Might I ask how old you are? And what your body composition is like? Does your fat cluster around your mid section or evenly distributed? How long before you realized you were low on E?

Almost 55y.o. Don't have a lot of extra fat but what there is definitely likes my midsection. It always takes me a long time to realize I am low on E. I am slowly learning the warning signs. I am going to try and find a link that explained things very well. I'll DM you if I get it.

I was on compounded (5%) and it was ~ $30 month and light years better then Androgel. Eventually, I stopped absorbing that as well.

I don't know that there is such a thing as "not absorbing it". What makes you think this? I believe there may be such a thing as an intrinsic "set point" for various hormones for people. My setpoint for T is very low. I can raise it only with difficulty and my levels even with supplementation are just so-so. Light years better, however, than when I was stuck at the absolute bottom of the scale.

2 week injections do suck. I self administer 2x weekly, sub q, not IM. Sub Q offers a slower release, lower spike and therefore lower amoratization. But for me, the best part is I'm much less likely to hit a gusher. I inject in the quads and would hit a blood vessel about every 4th time. OBTW, I'm almost 48, 6', 265 about 20% body fat.

20% cream, $160. I can make it last 6 months if I am conservative or 3 if I am a pig. Arimidex, free with patient assistance plan from the manufacturer, otherwise ~$10 per tab. Meant to be taken 1 tab/dy - 90 tablets 1/4 tab 2x/wk -- you do the math.

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