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    "You need to come in for blood test before we refill TRT prescription"

    Pretty pissed off right now! I've been on NHS TRT for almost a year now. Was previously private with a specialist who also consults for the NHS - he wrote to my GP explaining my need for TRT and helped me get on the NHS. My TRT is managed by my specialist who usually gives me advance notice of...
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    ED - suddenly got unexpectedly worse

    Cheers guys, I think you could be right. I'm in the UK so don't think we have the sensitive assay test here. However, I'm inclined to think it's mental as half an adex should knock my e2 down enough to surely be in range at some point, even if just for a short window (again, I could be wrong...
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    ED - suddenly got unexpectedly worse

    Cheers for replying man. I'm 37 and.have been on TRT for about two years - initially gel but now 125mg sustanon weekly for most of this year. I'm by no means fat but not skinny - rugby player build.
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    ED - suddenly got unexpectedly worse

    Hey guys, Longish post ahead but don't want to drip feed. I've noticed that the last couple weeks I've struggled to get fully erect like I normally can. I can still crack one out no problem but it's defo too soft for penetration. To give some background, I've had a few issues before which...
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    Conceiving on TRT after two years without HCG

    Well, after a brief search on eroids (admittedly without shopping around much) HCG looks to be a fairly expensive but doable option. What would be the repercussion of taking it weekly for several years? I'm assuming they're manageable as many US brothers seem to have it included as standard in...
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    Conceiving on TRT after two years without HCG

    Ok, cheers guys. Really appreciate the advice. With the mono therapy, do I need to have already been on a low dose or can I just start when I want to conceive? I think my consultant (previously my private doc but also an NHS consultant) will be able to prescribe me HCG but it wouldn't be until I...
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    Conceiving on TRT after two years without HCG

    Thanks for the replies guys! I'm not yet trying to conceive, probs a year or two off, but need to think about it now as longer I wait the more shutdown I'll likely become.
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    Conceiving on TRT after two years without HCG

    Hey guys, how's it going? I'm sure this has been discussed before but I've created my own thread as I'm in the UK, hence facing a different set of options (or lack of them it seems!). I've been on TRT for around two years. Initially gel but recently 125mg sustanon a week (although I often take...
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    TRT and future fertility?

    Thanks for the replies. I think estradiol was either 27 or 30 last time I checked. Don't have the printouts to hand but remember thinking it was where it should be. It only ever went out of range when my TT was around 2300 ng/dl.
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    TRT and future fertility?

    Hey guys, how's it going? I've been thinking about this a bit lately and could do with some advice. I've already read a few of the many threads to be found online but decided to create my own as my options here in the UK are perhaps different from in the US (and also because I want a two way...
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    Very odd blood test results

    Hey guys, I know that the likely response will be that this is just one of the issues of using topical gels, but bear with me. I've been on TRT for exactly a year now (since last June) and have been having three-monthly blood tests. The starting dose of Tostran (Fortesta) put me at around...
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    Need advice on latest test results - total test "too high"

    Cheers man, I think that may be the future. I've responded very well to the gels, with levels higher than a lot of people on shots but I'd rather be able to just pin and forget. I hate having to keep my t shirt on in the sack, and it was a real pain when I went camping a while back having to...
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    Need advice on latest test results - total test "too high"

    Sorry guys, didn't mean to come across flippant. I tried to be as detailed as possible but maybe was a bit much info. My question is more around managing my doc's expectations etc. Whether most TRT docs will raise an eyebrow at a blood result over 1000 ng/dl and whether i need to be ready to...
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    Need advice on latest test results - total test "too high"

    No opinions? I'm wondering if it's possible that I'm a hyper responder or maybe have super absorbent skin. it seems odd that half the starting dose of gel puts me over 1000 ng/dl. I'm not even on Testim which is apparently the most absorbant, just on Tostran which doesn't seem to get as good...
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    Need advice on latest test results - total test "too high"

    Yeah, I defo made that mistake the first time. However, the past two times I've been very careful not to. I think that the difference between last two tests is likely from applying lotion (I'm sure it helps absorption as can feel a tingle/mild burn) and also from applying the gel a bit earlier...
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