Hi Moaning Myrtle - also to add to joaniepat's advice - you really should also tell your doc that the advice being given is wrong so that they don't advise someone else incorrectly and they end up taking too much.
There really is no excuse for this, especially if the doc is happy to prescribe testogel off-licence - it is their duty to ensure they know sufficient about it to know how to prescribe.
The BMS has produced an excellent page on this "Tools for Clinicians" which details the doses for women:
https://thebms.org.uk/publications/tools-for-clinicians/testosterone-replacement-in-menopause/"This list is an example of some of the more commonly used products in clinical practice:
Testim gel [Endo Ventures Ltd] 1% testosterone gel in 5ml tubes: Starting dose 0.5ml (5mg) per day making each tube last for 10 days.
Tostran [Kyowa Kirin Ltd] (2% testosterone gel in a canister containing 60g ) : Starting dose 1 metered pump of 0.5g = 10mg on alternate days – each canister should last 240 days.
Testogel [Besins Healthcare UK] (2.5g sachets containing 40.5mg testosterone): Starting dose 1/8 of a sachet/day = approx. 5mg/day i.e. each sachet should last 8 days. (new formulation)
AndroFeme cream [Lawley Pharma] (1% testosterone cream in 50ml tubes with screw cap): Starting dose 0.5ml/day = 5mg /day i.e. each tube should last 100 days.
Testosterone Implants [Smartway Pharma] (100mg implanted pellets) – imported from USA"
In practice my sachet of 1% tesosterone lasts about a fortnight. I would start with a pea-sized blob (not marrow fat pea!). For 3 months or so and see how you get on. The effects can take 4-5 months to become apparent in all parts of the body.
Hurdity x