Do not use term estrogen blocker.
You should use an AI, Aromatase Inhibitor.
Need to avoid vagueness that could mean a SERM
When injecting once a week, T and E2 levels are changing every day and then lab results are rather useless. Then lab results are largely determined by lab timing and if you change lab timing, what do the changed number then mean?
Inject twice a week and take AI at time of injections.
Always to labs half-way between injections.
Labs at time of doctor office visit mostly wrong.
Get lab order and go to a lab draw station or docs office to get labs done. Do this 10-14 days before office visit. Then at appointment go over the labs with you doctor and agree on protocol changes. You should have a copy of the labs in hand and preferably before the visit so you can study implications, get review here and provide what you want in writing to your doctor. Not doing this means getting labs done at visit then getting a phone call from a brain dead office assistant/nurse with useless info.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- 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.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re Thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab numbers and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.