Help with TRT - need referals for endos in the bay area

July 9, 2009

Phil and company,

I started using androgel after tests that confirmed my objective symptoms...my

initial readings were

total 398

free 61.6

bio 124.0

estrone on the high side of 71

I then started 5mg and got the following results

total 494

free 65.5

bio 131.8

estrone 56

I have now increased my dosage to 10mg and will retest in a month.

The endo I am using seems competent but his speciality seem to be diabetes...his

is clearly not his speciality or area of expertise

I take three ZMA tablets at night...my exercise regimen is cyling 15-25 hours a

week and 4-6 hours in the weight room

I asked the doctor if increased exercise could impact these numbers and he said

no

I have some adipose tissue around my chest area and I am not sure if it is gyno

or just a result of aging, gravity, and a need for more weight loss but I

ordered some DIM to start next week just to be safe...never got any soreness or

tenderness

A few questions...

Does anyone have an endo in the bay area - east bay preferably - that they could

recommend? Preferably one that is associated with Health Net

How much DIM should I use (I weight @ 178)

Are there signficant differences in absorption between androgel and testim?

Is there one DIM product that is used by most?

The doctor said that insofar as my PSA did not rise at all (0.7)...that this was

an indication that I was not really getting much from the androgel...is that

true (by the way...I intially started in the total free area of the low 200s)

I should also note that I have lost roughly 20 pounds with another 10 or so to

get to @ 6% body fat...will DIM help at all with weight loss?

Thanks for all of your help...

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