My HRT Experience so far

[Indymuscleguy]

Group,

Stats:
44yo
5'11"
175lbs
bf% w/calipers 13.8%
workout history 6 years
8 cycles under my belt with great success.

HRT dose 250mg Cyp 2x's month.

I started HRT in January to help increase libido and help with ED problems I have been having. Viagra works, but not real well anymore. I increased the dose to 250mg/week to maintain the muscle mass I have worked so hard to attain. This began in May. I am very happy with the results, however, I still have issues with ED. My urologist suggested a somewhat radical treatment for my ED and it works VERY well, however, it involves an injection directly into my penis, which takes the 'spur of the moment' act of sex completely away.

My Urologist completed a complete panel of blood work, including estradial (?sp) to check my estrogen levels, however, this was done with the 250mg/2x's month in mind.

I am seeing that many men in here on cycles of heavier doses are using low doses of A-Dex to lower their levels of estrogen to aid in libido increase and I believe help with ED concerns.

Really not knowing what my lab or Urologist considers a 'normal range' for estrogen for me, I wonder if I would benefit from using 0.25mg of A-Dex twice a week?

Thanks in advance...

[rmacgurn]

Would never advise anyone to take any AI or SERM without blood work, you post your stats but not blood work. you say you have done 8 cycles (AAS) with great results, but if your 175, at 5-11 you could have easily gotten there without any test, or cycles.

So I am not sure if you mean TRT done as a cycle or AAS. at 250 2x month, you would be better off doing 125mg weekly (.5cc if you are using 250mg/cc). if you are really trying to keep your levels up and stable then better yet would be to do injections 2x a week. That would cut you down to 62.5mg/inj which is not a high dose even for TRT so in that case no AI should be required. until you get your hands on the blood work and can post up Test total/free and E2 can really say much more about this.

I might thinks about the diet and the workout routines your doing if you cycled AAS 8 times and are still 175lbs. my earliest cycles in mid 30's did like 15-18 lbs, and later lighter ones did 10-12. Maybe like me you did not know about PCT or how to hold your gains? or you just did not have a diet to go with the gear.

Is it possible you need TRT now because you did 8 cycles of AAS and not proper PCT after? that happens a lot to guys getting into the 40's so that is why i ask. What are your goals, better libido and solve the ED or gaining muscle mass, and size also? all this info will help other give good advice.

[Indymuscleguy]

Would never advise anyone to take any AI or SERM without blood work, you post your stats but not blood work. you say you have done 8 cycles (AAS) with great results, but if your 175, at 5-11 you could have easily gotten there without any test, or cycles.

Yes, I understand your point. I have the blood work here somewhere, I need to locate it and post. When I began lifting many years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I hired a trainer and that's where it all began. I was 140 when I started lifting more seriously in 2001. At my peak I was 192lbs. I just listed my current weight in this posting.

So I am not sure if you mean TRT done as a cycle or AAS. at 250 2x month, you would be better off doing 125mg weekly (.5cc if you are using 250mg/cc). if you are really trying to keep your levels up and stable then better yet would be to do injections 2x a week. That would cut you down to 62.5mg/inj which is not a high dose even for TRT so in that case no AI should be required. until you get your hands on the blood work and can post up Test total/free and E2 can really say much more about this.

I see your point, but maybe I wasn't clear enough. I am prescribed 250mg 2x's a month and I supplement with an additional 250mg on the other weeks with UGL gear, so I am taking 250mg/wk.

I might thinks about the diet and the workout routines your doing if you cycled AAS 8 times and are still 175lbs. my earliest cycles in mid 30's did like 15-18 lbs, and later lighter ones did 10-12. Maybe like me you did not know about PCT or how to hold your gains? or you just did not have a diet to go with the gear.

Each time I cycled, with the exception of my first one, I followed the PCT protocol that I read here and recovered nicely. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease of the Thyroid and that affected my testosterone. I had prior blood work from a HRT lab when thinking about GH. (One of the many labs that were open at the time...but now closed) My recovery test levels, post-cycle checked out fine. Once I made it through the Thyroid disease, that's when things took a turn. My endocrinologist was the one who encouraged a full test/estrogen panel. He said it happens to many Graves Disease patients, post treatment.

Is it possible you need TRT now because you did 8 cycles of AAS and not proper PCT after? that happens a lot to guys getting into the 40's so that is why i ask. What are your goals, better libido and solve the ED or gaining muscle mass, and size also? all this info will help other give good advice.

I am very happy with my current size, although I'd rather be at 10% bf vs. 13.8% (My best was 8.8%) Yes, of course I want to fix my ED problem...the libido is pretty good...just wish I could get better wood. It just seems with all the reading I do on here regarding the subject of better boners, lol, that the majority of the time and AI or SERM was the answer/response