibitors (AIs) may increase the risk of heart disease. Here we explored the association between the use of AIs and coronary artery disease (CAD) in a population-based observational study. In a small and heterogeneous population of 74 women with early breast...
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