Well, here is my story… I’ve been on bioidentical compounded equivalent of Androgel 1.62% (the active ingredient isthesame as Androgel, the absorption may vary because the base is different) for 3 months. Its applied using a topiclick to the shoulders. I’ve been applying 40.5 mg (one forth gram) per day and I have gone from 203 to only 235
Here are my test results from 2 weeks ago… (I’m just including those that were either too high or too low):
Estradiol= 69 (reference 0-54) HIGH
Liver ALT/SGPT= 103 (reference 9-72) HIGH
AST/SGOT= 60 (reference 14-59) HIGH
Testosterone TOTAL: 238 (reference 250-1100) LOW
Free Testosterone: 52.6 (reference 35-155) Normal
I’ve been doing research on AndroGel 1.62, Testim, Fortesta, Cypionate Shots. I can get all the previous mentioned in a Bioidentical Compounding version for a lot cheaper than the brand names. at the same time, I am wondering in my case …
Is it that I am using cheaper versions that aren’t being affective or could it be something else not allowing my T levels to rise? (such as absorption levels, conversion to estrogen, etc…)