Coming off TRT

[teedoff]

Other than tired of being a stick pin, any other reason for coming off?

An option might be switching to the gel or cream. There's also an extended release pellet they inject under your skin once every few months, but that's nit for me. The cream would be my next choice.

[Cylon357]

Other than tired of being a stick pin, any other reason for coming off?

An option might be switching to the gel or cream. There's also an extended release pellet they inject under your skin once every few months, but that's nit for me. The cream would be my next choice.

20% compounded cream is totally legit. I have blood work in the HRT sub (actually, this sub) from when I was on it. It did the job for me, but brought the DHT. Evidently, the 5alpha reductase activity in the skin is 2 to 2.5x as strong as it is otherwise.

I mean, my DHT on a HRT dose of cream was over 200. My total t was right at 900, IIRC.

So 3x over for DHT, near the top 80% or so for Total T.

That might not be a problem for some men, but dang, at 55+, I simply don't want to goad my prostate into doing something dumb.