Hello,
Some questions…
1.)What do you (anybody) know about the product Striant?
2.)When using Androgel or some other such exogenous testosterone product, what anti-estrogen protocols are reccomended? Is that something the doc will be able to help me out with, or will I have to do it myself?
Thanks
[quote]JSMaxwell wrote:
Hello,
Some questions…
1.)What do you (anybody) know about the product Striant?
2.)When using Androgel or some other such exogenous testosterone product, what anti-estrogen protocols are reccomended? Is that something the doc will be able to help me out with, or will I have to do it myself?
Thanks[/quote]
It’s a relatively new product designed for buccal administration of testosterone, FDA approved for those that are hypogonadal. Peak plasma concentrations range from 910-970 ng/dl and 520-550 ng/dl at steady state. So, just as with Androgel and such, it shouldn’t be looked at as anything greater than a means of replacement for those that are generally low in respect to endogenous testosterone production. You apply it twice daily to the gums so that should be factored in as well.
As I said in the double-tap, using anti-estrogens when merely using products which provide peak plasma concentrations below the supraphysiological range, not to mention much lower levels upon quickly reaching steady state, is really getting ahead of yourself and really isn’t necessary. It’s unlikely with these products that you’re going to have any issues mediated via excess estradiol. You should discuss this with your physician as well and I’m sure he/she will likely say the same, and may also explain how cost-prohibitive it would be when these drugs are obtained legally. It’s a different story when you’re talking about taking large amounts of exogenous testosterone, but not with these products, there’s really no need to self-medicate. Discuss it with your physician and if you end up using the products, monitor yourself and in the unlikely event that you begin to present symptoms of gynecomastia, then it would be a good idea to being addressing it, but long-term use of anti-estrogens as a means of prophylaxis when using such a small amount of exogenous testosterone isn’t necessary and it’s also important to keep in mind that depriving a male of estrogen or using compounds which antagonize those receptors for long periods of time presents its own risks, some of which have yet to be fully elucidated.