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funkhowser1

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2. Even better and much, much less expensive ...
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 03:29 AM
Oct 2012

testosterone injections. Self administered at home (some docs demand you come in weekly or biweekly, with your own bottle and have their nurse do the shot, all for a copay, if you have insurance). Find a doc that allows self injections at home. Works much better than gel. Currently on a 7 day cycle, some docs do a 14 day cycle, but test only has a 7 day half life, so your doing 7 days without on a 14 day cycle ... up/down crash. Find a Hypogonadism group on-line, like Yahoo Groups, you'll find loads of info. Was discovered with low T at age 40, internist checks all his male patients at that age. Was in the free T range of 50, which is similar to chemical castration. Ten years later, doc is trying to lower my levels to 500/600 range (was at 1100) to avoid prostate problems and arterial blockage. Was also advised to tell my brothers to get tested and surprise, they were all low too.


Edit to add: Gel usually takes 2 months for you to notice affects.

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i've been ablamj Oct 2012 #1
Even better and much, much less expensive ... funkhowser1 Oct 2012 #2
Yes ablamj Oct 2012 #3
Yeah, I'm needle phobic ... funkhowser1 Oct 2012 #4
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