"We discussed test injections but he told me that he's only given those to elderly men and it would do something to my cholesterol levels so I was not up for that at all."
Test inj are LEAST likely to affect your cholesterol levels, in fact a low dose is unlikely to have any significant effect, however the estratest oral probably WILL. Your doc hasn't a clue.
The gel is the best bet for controlling your daily test levels. While an inj will work, it gives you a high normal level for a few days and then you'll drop below where you want to be for a week or two before your next shot. Furthermore, IF side-effects occur, they will persist with the inj because of the prolonged action. The gel effects are greatly reduced in 24 - hours if you wash off the gel and within a few days if you don't.
I train a breast cancer survivor, early 40's who prefers to avoid estrogen, but takes 50 mg of test cyp every 5 weeks. She loves it. Feels better, more energy, improved sex drive, better workouts and thus far, no sides. Even her skin looks better.
None-the-less, the gel gives you absolute daily control.
The easiest way to monitor your dose is to apply a given amount of gel and check your blood test level a short time later. From Unimed's data, it looks like peak conc occur at 2 hrs following an application, then tapers around 4 hrs, then to a slow taper over the next 24 hrs. I'd check your test level around 4 hrs following an application, then again 4 hrs after an application after using the product for 5 days, that will tell you steady state conc. Then, you know what dose of gel produces what max T blood conc. and can make adjustments. I'd say 1/2 gram starting dose of andro-gel should work for a female. Lowest dose for guys is a 5 gram application and that produced a blood conc of about 550 ng/dl. It would be best to have a pharmacy produce a formulary mix so one application = 1/2 gram or so.
E2 is estradiol. If you want to know if what you are taking will suppress it, check it in the mid-luteal phase of your cycle and compare it to the normal range. OCs will keep the E2 conc in the early follicular range.
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But even those who're understanding may not have extensive experience w/ hormones for premenopausal women other than birth control. The idea that women actually have a libido has long been a taboo subject, so it hasn't received the same attention from medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, etc. as male impotence. 
