Estradiol monotherapy. Started HRT 3 months ago with 2mg Estradiol oral tablets. Have a doctor appointment in a few days and wanted to ask to double my oral prescription, split up 4mg into 4 doses sublingual every day. Not sure if my Estrogen levels are too high and my doctor will deny my request.
- Pre-HRT Estrogen (TOTAL IA): 181 pg/mL
- Pre-HRT Testosterone (Total IA): 246 ng/dL
- Levels this week Estrogen Total IA: 438 pg/mL
- Levels this week Testosterone Total IA 115 ng/dL
From what I understand I feel like I’m definitely not achieving Testosterone suppression. https://transfemscience.org/ recommends T levels around 10 ng/dL. But having E levels of 400 pg/mL is the right range for E.
Can I convince my doctor to double my dose if my E is already at >400 pg/mL?
Edit 01: I did not take my daily dose until after my blood was drawn. Blood draw was already 24+ hours since last oral dose.
I have an 8mg oral prescription lol
…But that’s because I’m stockpiling it
Gotta love doctors trying to help people out like that. My doctor tried to request that I get 3 months supply of oil instead of 1-month-at-a-time for the first time this last appointment, and I suspect it was because politics rather than convenience (unfortunately insurance said no). At least injectables are easy to stockpile if you are willing to use the vial for more than 4 doses