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I have a couple of questions... Are there any symptoms in the beginning(I'm 7 weeks in)that would be similar to gyno? My nipples stay hard, and I feel like they are sticking out more. I can see them through my shirt now. I have never had a very masculine looking chest, but I can tell things are changing. Someone said their's stayed hard for a couple of months. I just don't know of anyone else experiencing similar sides early on and it has me worried.. Also, what is your opinion on increased injection frequency? Is it better? I have recently seen several guys going back to once a week and feeling better while decreasing sides. Everyone responds so differently that anything could be possible I guess?

AlphaMD's Answer

Are you experiencing nipple tenderness, or general area tenderness on the days of injection or the day after? Tenderness or swelling is generally what to look out for. If you're concerned about it I'd share it with your provider & maybe suggest a test of your Estrogen. It may be something that passes or warrants an addition of AIs.

Injection frequency comes down to personal preference usually. However there are some medical changes to it. For Testosterone Cypionate we would never suggest lower than twice a week, as that's a lot higher peak and a low lower of a valley. Some people do three times weekly or daily, both of which are just fine. The more frequent you inject the less issues you will have with variance or transfer to Estrogen, as the higher the peak the more the body wants to transfer it to E.

For a lot of men, they don't transfer much at all, so twice a week is a good life balance. Those who do have high transfer rates and don't want to use AIs, more frequent injections can be the way to go.

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