T cyp Cream/Gels vs injections when ED is also involved?

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Info I'm finding seems to day that the creams/gels are more helpful

for ED cases and cause fewer E2 issues, but aren't likely to be enough

for someone who's level isn't even close to normal. Injections don't

give as smooth a level so I'm wondering if you could use a cream of

gel to even things out the last 2 days before the injection and at the

same time get an added help for ED?

Larry (finishing up week 3 of injections and feeling no effects yet,

never tried anything else)

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Never heard about creams/gels being better than injections for ED

issues - probably too much of a generalisation for the purposes of

drawing conclusions in order to direct yourself towards a particular

treatment. However, gels/creams are known to cause less estradiol

issues due to their more gradual absorption and pharmacoligical

profiles compared to spike seen with injections (aromatase inhibitor

can negate this effect).

However, just to be clear on one thing when you say gels/creams " aren't

likely to be enough for someone who's level isn't even close to

normal " - exogeneous testosterone shuts down your bodies own

testosterone production so the fact someone is boderline/low T to start

with is irrelevant! Some people do struggle to get enough T from

gels/creams though but I bet a fair percentage of this is due to

doctors/endo's only prescribing 5g of gel when in actual fact should be

7.5-10g after few weeks. Also absorption will depend on factors like

how much fat a person has at application site, pH of skin etc and must

be applied to part of body with no hair for maximum absorption rates.

Also best avoiding applying to abdomen or chest if estradiol is an

issue and applying to scrotum with give high DHT which is also best

avoided in the medium-long term.

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> Info I'm finding seems to day that the creams/gels are more helpful

> for ED cases and cause fewer E2 issues, but aren't likely to be enough

> for someone who's level isn't even close to normal. Injections don't

> give as smooth a level so I'm wondering if you could use a cream of

> gel to even things out the last 2 days before the injection and at the

> same time get an added help for ED?

>

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> Larry (finishing up week 3 of injections and feeling no effects yet,

> never tried anything else)

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chrisdl2008 wrote:

> Never heard about creams/gels being better than injections for ED

> issues - probably too much of a generalisation for the purposes of

> drawing conclusions in order to direct yourself towards a particular

> treatment. However, gels/creams are known to cause less estradiol

> issues due to their more gradual absorption and pharmacoligical

> profiles compared to spike seen with injections (aromatase inhibitor

> can negate this effect).

You would think so, but the opposite is true. Creams/Gels typically

have more estradiol problems than injections. The enzyme aromatase is

mostly responsible for this the conversion of T to E2. Review the posts

over the past year of people on this group switched to injections

because of the E2 problem.

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