Confused. What scale are you and your doc using, 520 seems fine, normal range 250-1100, what are you shooting for? how do you feel on 100mg cyp a week? Why didnt you just up the dosage a little, maybe 150mg wk or something? How long have you been on cyp? I wouldnt use pellets, thats old tech making a comeback, imo, did you even try androgel? Sorry for all the questions, just seems kinda odd, and maybe by answering them, someone can help you.
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Early Side Effects. The first "generation" of pellets were rife with ugly side effects and scared many doctors and patients away from their use. For example, an earlier study of Organon pellets revealed that 8.5% of patients had extrusions, meaning that one of the pellets actually worked its way up to the skin surface. [1] Another study showed even higher extrusion rates in the 11-12% range. [2] This same study also documented bleeding and infection rates of 9% and 4%, respectively. Ouch!
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Minor Surgery. As mentioned above, pellets are not simply an injection but rather a minor surgery. A local anasthetic is applied, a small incision made and then a special "hollowed out needle" is used to insert the pellets. Minor bleeding and bruising are relatively common.
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Expense. My understanding is that currently most insurance carriers do not cover pellets for standard hypogonadal (clinically low testosterone) treatment and these pellets, though the size of a grain of rice, are not cheap: about $25-40 apiece with 6-10 pellets being the most common dosage. Reimbursement for the office visit may or may not be possible as well.
taken from :
http://www.peaktestosterone.com/Testosterone_Pellets.aspx
