So I’m 35M and been on TRT for about 18 months now (150mg/week test cyp). My levels went from 280 to around 850 and I feel amazing — energy is back, gym gains are solid, mood is way better. But here’s the thing… my wife and I weren’t planning on kids anytime soon but now…
So I’ve been on TRT for about 6 months now (150mg/week) and my doc immediately put me on anastrozole 0.5mg twice a week to “control estrogen.” I’ve been feeling pretty off lately – achy joints, low libido (ironic right?), and just generally blah. Started doing some research and holy crap, apparently like 70% of TRT…
So I’ve been going down a rabbit hole on HRT options and I keep seeing practitioners charge wildly different prices for “bioidentical” hormones vs regular prescriptions. My integrative medicine doc wants to charge me $400/month for compounded bioidentical testosterone cream, saying it’s molecularly identical to what my body produces and way safer than synthetic. Meanwhile…