A compounding pharmacy makes the cream. You must Google compounding pharmacies in your area and read reviews.

Some doctors will write prescriptions for compounding pharmacies; others will not. Your current doctor or clinic may say no, so you may need to find another doctor. Some doctors make money off of selling testosterone. It would help if you looked deeper into why they are saying no.

At first, without knowing it, I called a compounding pharmacy in Houston with a notorious reputation for helping bodybuilders with steroids. It's called Empower Pharmacy because it was mentioned on a YouTube channel. I asked about their testosterone cream and where the ingredients come from. They would not even tell me if they mix the testosterone in the cream or if they buy it from somewhere else. They would not say their source for the testosterone.

I did run across a group of compounding pharmacies with a good reputation called OptioRx. https://optiorx.com/locations/ They have locations in California, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, New York, and Florida. It's a group that associates with compounding pharmacies with good reputations, but they do not own the pharmacies. For example, the location in San Antonio, which I use, sent me a link to the company in Houston, where they buy their ingredients. They buy an FDA-approved testosterone and mix it into a cream. The pharmacist said that he could purchase testosterone powder on the market for half the price of what they pay, but they like the quality of the ingredients they buy.

The point is to ask questions about the source of the ingredients. If they do not answer a question like this, be suspicious. I asked the pharmacy for the names of doctors who write prescriptions for their pharmacy, and that is how I found my doctor.

The dispenser has a dial at the bottom. A quarter turn makes one click, and a dab comes out. That is not much cream (but it's a potent dose) and can sit on one finger. I rubbed that on my balls and let it dry. I applied it at 9:30 am and had a blood draw at 3:30 pm. I received my results the following day, and my T level was 748. It would be interesting to know what my number is at 10 PM. I have been doing this once a day, and I feel great. This is a quarter of the amount prescribed for me. The cream cost me $90, giving me (at least) a two-month supply. Maybe in the future, I can ask for a lower-dose cream and use it twice daily (as suggested). But all this takes experimentation. You will get a higher dose if you keep your scrotum shaved. None of this is an exact science. But at the end of my first month, my doctor was pleased with my numbers. Sometimes the dispenser gives too little cream and I do a second click. Again, it's not an exact science. You will know if you feel good. The cream can make you very horny. I would like to JO every day on it. I often wait a day, and then I shoot a bigger load.

The label of what they mixed for me says:

TESTOSTERONE (ATREVIS) 50MG/ML CREAM

Apply 2 CLICKS (.05ML) TOPICALLY TWICE A DAY.

Androgel only provides a small fraction of this dose, so you must apply a lot of Androgel on your shoulders to get close to what a compounded cream can give you. Androgel is more for men who are getting low on testosterone. It is not suitable for men who do not have testicles.

For my pharmacy, this is the source of the testosterone powder.

https://www.pccarx.com/Products/Product ... %20SUBSTAN CES&query_name=match_all

If you go to a testosterone clinic, the risk is that they usually prescribe shots. Sometimes, they will let you give yourself shots, or they will want to do it. And they will want to sell you the testosterone for at least $150 to $250 a month.

This YouTube video explains it well.

https://youtu.be/il-s01wT7C4

Hope this helps give an idea if this is for you.

Thank you very much! This is exactly what I'm looking for, as I want to get rid of my balls but not necessarily reduce testosterone levels. As you wrote, I'm against injections because the fluctuations in testosterone levels are so severe. A gel replicates the natural rhythm, but takes a relatively long time to absorb. Your cream could be the solution. Thank you again!

I have tried gels for a couple of medications. The problem is that they have alcohol in them, which dries out your skin. The gel sits on top of the skin like a glaze on a donut. Cream absorbs into the skin more easily. If you go to the gym (after the cream is applied to your scrotum), the sweat will help more of it get absorbed. Androgel was a waste of time.

When I first tried the cream, I applied the recommended dose (two clicks). Later in the day, my T level was around 1500.

I cut back to one click and did not use shaving cream and Razer on my scrotum (I keep the scrotum hair reasonably short) but not shaved. I am getting more normal results by doing that. I don't want my T number too far out of range. In the past, that drives up my estrogen level. If you want the most absorption, shave your scrotum. The reason for the difference is that the razor removes the dead skin.

With these fixes and the realistic implants, I am happy I let my doctor remove my testicles. He would have allowed me to get implants without the removal. He did not recommend it. He said it would be a lot more comfortable for me not to have the testicles anymore, and he was correct. I feel happy I was brave to let him castrate me.

Back before I started on my journey to getting I was using T gel. I rubbed it on my belly rather than my thighs because I could then immediately put on a T-shirt to minimize any risk of transferring it to other surfaces or people. Since I have to transfer into bed in order to dress, I was afraid it would rub off on the bedclothes if I put it on my thighs...

Initially I was prescribed Androgel, and was not real happy with it, I seemed to need to use a lot because each pump was a largish volume. It seemed to take a surprisingly long time to dry given how much alcohol it smelled like was in it, and it left my skin feeling slimy when I washed the next day....

However my insurance got fussy and insisted that I switch to a generic version, which I actually liked a lot better. It was a higher strength with the can calibrated so each pump was a smaller volume of liquid but the same dose. It didn't have as much alcohol smell to it, and I didn't feel as slimy when I washed it off the next day.

Now I'm on E patches (which I like better than the T) but mention this to suggest that if you don't like Androgel, it might be the way it comes rather than being an issue with gels in general.

WheelyFixed

In my case,2008, and gels were new to the market. I think the choice was Androgel, Injections, finding a compounding pharmacy.

I grew up getting allergy shots every week, so nothing about needles bothered me. So that route worked best for me.

No regrets. I am bummed about the cognitive impact and being extremely tired, easily fatigued.

2 X Week injections were a pain, So I opted for Testopel. Its an insert of that is only needed 2 to 4 X per year depending on your needs and how it effects your body. I am on a low enough dose to end the thinking / cognitive issues however the wonderful benefits of not being ruled by my sex drive or painful testicles still outweighs the side effects - which I consider minimal. It's not a big deal getting the Testopel inserts and it takes about 15 minutes, they put a stich in your butt and you're done. Sure, it's sore fore a week but then you forget about them. The best part is I do not get annoying erections at all times of the day and night and, on the rare occasion that I do get an erection, it is no where near capable of any kind of penetration whatsoever and it deflates within minutes. These usually occur 2 weeks after new pellets are injected. I would prefer that they insert these things in my empty scrotum but I have yet to ask if it would be safe for them to reside in something other than a layer of subcutaneous fat.

Had my one year anniversary back in March.

I have never regretted my decision to be castrated, life have been so much easier since my testicles were removed.

Sure thing, life without hormones at all (I went one month after without any hormones at all) it was very hard for me, and it became increasingly difficult to function properly. With that said I truly liked the effect of having zero libido, but everything else was difficult.

I was prescribed testogel eventually and it quickly increased my testosterone level, but with the increase, came a return of libido, the very reason why I wanted to be castrated.

So without my endocrinologist knowledge I have lowered my consumption of testogel to one third, and feeling so much better now, I function well, but the lowered doses of testosterone doesn’t do much in regard to my libido.

How did you come to be involuntarily castrated and how old were you when you were cut?

Nekrub1 (imported) wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 11:37 am How did you come to be involuntarily castrated and how old were you when you were cut?

Not sure who you are asking? Most of the folks in this thread got fixed voluntarily, so hard to tell w/o you giving a name... This is also a thread that has been going for a long time, so it may be worth looking at the date of the post you are asking about to see if it is fairly recent...

WheelyFixed

I know some people who were castrated and no one regrets it