So my doctor suggested as switch to bio-identical testosterone. Says cypionate makes little sense to the body and has far more risk. Anyone heard of this or use? He suggested biote.
Test is test is test
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By the same logic, birth control makes little sense to the body. I’m willing to bet he still prescribes it though… Cyp is fine to use.
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Pure nonsense. Testosterone cypionate contains testosterone, it’s chemically the same.
It seems some doctors are afraid of injections for some strange reason. The injectable T does increase hematocrit more than other delivery systems.
You can mitigate this by adjusting the dosage and or injection frequency in some cases.
If this doctor is trying to push T pellets on you, the doctor is bullsh****** you because T pellets are very profitable.
If this is the case, one could argue cutting you open to insert the pellets has risk of infection.
Systemlord…is this math correct?
The vile is 200mg/ml 10ml.
0.4ml twice a week equals 80mg…correct? To reduce to 50mg a week the draw would be 0.25ml twice a week, correct?
Yes, your math is correct.
Correct.
Just piling on with the others, that is BS.
One 0.25mL dose would be 50mg.
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Point?
I thought he wanted to do 50 mg twice weekly, because who in their right mind is going to do 50 mg weekly?
Unfathomable!
I was doing 30mg twice a week and it shot me to 1150. I can’t imagine what the number would be if I did 50mg twice a week.
Seen it. Prescribed by GPs.
Did you take 7mg daily at one point?
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No serious. 60mg weekly shot me to 1150. I was just as surprised. I thought I must be over dosing but my draw is 0.3ml twice a week. My urologist said if I did not reduce I would have a stroke so he got my attention.
This is my original instructions from my provider. I backed down to 0.3ml, see below. There were instructions for sub q self injections that I did not include.
“I will send in a prescription for Testosterone Cypionate to your pharmacy. Depending on the dose this will last up to 3 months. I have also attached a coupon as your insurance is unlikely to cover the medication.
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Clean top of vial with alcohol. Use alcohol pads liberally, clean everything!
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The typical dose is 0.4 ml twice weekly like Sunday and Wednesday. Be super accurate with measuring this so you don’t run out early.
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Clean skin site well, abdominal wall is the best site. Site will get sore over the next 24 hours but nothing major. Move the site around to different areas of the abdomen with each administration”.
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By your math, 0.15ml is equal to 30mg. Twice a week is 60mg. If that is the case, that explains the 1150 for sure. She explained it was to be a TOTAL of 80mg per week, not per dose. I asked for 80mg per week not 160….or 120.
Guess not…backing it down some
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Yeah, but that was daily injections and that only got me 425 ng/dL.
More nonsense. Do yourself a favor, don’t believe everything your doctor tells you about all things TRT.
Right, that is what I stated.
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My point is @Moneyman1 is not on a daily protocol, he’s talking about a twice weekly protocol if I’m not mistaken.
That’s hardly a close comparison. The difference in mg release is vastly different between the two protocols.
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