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Todd Thomas, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Guru Vote by Anonymous. This is a great question, a study that came out last week in the New England Journal of Medicine about how low estrogen in men can cause many of the same symptoms testosterone deficency would cause. Estradiol is partially...

"TRT is associated with a reduction of fat mass, an increase of lean mass..." J Sex Med. 2011 Mar;8(3):639-54; quiz 655. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02200.x. Update in testosterone therapy for men. Corona G, Rastrelli G, Forti G, Maggi M. Source Andrology and Sexual Medicine Unit, Department...

"Available evidence also suggests that TRT might ameliorate central obesity..." World J Mens Health. 2013 Aug;31(2):103-25. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.2.103. Epub 2013 Aug 31. Risks and benefits of late onset hypogonadism treatment: an expert opinion. Corona G, Vignozzi L, Sforza A, Maggi M...

TRT - how long until I feel the effect(s) Thought this excerpt would be of interest to those who are just starting (restarting) HRT. ONSET OF EFFECTS OF TESTOSTERONE TREATMENT AND TIME SPAN UNTIL MAXIMUM EFFECTS ARE ACHIEVED. Eur J Endocrinol. 2011 Jul 13; Authors: Saad F, Aversa A, Isidori...

I've struggled with the dosing of Arimidex EOD or E3D as you mentioned as well. I've also seen multiple references to half-life as you referenced. I finally came to the conclusion that each person metabolizes a medication differently and with Arimidex your overall sensitivity to estradiol has...

Enjoying your log...increased vascularity is nothing short of amazing. i have always been intrigued by anavar...however, your log has reinvigorated my interest level. A friend of mine (who is on 200 mg per week testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) therapy) just finished a 16 week anavar only...

Some Dr. do it because the insurance company will allow them to collect a fee for doing so (i.e. it is just another way to make $$$). Other Dr. do so as part of their risk management policy.

Find another Dr. Your Dr. should understand if you cannot afford the Androgel. I changed Dr. a little over a month ago because my prior GP would not listen to me. During my last appointment with him, I said I would find someone else if he would not treat my hypogonadism. He refused, and I...

Start by understanding what your FSH and LH levels are. You need to understand whether your hypogonadism is primary or secondary. A lot of Dr. do not consider this. Instead, they focus solely on your testosterone level(s).

From my perspective, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a difference maker not because of the secondary effects it has on the physical body, but because of the psychological impact it has. Prior to starting Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) the first time, I had no motivation, desire...

My estradiol level was outside the upper limit when I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) last month. My Dr. will not prescribe me Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) (even though I used it in the past with success). He said one of the reasons he will not prescribe it to me is due to my...

I take paxil too (30 mg per day). I tried to come off of it the first time I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) (2 years ago). When I decreased my dosage at that time, my anxiety became unbearable so I readjusted my dosage to where it was before I started the Hormone Replacement Therapy...

HRT definitely affects sleep. I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with Androgel at beginning of last month (Sep 2013). Beforehand, I was sleeping in excess of 20-hours per day (not really sleeping...just laying around). I'm now only sleeping about 4-hours per day. Dr. switched me to...

HRT definitely affects sleep. I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with Androgel at beginning of last month (Sep 2013). Beforehand, I was sleeping in excess of 20-hours per day (not really sleeping...just laying around). I'm now only sleeping about 4-hours per day. Dr. switched me to...

I'm interested in this question as well. My first Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) protocol (2 years ago; Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) clinic in FL) incorporated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) the day prior to weekly injection of 180 mg of cypionate (used .5 mg of arimidex day...