So I’m quite certain I developed Gyno while going through puberty and traces of it still are with me today at 47…
I have done a good job of developing my upper chest and shoulders so it’s somewhat hidden…but still there…
You guys have convinced me that if I do start TRT …I should do it without an AI…It makes sense to me.
I guess my question is,will I be more prone to Gyno on TRT because I had it in puberty?
Was it gynecomastia, hard, dense, fibrous tissue behind the nipple?
Or, enlarged, fat, puffy breast and tender nipples (mastalgia) typically due to higher estrogen levels relative to testosterone.
Gynecomastia…Like a marble behind the nip.
OK, so we know there are hormone levels for you in which this can occur. You do not know at what point that is however. For some, they would never get gynecomastia, no matter how high E2 is. Question is, do you want to be proactive and start with an AI, or wait to see if it becomes an issue, and then react with a different testosterone protocol or add the AI?
Id like to try just T for awhile to see what happens…I believe in minimizing the variables…And since my main reason for TRT is to help cure ED, I feel like I need estrogen.
You need to seriously consider frequent injections to minimize T->E2 conversion, if you were to inject infrequently, estrogen always follows testosterone, but testosterone declines more rapidly than testosterone, so infrequent injections may allow estrogen dominate days before your next injection.
I actually had pubertal Gyno, like painful stones underneath my nipples… went away by itself (self corrected, though it lasted about two years)… TRT and even mildly supra doses never brought it back, I suppose I’m lucky