It is for this reason, above all others, that we expressly recommend against testosterone gel for women and instead
recommend testosterone injections.
At TCT,
we recommend testosterone injections over all other forms of testosterone replacement therapy.
Not exact matches
I might
recommend more than just
testosterone injections for women who have other hormone issues.
We
recommend 1
injection a week — that's about how long it takes for
testosterone levels to rise to a peak in your body and then drop back down (without falling too low).
We
recommend either topical application, or
injections given directly into the muscle, and we heavily favor
testosterone replacement therapy via intramuscular
injection.
We almost exclusively
recommend injections when it comes to
testosterone therapy for women; however, sometimes topicals are a viable option.
While
injections are what we
recommend for
testosterone, topical, daily estrogen, and progesterone offer a hormonal environment most similar to natural production.
Certain methods of supplementing
testosterone (including the use of pellets, and sometimes creams or gels) can result in greater and more unpredictable variations in your
testosterone levels — this is one of the main reasons we almost exclusively
recommend injections.
If a thyroid problem is suspected then your veterinarian may
recommend the medication liothyronine and
injections with
testosterone and diethylstilboestrol or progestagen.