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Equivalent Dosing of AndroGel vs. Injectible Testosterone

Is there any official calculation for determining eqivalent dosing of AndroGel vs. Injectible Testosterone? I had been taking 125 mg. testosterone cypionate IM injection/once a week with good results, but recently tried switching to AndroGel for the...
Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine
Actually I am not sure. But you could go ahead and try androgel and then have blood levels measured. Indeed you might want to have blood levels of free testosterone measured while still getting the shots (especially a "trough" level, at... Read more »

Double Dose of Androgel

Thanks for all the great advice. I'm a 38-yo man who has been on 1 Androgel for about a year... Read more »

Androgel / rhyme or reason

Hi ya Dr. Bob,My question is about Androgel. I have just started using this to help me with... Read more »
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San Francisco General Hospital

One Year on Therapy and Counting ... Doses Taken: 1,460; Doses Missed: 0

I am what is referred to as a highly motivated and compliant patient. I am highly motivated to stay alive and healthy, and I know that the way to maintain my health is to comply, conscientiously and consistently, with the multidrug regimen my doctor... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

HIV/AIDS Patients in Rural Areas More Likely to Miss Drug Doses If "Problem Drinkers," Study Says

HIV/AIDS patients living in rural areas are more likely to miss doses of their antiretroviral drug regimens if they are "problem drinkers," according to a study published in the August issue of AIDS Patient Care and STDs , the Baton Rouge ... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Once Daily Dosing Improves Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy

The association of once-daily antiretroviral dosing with self-reported ART adherence was the subject of the current study. The team examined this association among participants of the Ontario Cohort Study who were currently taking ART and who had... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bangladesh: Dose of Vigilance Helps Manage HIV, AIDS

Despite its proximity to two countries with sizable HIV populations, its low literacy and high poverty rate, and its large migrant community, Bangladesh has managed to stave off an AIDS epidemic. Among Bangladesh's 164 million people, official... Read more »
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Androgel Questions

Posted by gray, 1 Reply
Howdy -

Please forgive me if there's a different section of the board where I should be posting this question. I'm new.

I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago. Probably exposed to HIV 15 months ago. My bloodwork came back CD4 608 and VL 13,000 which are good... Read more »

Hi, guys, I've been missing you all, esp AIDSTOHV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
It is so good to be back, I and my husband have been very busy with blood work, trying to get a head doc---long, long waiting list for that with an HMO, and just dealing with life in general. Also we went to the Northern Lights ALternatives, which... Read more »

HALF DOSING MY MEDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hello All !! I want to tell everyone that I started taking half of the prescribed doses of my meds about 2 years ago. My T cells remain High (570) and my V load is still undetectable..
I am on viramune,ziagen and zerit. I had an uncle who died... Read more »

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