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Besides the obvious? No.
Why did she do this? Age? Symptoms, goals, desired effects, etc.?
Symptoms and goals/desired effects mostly.
Was curious, do you have any experience with GH inducing Peptides? Both the wife and myself are interested in the sleep/recovery/anti aging benefits.
I will have a some what similar panel done later this month. My dr is doing the test at a very different time in the cycle (day 21). I am getting the test done to see what can be done to help with peri menopause.
In my case an imbalance of progesterone/estrogen with low testosterone is the suspect.
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What are they? What is her age?
Yes, some get very good results, some so so.
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Difficulty with sleep, anxiety, difficulty with weight loss, lack of results at the gym, unusual lethargy and lack of motivation. Goals are to pretty much counteract all of these. General just wanting to look and feel better.
Do any of the peptides tend to work better than others in your experience?
I’ll assume she is young. Testosterone and progesterone are options for her. She is making estradiol. Seeing LH would be nice though. DHEA is an option as well. Cannot say thyroid for sure, would like to see free T3 and Free T4.
Not really.
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Geez, that would be a good assumption, especially if I paid attention to the title…
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Plenty here to familiarize yourself with if you guys dabble in TRT and HRT for women. Just remember a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Find a provider who wont mess you guys up.
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No, not really.
HRT for women and cycling is as different as for men. If the symptoms you listed are the reason for cycling, I would instead think about HRT. HRT for women is in my experience more complicated than for men. Some just use testosterone, others use E2 and progesterone. Women are emotionally also more delicate than men. That why I’d advise to find a good HRT doc for women.
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We are going to Defy and have some research to fall back on to make sure her HRT plan is appropriate.
I may have given off the wrong impression, she is pursuing HRT - not going on a cycle of anything.
Oh shit, you meant menstrual cycle haha
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Please calrify? 8 days after last menstruation?
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Update:
She was put on Test Cyp 7.5mg E3.5D and 2 other things for hair and skin - both of which will raise her progesterone. Provider said if any virilization effects are noticed at that dose, to lower to 5mg E3.5D immediately.
Her provider was actually very happy to see that her estrogen levels were high and did not want to change them at all.
@blshaw
Yes, 8 days after the beginning of her last menstrual cycle.
Will keep this updated if anything changes in hopes of filling the void of information that encompasses women’s TRT.
No, it’s not a lab error. Women are way more sensitive to T than men and this is a typical female response to T therapy.
Now just imagine how long a 100mg/10ml vial would last at 14 mg weekly.
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Does seem a little high to me, but most studies I’ve read show menopausal women taking 5mg and reaching pre-menopausal T levels. 10mg indicated in a couple studies higher than norm T levels. Your wife is taking a hefty dose for women in my opinion. I know a decent amount about women’s natural hormones and menstrual cycles but I haven’t done any research on women taking injectable T. I can’t comment as to whether its harmful to stay the course or not. If I were in your shoes I would dial it down though to <10mg.
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How is she doing? Free testosterone was fine. Many that I see run total testosterone very high to get pedestrian free test levels and good results, 0.5 won’t do it for them.
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She feels good, she’s losing weight with little effort, energy levels are up, libido is increased, all good things. She actually wants to increase dose (mostly because if 15 is good, more would logically mean better, but I’ve advised against this).
About 8 weeks into her protocol, she was under a high stress environment and she had an unusually big acne breakout, but it calmed down a lot and is getting under control again.
If you have any experience in this department, she is considering asking for either Var, Phentermine, or Semaglutide for further weightloss (ive advised against var as im not sure if it’s worth the added risk of virilization, happy to take your opinions on this though).
Some have commented that a slightly lower dose could be a good call. Do you agree, or under what circumstances would you advise lowering dose? No virilization symptoms are present.
Some, I order equilibrium dialysis, but with women the other seems more accurate than it is with men. Some come with labs already obtained, but I switch them going forward. Cost a little more though.
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I’d listen.
No. Maybe later.
No.
Maybe, but she is doing well, losing weight easily. Would suggest giving this more time as she is responding.
I’d be fine with current dose, as there are no adverse effects.
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