Injecting into your butt where you have to be a contortionist looking in a mirror is dumb and dangerous. Docs should prevent this. This is why suggest otherwise.
Standard protocol:
self-inject 50mg T twice a week
0.5mg anastrozole at time of injections, adjust to get near E2=22pg/ml
250iu hCG SC EOD
Inject SC/SQ upper leg with #29 1/2" 0.5ml insulin syringe. After injection, press on injection side for 10-15 seconds to prevent bleed bruises.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.