Every single post where people posted estradiol above 55-60 were given recommendations to begin an AI. KSMan is easily the most knowledgeable trt guy on this board and he recommended action immediately when my E2 was 77:
I don’t know if your basing your ideas on that Dr. Rouzier, but as a scientist I found his arguments severely lacking, and for every fallacy he pointed out in various research studies, he committed 2 of his own. Understand that I’m a born contrarian, and whenever someone claims that some medical idea is a myth, I’m listening. I think the cholesterol hypothesis is a ridiculous myth, 75% of patients are taking statins unnecessarily, and ice inhibits wound healing. So I was ready to believe him.
70% of that podcast was dedicated to claiming false cause in high estradiol studies while offering no alternative hypothesis (except for insulin/obesity in a few cases, while constantly claiming how there are “hundreds of studies that show high estradiol is healthy for men.”. Even if there is a false cause, it doesn’t mean the converse is true(argumentum ad ignorantium). I don’t have the time right now to catalog the countless times I shook my head at this guy.
Also where did he get the data that says normal estradiol levels for young men are between 75-90? He didn’t mention units so he is either citing data I can’t find anywhere and would be challenged by every study on the planet or is using different units.
Look, I’m not saying the guy is wrong necessarily, but I am saying is that if his analytical ability is as weak as is ability to formulate an argument, then he is just not worth listening to.
Congrats on your fat loss. That’s awesome.