New Protocol From New Doctor

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@youthful55guy

The basic concept you should take home is that (in my opinion) you should start at a reasonable dose, which I define as about 100 mg/week with an injection protocol of at least twice per week (I prefer the E3D protocol). See what you numbers are in about 6 weeks and how you feel. At that point, increase the dose by about 20% (i.e. to about 120 mg/week) for 6 weeks and again retest and assess how you feel.

I really like this idea and don’t understand why I didn’t think of this before. So are you not a big fan of everyday injections?? I keep seeing a lot of people talking about everyday injections make you more stable but I’m not sure. Dr. G is definitely a fan of every three days. I am starting to mess with my protocol this week.

[zsub154]

@youthful55guy

For me, the stopping point is when my free T exceeds the 100th percentile of a 20-30 year old guy. It is my opinion that anything exceeding that threshold is anabolic steroid use of testosterone.

Where did you get this info from the reason im asking is that way I can compare My free T levels of where I stand at. Dr.G told me the only thing that matter is your free T your Total T is useless to look at. Did you see my labs ??

The clomid didn’t really even work. I haven’t told Dr.G that I have taken my self off of clomid yet I went back to HCG. But I just don’t know what he’s going to say.

[zsub154]

@youthful55guy

There basic experiment was to measure Intratesticular Testesterone Levels (ITT) in men before and after TRT. and then they calculated the decrease in ITT levels due to TRT (a measure of the negative feedback loop regulating testicular function). They observed nearly a 100% reduction if ITT levels.

So is the decrease of ITT a good thing or a bad thing. Not sure I fully understand

[youthful55guy]

@zsub154

So are you not a big fan of everyday injections??
I’ve tried daily injections, both subcutaneous and IM, I did not find any difference in how I feel. I do not like subcutaneous injections because I always seem to bruise. I much prefer IM in the upper quadriceps muscle (where Dr. G instructed you to inject). It’s easy for me to access because I usually were shorts year round. It just works for me and again my philosophy is to make TRT simple and sustainable for the long haul.

Where did you get this info from the reason im asking is that way I can compare My free T levels of where I stand at. Dr.G told me the only thing that matter is your free T your Total T is useless to look at. Did you see my labs ??
Assuming you are talking about the threshold levels of Free T. I found the normal lab ranges for LabCorp in an article i read from Life Extension Magazine: Life Extension Vitamins | Health & Wellness Supplements.

So is the decrease of ITT a good thing or a bad thing.
I don’t think you should be looking at ITT as either good or bad, it simply is used in research as a marker for fertility, hence testicular function. Sperm cells require higher levels of testosterone for maturation than is found in the peripheral blood. The body accomplishes this by having sperm production next door to testosterone production. The sperm cells are bathed in high levels of T before the T is diluted in the peripheral blood. When you start TRT, there is a feedback mechanism that tells the brain/pituitary to decrease production of LH. The testicles need LH to produce T. Therefore, when you are on TRT, normal T production in the testicles decreases. This results in lower ITT.

So, by measuring the return of ITT levels to normal, you have an indirect measure of normalization of testicular function. Their experiment demonstrated that with 200 mg/week of TRT, it took about 1000 IU of HCG to normalize ITT levels.

See above responses.