You realize the poor taste of asking such a question on a forum for competitive athletes, right?
I’m not a doctor, so in order to better answer your question it might help if you gave us some of your race results
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where’s the michael jackson eating popcorn animation? you guys aren’t on it today.
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Injections? I only inject EPO. The test gets rubbed directly on my balls.
To each their own.
Dude!!! Regardless of your health reasons you will be viewed as cheating. You cannot expect ST members to throw themselves under the bus by admitting that they compete while undergoing testosterone replacement therapy. If you are concerned about low testosterone try sleeping more, training less, and lifting heavy weights. The fact is most middle aged competitive triathletes have low testosterone.
I’ve been on testosterone replacement therapy for a few months now and am still trying to get things dialed in. I started out on clomid, which improved the levels but not the symptoms. I more recently tried testopel, which had great results, but I’m not digging the minor surgery every three months.
Right now we are debating between normal, biweekly injections or the aveed injection, which is every 10 weeks.
My inclination is to just go with normal shots, which I can do at home, but a 10 week cycle also doesn’t seem too bad. Has anyone used Aveed in the past or know enough about it to compare with the other options?
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You actually got Dan to respond.
here you go…
where’s the michael jackson eating popcorn animation? you guys aren’t on it today.
I am on testosterone reduction therapy, my levels are off the charts. Does this make me an antidoper.
Dan should add this to the things to know about this forum: If you admit in a post that you’re taking testo, it is advisable that you also include in your post that you have not competed since starting the testo therapy and don’t plan to compete in the foreseeable future or that you have a valid TUE for the testo.
How is it poor taste? Am I asking about doping?
I am on testosterone under the supervision of a doctor, not trying to bulk up. I also know I’m not the only athlete that has to go through hrt. My doctor was only able to say “well it works for some people”, so I’m seeking opinions from those who have been there. It just so happens I also an interested in how the differences affect the ability to train
Well you have to have a TUE for it to not be doping if you are a competitive triathlete, even age grouper.
They don’t hand those TUEs out like it’s trick or treat candy.
They have assembled a large panel of experts on this subject at the Hincapie Gran Fondo.
You should attend and ask your question there.
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I’ve been on testosterone replacement therapy for a few months now and am still trying to get things dialed in. I started out on clomid, which improved the levels but not the symptoms. I more recently tried testopel, which had great results, but I’m not digging the minor surgery every three months.
Right now we are debating between normal, biweekly injections or the aveed injection, which is every 10 weeks.
My inclination is to just go with normal shots, which I can do at home, but a 10 week cycle also doesn’t seem too bad. Has anyone used Aveed in the past or know enough about it to compare with the other options?
So what doctor prescribed a drug that is NOT FDA approved for men?
Over/under on seeking a tue since they tested age groupers at kona?
Over/under on approval?
I’ve been on testosterone replacement therapy for a few months now and am still trying to get things dialed in. I started out on clomid, which improved the levels but not the symptoms. I more recently tried testopel, which had great results, but I’m not digging the minor surgery every three months.
Right now we are debating between normal, biweekly injections or the aveed injection, which is every 10 weeks.
My inclination is to just go with normal shots, which I can do at home, but a 10 week cycle also doesn’t seem too bad. Has anyone used Aveed in the past or know enough about it to compare with the other options?
So what doctor prescribed a drug that is NOT FDA approved for men?
Was wondering the same. Maybe an anti-aging ‘clinic’?
Dude!!! Regardless of your health reasons you will be viewed as cheating. You cannot expect ST members to throw themselves under the bus by admitting that they compete while undergoing testosterone replacement therapy. If you are concerned about low testosterone try sleeping more, training less, and lifting heavy weights. The fact is most middle aged competitive triathletes have low testosterone.
That’s why there are therapeutic use exemptions… and yes, my pre-treatment levels were low enough that “sleeping more and living heavy things” would have done squat.
You did not answer if you are racing or not, or whether you have a TUE or not. I assume you have a TUE if you are racing.
Dude!!! Regardless of your health reasons you will be viewed as cheating. You cannot expect ST members to throw themselves under the bus by admitting that they compete while undergoing testosterone replacement therapy. If you are concerned about low testosterone try sleeping more, training less, and lifting heavy weights. The fact is most middle aged competitive triathletes have low testosterone.
That’s why there are therapeutic use exemptions… and yes, my pre-treatment levels were low enough that “sleeping more and living heavy things” would have done squat.
I’ve been on testosterone replacement therapy for a few months now and am still trying to get things dialed in. I started out on clomid, which improved the levels but not the symptoms. I more recently tried testopel, which had great results, but I’m not digging the minor surgery every three months.
Right now we are debating between normal, biweekly injections or the aveed injection, which is every 10 weeks.
My inclination is to just go with normal shots, which I can do at home, but a 10 week cycle also doesn’t seem too bad. Has anyone used Aveed in the past or know enough about it to compare with the other options?
So what doctor prescribed a drug that is NOT FDA approved for men?
Infertility specialist
Real testosterone tanks sperm count. The clomid was an attempt to treat mfi. We managed to get enough for IVF, so now sperm quality isn’t an issue, we switched over to the real stuff
I know a little something about the endocrine system and how it works. That is not my concern. My concern is that we have a “infertility specialist” prescribing non-FDA approved drugs for men. There is a reason it’s not FDA approved. Did they tell you this? It is unethical and immoral. Clinics have been shut down and “doctors” have lost licenses/certifications for this. All this is assuming you are in the U.S.A.
while i love the anonymity of the forum, you should also post under your real name so the mob can independently verify one’s competitive status.
Of course he doesn’t have an “official” Tue. He has his moral Tue, which he thinks is enough.