typical hrt question/concern

[Dav1dELL]

my wifes step father is currently undergoing an hrt...and we are worried because the man has 10 vials of i believe 10ml and that seems to be way tooo much...is it and should we be concerned about he is obtaining that much...thankyou very very much

 

[mrplunkey]

my wifes step father is currently undergoing an hrt...and we are worried because the man has 10 vials of i believe 10ml and that seems to be way tooo much...is it and should we be concerned about he is obtaining that much...thankyou very very much

10 vials sounds like a lot of gear. Are you sure he doesn't have 10 ampules (little single-use glass bottles)? That sounds more correct.

Vials can be anywhere from 200 mg/ml all the way to 350 mg/ml (or more). A typical HRT dose would be 1-2 ml every 10 to 14 days. So let's do the math:

1 ml every 10 days at 200 mg/ml would be about 20 mg/day or 140 mg/week. That would actually be a pretty stout HRT dose.

So 10 vials of 10 ml each, every 10 days would be 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000 days of HRT.

 

[ArmaniAK47]

He may have bought a years worth..

I say mind your own fucking business..

 

[Dav1dELL]

He may have bought a years worth..

I say mind your own fucking business..

ok good idea

 

[thelion2005]

Just keep in mind that HRT is designed to be low dosage ... from 50 mg per week to 100mg per week. It is to supplement the natural amount of test the body produces up to a level that does not supress this amount. Tricky! Requires blood testing.

I'm so spoiled now by results from aas that my HRT has been nothing but cycles. So ... all of Nov and Dec will be true HRT at about 50 mg per week.

 

[theemperor]

Just keep in mind that HRT is designed to be low dosage ... from 50 mg per week to 100mg per week. It is to supplement the natural amount of test the body produces up to a level that does not supress this amount. Tricky! Requires blood testing.

I'm so spoiled now that my HRT has been nothing but cycles. So ... all of Nov and Dec will be true HRT at about 50 mg per week.

Thats correct Lion!! HRT doses are good at those ranges.

 

[ProfPump]

Just keep in mind that HRT is designed to be low dosage ... from 50 mg per week to 100mg per week. It is to supplement the natural amount of test the body produces up to a level that does not supress this amount.

I am on HRT and that is not my experience at all. There really isn't any supplementation. Exogenous testosterone supresses the HPTA so the pituitary stops producing LH and FSH which are the hormones that tell the testes to produce testosterone and a few other hormones. HCG, which I also take, is an analog for LH and is used to keep the boys from shrinking and to encourage them to produce whatever they are capable of.

There is primary (the boys aren't producing in the presence of adequate signaling hormones) and secondary (the signals aren't being produced) hypogonadism. We oldsters tend to be secondary, but not always.

When I was on a low dose, 50 mg/week, of testosterone cypionate my total and bioavailable testosterone levels dropped below the previous baseline due to the HTPA supression. 50 mg wasn't enough to get me back to the starting point. As we get older, we require more testosterone to reach the same levels as a younger man. I just turned 60 last month and I inject 100 mg every 3.5 days. Dividing the dose like this keeps me from needing an aromatase inhibitor.

Maintaining a level of bioavailable testosterone in the upper quartile of the normal range promotes longevity and general good health.

 

[mrplunkey]

I am on HRT and that is not my experience at all. There really isn't any supplementation. Exogenous testosterone supresses the HPTA so the pituitary stops producing LH and FSH which are the hormones that tell the testes to produce testosterone and a few other hormones. HCG, which I also take, is an analog for LH and is used to keep the boys from shrinking and to encourage them to produce whatever they are capable of.

There is primary (the boys aren't producing in the presence of adequate signaling hormones) and secondary (the signals aren't being produced) hypogonadism. We oldsters tend to be secondary, but not always.

When I was on a low dose, 50 mg/week, of testosterone cypionate my total and bioavailable testosterone levels dropped below the previous baseline due to the HTPA supression. 50 mg wasn't enough to get me back to the starting point. As we get older, we require more testosterone to reach the same levels as a younger man. I just turned 60 last month and I inject 100 mg every 3.5 days. Dividing the dose like this keeps me from needing an aromatase inhibitor.

Maintaining a level of bioavailable testosterone in the upper quartile of the normal range promotes longevity and general good health.

I've been playing around with using Unleashed (supplement that's designed to increase free testosterone) as well. So far, I'm encouraged by it.