so i just started hrt and im doing diy E monotherapy injections. im abt to do my 5th weekly injection. im planning on lowering my dosage bc i think i started too high. i was aiming to suppress my T fast but i think it happened already bc my cum is clear and watery and i ejaculate a small volume. my first week i was planning on doing estradiol enantate 11 mg every 14 days, but i didn’t like the huge difference between peak and trough that it would cause so i have been doing 5 mg weekly but that should put me around 300 pg/mL which i dont think is uncommon for monotherapy but it’s working so well i think a lower dose would be better.
i was considering doing 2 mg weekly enantate injections plus 2 mg daily oral E bc ur liver turns some estradiol into estrone and there’s some evidence that E1 helps feminize. is this a reasonable regimen? would planned parenthood prescribe me oral E as well as a testosterone cream/gel to prevent penis atrophy and help with performance ive been struggling since starting hrt? planned parenthood is prob my best option in my area. would they prescribe me 6 months of E if i act like im doing two 2 mg daily instead of one? like they prescribe for 90 days but it will last me 180
I guess you have to consider what is important to you. I am 10 years hrt with half of that post orchi, I am able to get an erection and still have ejaculate when i orgasm, however if I wanted to top I would need to use something like Viagra. As long as you are willing to get an erection you shouldn’t have atrophy, I made the choice to let myself atrophy for about a year and when I did get an erection it was horrificly painful. Use it or lose it is a valid phrase in this case.
Getting semi-frequent blood tests and talking with your doctor to get a dosage that works for you in the long term is probably the best approach.
Much love and support to you
thank you! yeah the atrophy is less of a worry for me since im making a conscious effort to get erect often, but it’s just harder to get it up now. id much rather have something weekly and inexpensive like T gel. is viagra expensive? i top often so id prob have to take it daily