POLL: What Type of HRT Are You Doing?

[PeakT]

I am seeing a big variety in what guys are doing to reverse their hypogonadism on here.  I'd like to get a quick listing of what everyone is doing for some of the newbies.  I think it would be helpful to show them all the options they have.

And, if you have time, please explain how HRT is going for you...

[Sam Duxbury]

Good Day, my friends!

Quickly stated, my personal results with Testosterone HRT via the SottoPelle method are AWESUM !!
(I cannot go into the colorful details, but my lover and I have hit new high points on intimacy and physical
enjoyment. She is also on SottoPelle HRT). I am in my 4th year with SP HRT.

Details:

With due respect to Mr. PeakT's rules, , see the "Hot Topics" sub-forum for my posts, please.

Adjunct medications are:

1. Anastrozole .25 milligram once a week (usually on Thursday)

2. hCG injection (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) 250 IU sub-q every day except Sunday.

And have a list of other vitamin supplements I am taking daily or EOD.

I have had NO problems with this SottoPelle method.

No infections, no abscesses or cysts, no pellets 'popping out' of my skin, no post-procedure pain or problems. OK, some discomfort
for maybe 48 hours post-insertion. Both the doctors who have done the pellet inserts are surgeons and highly trained-up in this
SP method. They know how to use sterile-field procedures, a scalpel, and a trocar port.

Downside: Every penny of this work is paid by me 'out-of-pocket'. The US medical insurance, FDA, and the AMA do not recognize the
procedure as a..." proven, valid treatment, and in fact carries significant historical risk, and no objective patient outcomes."

That last quote is from my medical insurance service rep, when I first tried to get coverage and payment.

So, I am paying over USA$2,000 per year for the  procedures, medications, and accessories.

Would I stop doing this? Absolutely NO WAY !! I am enjoying my physical life in ways that I did not, when I was 35 years old.
(Yep, I just had my 62nd birthday last July).

OK, let's see some more contributions here.

Enjoy life !! Do something FUN this weekend !! Cheers and Best Regards - Sam D.

[PeakT]

Sam D:  Okay, you win the official Most Cheerful Peak Testosterone Forum Poster for the month!

[Sam Duxbury]

Good Morning, PeakT!

Thanks for the award of Most Cheerful P.T.F. Poster for the month of August!!

I really work at maintaining my best positive attitude, and it does come across in the structure and content of my posts,
and it does affect my outlook on my total life and my performance and enjoyment of my sex life.

I now know that a positive mental attitude is key for everything else to work. And, yes, my Lover is an absolutely
wonderful woman who keeps my fun attitude going. I cannot help myself, I am having FUN in life now. Not so years ago....

Cheers! Y'All have a good day out there. Weekend is coming !!! - Sam D.

[PeakT]

Yeah, the mental part of the sex is grossly underestimated imo.  A lot of us could learn a few lessons from you.  However, I do think being too cheerful might actually scare the wife.    

Interesting that we have so many on cypionate!

[Kierkegaard]

You should do a similar poll on E2 symptoms for low and high, IMO.  Could get good data, and I'd be happy to run an chi square nonparametric analysis for ya. 

[PeakT]

You should do a similar poll on E2 symptoms for low and high, IMO.  Could get good data, and I'd be happy to run an chi square nonparametric analysis for ya.

You should be able to set up a poll and I think you know much better what you want.  You're the Dr. Estradiol of the board!   

[Kierkegaard]

You should do a similar poll on E2 symptoms for low and high, IMO.  Could get good data, and I'd be happy to run an chi square nonparametric analysis for ya.

You should be able to set up a poll and I think you know much better what you want.  You're the Dr. Estradiol of the board!   

lol, so it's definitely true that you gotta know your enemy!

[HanzT]

You should do a similar poll on E2 symptoms for low and high, IMO.  Could get good data, and I'd be happy to run an chi square nonparametric analysis for ya.

You should be able to set up a poll and I think you know much better what you want.  You're the Dr. Estradiol of the board!   

lol, so it's definitely true that you gotta know your enemy!

I second the E2 symptom survey for low and high.  It could be really helpful.

[PeakT]

K:  Can you do it?  If you want me to do it, send me your categories.

[Kierkegaard]

K:  Can you do it?  If you want me to do it, send me your categories.

I'll get some stuff together and post it.

[Kierkegaard]

Also another related poll with E2, something like: IM, subq, gels, and each option is divided into two with "E2 reeled in" and "E2 not reeled in"

[PeakT]

K:  Can you do it?  If you want me to do it, send me your categories.

I'll get some stuff together and post it.

Great...

[Osprey]

I have tried several of the options on the list and have been unhappy with them all, so I don't feel comfortable voting, since that would imply that I've found a protocol that works for me.

By the way, your site is great and I've been learning a lot reading through it.

[PeakT]

I have tried several of the options on the list and have been unhappy with them all, so I don't feel comfortable voting, since that would imply that I've found a protocol that works for me.

By the way, your site is great and I've been learning a lot reading through it.

Noted.  Sorry to hear about the struggles.  I'm sure the forum comes off largely pro-HRT, but that's really not the case always and many guys have had issues with it, so feel free to post your experience.  Remember:  I had to go off of HRT for a month myself!