Androgel questions for the docs
I want to boost my T levels to high normal (or even slightly above) to see how I feel.
I'm NOT looking for supraphysiological levels and I think that Androgel is the best choice.
I have done some research but there I still have some questions:
My baseline is 766.
1) How much would 50mg ED bump me up to?
I don't get the studies I read on the Androgel literature found on Allthingsmale.com. Can someone please enlighten me?
In Figure 1, at time 0, the subjects levels were like 580 (50mg) and 800 (100mg) - how is that hypogonadism (the study was done on hypogonadal men)?
And the T elevation seems to be close to baseline. It peaks at 2 hours (only a slight increase from baseline?) and is fairly close to baseline throughout the day (and at times even below baseline)???
I suspect those are their "end" levels. If so, what where their "start" levels?
I guess what I'm trying to determine is:
2) How much increase (in ng/dl) does 50mg give you?
3) What is the conversion from mgs testosterone to ng/dl blood levels?
4) Is 50mg a day the same as only 35 mg a week injected?
50mgs x 7= 350mgs. Androgel literature claims it delivers 10% of the testosterone so that is 35mg.
Say the answer is 500 ng/dl.
Would I get 766 + 500 = 1266 ng/dl? Or would suppression cause it to be like 900? Would there even be supression?
5) Is supression caused by:
a) ANY endogenous hormones
b) T levels above a certain number REGARDLESS if it is endogenous or exogenous? If so, what is that number?
And lastly, how can I obtain just a weeks trail?
Thanks.
EDIT: 50 mgs, 350 mgs and 100 mgs
I want to boost my T levels to high normal (or even slightly above) to see how I feel.
I'm NOT looking for supraphysiological levels and I think that Androgel is the best choice.
I have done some research but there I still have some questions:
My baseline is 766.
1) How much would 50mg ED bump me up to?
I don't get the studies I read on the Androgel literature found on Allthingsmale.com. Can someone please enlighten me?
In Figure 1, at time 0, the subjects levels were like 580 (50mg) and 800 (100mg) - how is that hypogonadism (the study was done on hypogonadal men)?
And the T elevation seems to be close to baseline. It peaks at 2 hours (only a slight increase from baseline?) and is fairly close to baseline throughout the day (and at times even below baseline)???
I suspect those are their "end" levels. If so, what where their "start" levels?
I guess what I'm trying to determine is:
2) How much increase (in ng/dl) does 50mg give you?
3) What is the conversion from mgs testosterone to ng/dl blood levels?
4) Is 50mg a day the same as only 35 mg a week injected?
50mgs x 7= 350mgs. Androgel literature claims it delivers 10% of the testosterone so that is 35mg.
Say the answer is 500 ng/dl.
Would I get 766 + 500 = 1266 ng/dl? Or would suppression cause it to be like 900? Would there even be supression?
5) Is supression caused by:
a) ANY endogenous hormones
b) T levels above a certain number REGARDLESS if it is endogenous or exogenous? If so, what is that number?
And lastly, how can I obtain just a weeks trail?
Thanks.
EDIT: 50 mgs, 350 mgs and 100 mgs
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