Thyroid And Androgel

[phatkid77]

Quick question

is androgel not absorbed well in hypothryoidism, or both, hyper and hypo..

any link to prove, i have a buddy on the gel, but says he hypo.......he sees a specialist...but she must not be too bright...

phats

[wondering]

I have heard that, but not sure if tru. Androgel didnt work for me.. and I am slightly Hypo... but thats only a sample size of one.. so not scientific statistic


Quick question

is androgel not absorbed well in hypothryoidism, or both, hyper and hypo..

any link to prove, i have a buddy on the gel, but says he hypo.......he sees a specialist...but she must not be too bright...

phats

[pmgamer18]

Here is a quot from Dr. M.
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When a person has had hypothyroidism for a long time, absorption of transdermal testosterone may be difficult. This is because there is a build-up of mucin (a glue-like substance) in the skin of people with hypothyroidism, which causes the skin to become thick. This is called myxedema. It can be subtle, not obvious to most physicians, who are not use to pinching the skin of their patients to gauge the thickness of the skin. Myxedema impairs absorption of transdermal testosterone - impairing treatment with transdermal testosterone.

When myxedema is present, it is better to go to testosterone injections for TRT.

[Wise Guy]

Here is a quot from Dr. M.
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When a person has had hypothyroidism for a long time, absorption of transdermal testosterone may be difficult. This is because there is a build-up of mucin (a glue-like substance) in the skin of people with hypothyroidism, which causes the skin to become thick. This is called myxedema. It can be subtle, not obvious to most physicians, who are not use to pinching the skin of their patients to gauge the thickness of the skin. Myxedema impairs absorption of transdermal testosterone - impairing treatment with transdermal testosterone.

When myxedema is present, it is better to go to testosterone injections for TRT.

Spend any time on the boards and you will find a slew of people that switched to injects because of this very problem.

Doesn't mean injects are better though. Just the right fit for some thats all.

[jinxie]

I saw Dr. M, and he told me my skin was too thick from myxedema.

However, if you applied it to the underside of the your forearm, as Dr. Crisler suggests for commercial Androgel, it may absorb from there. I believe that skin is thinner than the flanks of the arm. But I am guessing.