The stickies are here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- thyroid basics - check oral body temperatures as suggested
- finding a TRT doc
TSH=2.46 is in range, but the ranges are stupid and you would want to be nearer to TSH=1.0
- TSH could be elevated from a lack of iodine?
- have you not been using iodized salt or vitamins that list iodine+selenium?
- don’t think that these are trivial side issues
With you state of thyroid, transdermal T delivery, T creams and gels, probably will not work for you and T self injection is then the best option.
With TRT, cholesterol and insulin resistance issues may resolve. Meanwhile, 500mg/day Rx metformin would be very useful.