Posted by ayrity on October 19, 2002, at 0:57:07
In reply to Re: Careful with that T, was Re: orgasms... » ayrity, posted by Seamus2 on October 17, 2002, at 21:32:52
Hey Seaumus:
I guess I've been using the shots for a long time now, so I'm used to them. I don't get mood swings with the injections, though I know many that do. I tried a testosterone patch but couldn't continue it because of severe skin irritation. I haven't tried the gel yet, but I heard from others that it might not produce adequate T levels for someone in my position (though it seems to work well for those with modestly low levels).Testicular atrophy is not a problem in my case- they never grew much to begin with. I can take FSH/LH later, if a desire, which has been sucessful in stumulating testicular growth and function in many people with my condition. I have a hypothalamic condition (very rare), which means my brain never tells the pituitary to make FSH and LH, so no testicular function. I could give more details if interested.
> Ayrity, why aren't you using a transdermal gel instead of the shots? It evens out the fluctuations in T levels and if you get it compounded it's not that expensive. (Androgel, OTOH, is).
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> What do you do about testicular atrophy?
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