I don't want to be a killjoy but..... I'm going to be
Please all be very careful about buying testosterone from the internet - firstly you don't know what you are getting and secondly self-medicating with this hormone is really not advised generally.
it's probably intended for men but that doesn't really matter tbh it's only the amount you use which differs it doesn't need to be specially formulated
The thing is - even if it is what it says it is ie testosterone - if you are getting 2 % T in a pot - it is very easy to have too much. I mean the doses aren't measured out and even in a pot it isn't ideal for men as measured doses are what is needed.
If you consider that 2 % T is the same concentration as Tostran which comes as a pump pack and even so this is twice the conc of the other T gel sachets. Compared with oestrogel for example - this is 0.06 % so less than a third the concentration of the 2 % T gel - and we also use more oestrogen gel than the T gel - and it is the primary female hormone. At a lower concentration as in Oestrogel - there is less room for error. We only need a tiny amount of testosterone and at 2 % a greater or lesser dab could make a huge difference. Also the Chelsea and Westminster clinic recommend 1 pump of Tostran ( which is 0.5 g gel) to be used twice a week and no more than 3 x so using blobs daily may well be too much.
The other thing is the full effects of T may only become apparent after 4-5 months since it works at the genetic (cellular) level so androgenic effects could gradually build up unawares. For this reason after starting testosterone (being prescribed it) T levels should be monitored regualrly (even though blood tests for T in women are somewhat inaccurate) - so that excessive doses can be picked up before androgenic changes take place.
I am not trying to be scare-mongering - but really sounding an extreme note of caution against buying pots of concentrated 2 % T gel from the internet and self-medicating with it, without medical supervision.
I really do sympathise with everyone's frustration at the post-code lottery of who can get it on NHS and also because there is no licensed, appropriately formulated product to give the right dosage for women - but please please be careful and make sure you understand about concentrations and amounts before dabbing it on liberally...
Zara69 your doctors are ignorant if they don't know that women have testosterone in their bodies! Have they not read the NICE Guidelines either? Maybe you can educate them
Hurdity x
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