All right buddy, here is a complete breakdown because both your issues are common with androgel and your concern about testicular shrinkage is a good one.
I will include a short recommendation here, followed by a long explanation.
Testro Vida
Cream ( not available online so please call 866 319 0566 and ask for Rachel its a specialty item)
Testro Vida Capsules
Estro Block PRO
Adrenal DMG or Isocort (your preference)
Trace Minerals we have no affiliation with them but they make the best mineral supplement we've tested and we tip our hats to them for it.
Here is why these are recommended:
First about your anxiety issues - Anxiety isnt actually often caused by estrogen metabolism. While estrogens can make you emotional or moody, anxiety is caused when cortisol and testosterone gets out of balanced and adrenaline starts doing the job cortsiol is supposed to do (more on that here
About Cortisol) This is why I recommended Adrenal DMG or Isocort (isocort has a lactose binder in it which causes some allergen issues in some folks, but its fine for most)
Second, Testro Vida Cream is not available online because its not safe for women usually. It does not use your natural production but it is a full on HRT. It uses an extract of Scottish Pine Bark that is bio identical 4-androstenedione which converts directly into testosterone. It has very little estrogen run off and the cream also contains chrysin. Chrysin works best transdermally for reducing estrogen, and I would recommend rubbing the cream for a couple of days on the gyno spot and it should go back to normal. It also contains DHEA and Pregnenolone to help with the balancing of anabolic and catabolic. Everything is in a very appropriate ratio and the amounts are specific to what is needed in Testosterone Replacement.
Third, Testro Vida is recommended so that not only is SHBG controlled but also LH is elevated along with more estrogen control, as well as natural production boosters and this combo should negate any shrinkage worries by keeping your natural levels processing.
Fourth, most DIM and I3C products dont work at all. They use a crystalline form of the extract and every major brand of it that we tested, either did not have clinical dosages or was using these crystalline extracts that dont absorb, they just dont break down and go down the pathways. The reason they do this is because its very expensive to produce.
Our products at GYS are kind of pricey ya know. It's because its the only way the doctors who designed them could get lab results. Our estroblock for example is 29 and others are 15 or so, but ours costs 18 to produce, even in huge order quantities.
What happens is, DIM and I3C both evaporate when heated above 120F or so. When using a chemical extraction, it also tends to "burn" the molecule and render it in effective. People use masking agents to help "moderate" this process and so most products with "real" DIM have a "blend' that doesn't have real non crystalline DIM in proper dosages. So the blend my be 100mg but the DIM itself is more like 5 or 10. Normal people get a little result from that but things like Gyno, or anxiety while taking androgel wont be resolved.
So sincerely, theres a reason we produce our own. For your situation if you are going on full on HRT then I strongly recommend estroblock pro.
Lastly, Trace Minerals are imperative because while modern food nutrient levels are a 10th of what they used to be 80 years ago in the USA, our receptor and transmitter sites all use these minerals and if you take 3 of these tablets before sleeping you'll get A LOT more out of your HRT as well as have a more balanced and pleasant experience.
If you wish, I will go over your hormone panels with you in private and help you set dosages (
[email protected] ) also if you call to get the cream mention NATMEDTALK forum and say
Jordan said you could have 15% off.
It may seem like a lot of stuff but its about half the price of androgel alone and more effective.
