Thanks for your reply Mark,
I know a 30 day supply of Androgel is $200+... Do you happen to know the price range of compounded T?
I was using compounded Tcream, also from womensinternational, rather inexpensive, forgot the $$$.
I was using 100mg/1gram density, dose 1gram/day.
So it was 10% cream, the Androgel is 1%.
1gram of that cream contained the same amount of testosterone as 10grams (2 packets) of Androgel.
I got less than haf response on T cream in Testosterone and DHT levels.
I think that you may have to revisit the DHT and cream/gell issue.
Right now you have a stack of injectable testosterone.
That should raise some DHT even if not as much transdermals would.
With your SHGB=50, use 200mg/week dose.
That is rather large dose for what other people are using.
Higher doses of T should put pressure on SHBG and eventually make it lower. You will have to blood test and adjust as need.
Divide your weekly dose, use E3D schedule.
200/2007*3=0.43cc=43 units on insuline syringe
So you reach your stable levels quicker use this schedule for t shots to ramp up:
Day1- 2.5dose
Day2- 1dose
Day3- no shots
Day4- 1dose
Day5- no shots
Day6- no shots
Day7- 1dose
Day8- continue E3D schedule
about HCG you are going to get different advice, I will give you what I do:
500iu per shot at the same sitting as T shots, so it is also on E3D schedule.
you can also use 250iu shots and do them in the two days between T shots, admittedly tad better system, I go for convenience.
Whatewer makes you happy.
Use 30ga 1/2" long needle, subQ around navel.
You are going to get high T levels in blood (because you have this high SHBG), that same SHBG is binding your Estradiol.
You have ESTRADIOL 46 (20 - 75 pg/mL)
At first do not use any Arimidex, but keep it handy.
Everybody should, but specially you would benefit from good tests of your FreeT and FreeE2 levels.
After 2 months do at least this (blood):
DHEA sulfate
Prolactin
Progesterone, LC/MS/MS
Pregnenolone
Estradiol, Free, LC/MS/MS (36169X)
Estrogens, Fractionated, LC/MS/MS (36742X)
Estrogen, Total, Serum (439X)
Testosterone, Free, Bio/Total (LC/MS/MS)
Dihydrotestosterone, Free, Serum (36168X)
urine
EstroEssence
Genova Diagnostics EstroEssence
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Supplements to get SHBG down and 2/16 under control.
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The upper right chart should convince you to stay on E3D schedule, this is where the highest DHT is (and everything else, high and stable).