Quote Originally Posted by Phillygymrat View Post
Funny you should ask.... I have been considering that and even alluded to it previously in this thread. At my age it is a concern, especially since I do exhibit all of the symptoms of low T. I have discussed it with my doctor and he mentioned Axiron which is a gel applied under the arm. However, the purpose of this thread was to determine if Anavar could be a solution to a reduction in body fat. I don't think TRT would help in that regard, especially at the low doses typically prescribed. The recommendation that I recieved was not to run Anvar without test. Would the test received in TRT be sufficient to run alongside Anavar? Or would higher doses be required?

Google and take the "Adam Questionnaire" and it will answer your "need" question. Gel's work for many people but quite honestly, it just sucks after a while and you'll find injections to be much easier. Gels / creams are just easier for doctors, considering most doc's do not know hormones anyway. You mentioned low doses for TRT. Well, that low dose may still be quite a bit higher than your natural test and the difference can be dramatic when coupled with a sound nutrition and exercise regimen.

Yes, the test dose in a quality HRT protocol is sufficient for Anavar. That said, your real first step if to get full blood work and establish your baselines. Who knows, maybe there's something suppressing your endogenous levels a bit that can be fixed. There is an example of what blood work to pull in the Finding A Doc sticky thread in the HRT Forum. Regardless which path you choose, at your age blood work baselines are a smart way to go.

Best of luck!