Testosterone supplementation

I am a 68 year old male with osteopenia in the femurs and osteoporosis in
the spine. My free testosterone level is 1.4%, versus the normal level of
1.6% to 2.9%.

I have been losing muscle mass for years, and am now down to 150 lbs on a
6'-3" frame. (My wife says I should audition for the next film on prison
camps because my type of physique is hard to find.)

The most comprehensive and useful guide to testosterone replacement therapy
that I could find (and I needed to look no further) was Hudson's FTM
Resource Guide. The page on testosterone types and delivery is at

http://www.ftmguide.org/ttypes.html

I had hoped to find a means of avoiding injections. This site helped me
find a compounding pharmacy right here in my local town. The pharmacist
there will make up an oil-based cream that will slowly release bio-identical
human testosterone through the skin.

Application will be once daily. Concentration will be determined by the
prescribing physician. Application will be to the inner thigh or abdomen or
other area of relatively hair-free, thin skin.

The cream will be packaged in a syringe that will allow for very accurate
dosing. The syringe has no needle. You just read the numbers on the barrel
of the syringe as you depress the plunger to expel the dose of cream onto
your skin.

This website offers a very clear and detailed account of every aspect of
testosterone replacement therapy, and is maintained by someone who should
know.

FTM stands for "female to male". The author is a transgender man who has
been through it all. His goal is to make this knowledge available to the
world, and I thanked him for that with a small donation through his site,
via PayPal. No telling how much time his site saved me.

I will post again later, with a follow-up.

Ole

Creams don't always bring T levels up to optimal levels.
As be careful how you apply it. In specially made
creams the T percent is often higher than the brand
name gels; therefore, loses to if applied with a hand
which get washed off are significant. Some apply the gel
to a forearm and rub it around from there.

Also remember you'll need to keep up this application for
the rest of your life as this will suppress your ability to
produce your own testosterone. That is why people have
to readjust their cream dose up when the suppression is established
after a month or two or so.

Ole wrote:
> I am a 68 year old male with osteopenia in the femurs and osteoporosis in
> the spine. My free testosterone level is 1.4%, versus the normal level of
> 1.6% to 2.9%.
>
> I have been losing muscle mass for years, and am now down to 150 lbs on a
> 6'-3" frame. (My wife says I should audition for the next film on prison
> camps because my type of physique is hard to find.)
>
> The most comprehensive and useful guide to testosterone replacement therapy
> that I could find (and I needed to look no further) was Hudson's FTM
> Resource Guide. The page on testosterone types and delivery is at
>
> http://www.ftmguide.org/ttypes.html
>
> I had hoped to find a means of avoiding injections. This site helped me
> find a compounding pharmacy right here in my local town. The pharmacist
> there will make up an oil-based cream that will slowly release bio-identical
> human testosterone through the skin.
>
> Application will be once daily. Concentration will be determined by the
> prescribing physician. Application will be to the inner thigh or abdomen or
> other area of relatively hair-free, thin skin.
>
> The cream will be packaged in a syringe that will allow for very accurate
> dosing. The syringe has no needle. You just read the numbers on the barrel
> of the syringe as you depress the plunger to expel the dose of cream onto
> your skin.
>
> This website offers a very clear and detailed account of every aspect of
> testosterone replacement therapy, and is maintained by someone who should
> know.
>
> FTM stands for "female to male". The author is a transgender man who has
> been through it all. His goal is to make this knowledge available to the
> world, and I thanked him for that with a small donation through his site,
> via PayPal. No telling how much time his site saved me.
>
> I will post again later, with a follow-up.
>
> Ole

Ole wrote:

> I am a 68 year old male with osteopenia in the femurs and
> osteoporosis in the spine. My free testosterone level is 1.4%,
> versus the normal level of
> 1.6% to 2.9%.
>
> I have been losing muscle mass for years, and am now down to 150 lbs
> on a 6'-3" frame. (My wife says I should audition for the next film
> on prison camps because my type of physique is hard to find.)

Here are some suggestions for preserving and improving muscle mass:

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2007/jan2007_report_muscle_02.htm

Notice the L-carnitine suggestion as well.

--
Juhana

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