Moving from testosterone pellets to inections?

[Liter O' Test]

It can be high, but it’s not in isolation (free T is still pretty low), AND I basically also tested at peak and not trough (I injected my AM usual, had labs an hour later doh). For women and TRT/HRT, feels and symptoms and sides are what typically drives dosage, and labs confirm.

What are the labs confirming? You're chasing feels and ignoring labs

this isn't HRT or TRT

Next time around I’ll be smarter about testing at trough, because FEELS and sides are definitely not high T at the moment.

you pin prop everyday and are in the male reference range and think your "TRT" might not be high enough because you tested in a trough.

 

[readalot]

It can be high, but it’s not in isolation (free T is still pretty low), AND I basically also tested at peak and not trough (I injected my AM usual, had labs an hour later doh). For women and TRT/HRT, feels and symptoms and sides are what typically drives dosage, and labs confirm.

Next time around I’ll be smarter about testing at trough, because FEELS and sides are definitely not high T at the moment. Free T is also low, SHBG is on the high side, E is low. So there’s still juggling to do for me.

You do you. I think we've covered the ref range stuff. Strange how some are interested in the ref range once it's a woman.

With dudes..."that ref range is BS, Bro. Symptom resolution!"!

Merry Christmas!

 

[Nunya]

Merry Christmas to you as well @readalot and everybody else

 

[Exhortae]

You do you. I think we've covered the ref range stuff. Strange how some are interested in the ref range once it's a woman.

With dudes..."that ref range is BS, Bro. Symptom resolution!"!

Merry Christmas!

I am on trt, my goal was to be at 700 ng, that’s were i am now (750 ng). For health , range does makes sense I think.

 

[readalot]

I am on trt, my goal was to be at 700 ng, that’s were i am now (750 ng). For health , range does makes sense I think.

Nice work. Hope it's working great for you!

Merry Christmas!

 

[Tbaz192]

Interesting thread here.
Definitely need to do more research.

I’ve had experiences with women who got test pellets and the libido is absolutely insane. But they don’t have any masc sides present or evolving. And yes it’s not cheap at all… very expensive.
Versus say Test Cyp from a legit pharmacy can be dosed more precise.

So my understanding is say dosing Test Cyp at a very low dose subq? IM? is more controlled & better for women with hormone/libido issues?

Correct me if I’m wrong, very uneducated on this. And looking at options for my girl that don’t absolutely break the damn bank.

 

[Nunya]

Interesting thread here.
Definitely need to do more research.

I’ve had experiences with women who got test pellets and the libido is absolutely insane. But they don’t have any masc sides present or evolving. And yes it’s not cheap at all… very expensive.
Versus say Test Cyp from a legit pharmacy can be dosed more precise.

So my understanding is say dosing Test Cyp at a very low dose subq? IM? is more controlled & better for women with hormone/libido issues?

Correct me if I’m wrong, very uneducated on this. And looking at options for my girl that don’t absolutely break the damn bank.

I had insane libido sometimes. But that was when the pellets were letting loose a big amount. They didn’t release consistently that’s for sure. And massive spikes can mean virilization. Massive troughs suck. Injections can be titrated more precisely and if you go with Prop to start the half life is shorter so you can dial the dose up or down more quickly. More frequent pinning but worth it in the beginning. Once the dose is dialed in, switch to a longer ester (Cyp) and pin twice a week. Personally, I’m still very happy on Prop every morning, ~10mg/wk total.

I’d be curious where your friends were at with pellets. Year one was great for me. I also had higher BF so I was lacking around more estrogen. Year 2 things lessened, and then I lost a bunch of body fat, which is an estrogen reservoir, and hit perimenopause, and started lifting most days of the week, and the equation changed. The inconsistent release of the pellets meant huge spikes and troughs that were unpredictable.

Test can make my libido go up, but it’s test plus estrogen that makes things really magic. Estrogen is better for libido for me, and Test puts some teeth in it. But really, libido is the least of it all. Cognitive function, lean muscle mass, stable mood, maintaining bone density, etc etc, that’s what a lot of us 40 something’s and older are after.

 

[Tbaz192]

I had insane libido sometimes. But that was when the pellets were letting loose a big amount. They didn’t release consistently that’s for sure. And massive spikes can mean virilization. Massive troughs suck. Injections can be titrated more precisely and if you go with Prop to start the half life is shorter so you can dial the dose up or down more quickly. More frequent pinning but worth it in the beginning. Once the dose is dialed in, switch to a longer ester (Cyp) and pin twice a week. Personally, I’m still very happy on Prop every morning, ~10mg/wk total.

I’d be curious where your friends were at with pellets. Year one was great for me. I also had higher BF so I was lacking around more estrogen. Year 2 things lessened, and then I lost a bunch of body fat, which is an estrogen reservoir, and hit perimenopause, and started lifting most days of the week, and the equation changed. The inconsistent release of the pellets meant huge spikes and troughs that were unpredictable.

Test can make my libido go up, but it’s test plus estrogen that makes things really magic. Estrogen is better for libido for me, and Test puts some teeth in it. But really, libido is the least of it all. Cognitive function, lean muscle mass, stable mood, maintaining bone density, etc etc, that’s what a lot of us 40 something’s and older are after.

Well unfortunately the ladies I was with on pellets were just fwbs and didn’t really get to in-depth with it, but they kept up with a 20 something yr old on test and Tren lol.
They were sub 5’6 and on the more fit petite side

But thank you, I need to research more on how taking test would effect estrogen levels in a woman and all that jazz. And what else would need to be done.
Unless you can explain that somewhat easy lol

Do you take the test SUB Q? IM?

Definitely love its effects on other things than libido as well.

 

[Nunya]

taking T didn’t affect E directly. It was dropping thirty lbs of fat and leaning out at the gym six days a week that did it lol

I do IM