I was on 2mg Estradiol pills for a bit over a month and I had a blood test that showed my levels were very good! Estradiol at 363 pmo/L (very close to 100 pg/mL) and T within the normal female range (I was taking low-dose CPA).

However, my liver wasn't happy so my doctor switched me to, safer, Sandrena gel sachets. I was originally instructed to take half a 1mg sachet every 2 days, but the pharmacist said that was weird and got confirmation that I can take a whole 1mg every 2 days instead.

I later looked online and got conflicting information about equivalent doses for different deliver-E methods. Generally, I think 1mg gel sachet is said to be roughly equivalent to a 2mg pill, but it can vary, and a wiki quote suggests you'd need 3mg to be as effective as a 2mg pill: "Topical estradiol gel at a dosage of 3 mg/day has been reported to be equipotent with 2 mg oral estradiol in terms of therapeutic effects and FSH suppression, as well as to produce similar estradiol levels."

I also found a UK site that specifically listed timing for blood tests, saying it should happen 4-6 hours after taking a pill or applying gel.

A helpful wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacokinetics_of_estradiol) has colourful graphs showing E levels over days/hours after taking it via various routes.

I had my most recent test a bit less than two hours after taking a pill. This may have artificially inflated my level a bit so the 2mg may not have been a sufficient dose for me, but it's difficult to tell because I'm confused by the graphs (or distracted by the colours).

My main concern is that the gel dosage and frequency I am currently taking is not enough, and I just don't know when I should take my blood test for helpful science reasons. If I take it 4-6 hours after application, it'll look high. If I take it 24 hours after (on my off day) it will be very low. (Graphs suggest that levels could be quite low after that time?)

I haven't felt much of anything in the past three weeks on a low dose of gel and I want to make sure I'm working toward a good, consistent level ASAP.

I read somewhere that it's always ethical to manipulate your blood test results if that will help you get the prescription results you want, but I do want to be open with my doctor (I have autism) about my concerns and wanting a higher dose and how I am testing.

I just don't know how long after a once-every-two-days gel application I should get a blood test if I want the data to be useful in my next appointment.

Does anyone with experience with gel and/or HRT blood tests have suggestions?!

(It would be so much easier if patches, with their gradual release and consistent levels over multiple days, weren't in such short supply right now!)

#HRT #Transgender #Trans #Gel #TheminisingHormoneTherapy #GenderFluid #TransMissionFluid

Tour news: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Lil Uzi Vert, The LOX, Yumi Zouma, SDRE, Indigo Girls, more #2023_08_15 #brooklynvegan #bill_pearis #music_news #tour_dates #charlotte_cornfield #gel #gladie #indigo_girls #jadakiss

>> https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tour-news-neil-young-crazy-horse-lil-uzi-vert-the-lox-yumi-zouma-sdre-indigo-girls-more/

Salut les #Mastonautes
Je lance une bouteille à la mer, pour un #bassin / #PiscineNaturelle
Je voudrais faire une #cascade "naturalisée". J'ai un soucis à devoir surélever, sans faire un mastodonte structurellement parlant.
Je viens d'avoir l'idée de potentiellement utiliser cette mousse parfois utilisée en #aquarium pour intégrer des aspects #rochers / 3D .
La question que je me pose, est : est-ce que ça tiendrait au #gel et plus généralement aux intempéries.
#boost appréciés :P
Merci ;)

Conductive Gel Has Potential - There are some technologies first imagined in the Star Trek universe have already ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/18/conductive-gel-has-potential/ #chemistryhacks #conductive #mineraloil #xanthangum #nixietube #solution #gel

Gel - Honed Blade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_-bn5Ws2Tw&ab_channel=LawnchairYouth

Sharpen up your voice – It's a matter of choice

#resist #revolution #getloud #beheard #punk #crustpunk #anarchopunk #gel

Electrodos «cultivados» en tejidos vivos https://lasendadeapolo.es/2023/02/28/electrodos-cultivados-en-tejidos-vivos/ Un equipo científico de las universidades suecas de Linköping, Lund y Gotemburgo ha logrado cultivar electrodos en tejidos vivos utilizando las moléculas del organismo como activadores. Los resultados, publicados en Science, allanan el camino para la fabricación de circuitos electrónicos totalmente integrados en organismos vivos, según los autores.
«Durante varias décadas hemos intentado crear electrónica que imitara la biología. Ahora dejamos que la biología cree la electrónica por nosotros» #ciencia #tecnologia #electrodos #electronica #bioelectronica #gel

10 Amazing Hardcore Albums From the 2020s #2023_07_06 #metal_injection #graham_hartmann #lists #chat_pile #drain #featured2 #gel #gods_hate #gulch

>> https://metalinjection.net/lists/10-amazing-hardcore-albums-from-the-2020s

A new salty gel can harvest pure water from dry desert air. The gel is made from hydrogel, a material that can absorb water, and lithium chloride, a salt that can attract water vapor. The gel can swell and retain a record amount of moisture, even at 30% relative humidity. The water can then be extracted by heating and condensing the gel. The gel could be used to collect drinking water in arid regions or to dehumidify air conditioning units. #Water #Gel #Desert https://phys.org/news/2023-06-salty-gel-harvest-air.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

#Aliens haven't contacted Earth because there's no sign of intelligence here, new answer to the #Fermi #Paradox suggests : Live Sci

#Microdosing #Psychedelics has benefits, users say. Science isn’t convinced. : Wash Po

This #Salty #Gel could harvest water from #Desert air : MIT

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-biodegradable-gel-cartilage-regeneration.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-biodegradable-gel-cartilage-regeneration.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/medical_xpress/status/1671557372290924544#m

RT by @physorg_com: Biodegradable #gel shows promise for #cartilage regeneration @ubcnews @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06037-0 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-biodegradable-gel-cartilage-regeneration.html

Thursday announce tour w/ Gel, Pinkshift, Koyo & Vinnie Caruana; Pinkshift also opening L.S. Dunes tour #2023_06_14 #brooklynvegan #amanda_hatfield #music_news #tour_dates #gel #koyo #ls_dunes #pinkshift #thursday

>> https://www.brooklynvegan.com/thursday-announce-tour-w-gel-pinkshift-koyo-vinnie-caruana/

The Drain / Drug Church / Magnitude / Gel / Combust tour is wild #2023_06_09 #brooklynvegan #andrew_sacher #heavy_metal_news #music_news #brooklyn_monarch #combust #drain #drug_church #gel

>> https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-drain-drug-church-magnitude-gel-combust-tour-is-wild/

Coming as soon as 2025, a four-pack of single-use gel "Eroxon" to treat erectile dysfunction. Currently under eight dollars a dose (>$32 U.S.), the four pack will probably be eighty by the time it's available in the U.S.
#Eroxon #erectile #dysfunction #treatment #topical #gel #applied to the #head of the #penis #wait #ten #minutes #currently #availble in #Belgium & U.K.

MUNICIPAL WASTE Announces UK & Ireland Tour With GEL & UNDEATH #2023_06_08 #metal_injection #greg_kennelty #tour_dates #gel #municipal_waste #undeath

>> https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/municipal-waste-announces-uk-ireland-tour-with-gel-undeath

Adjacent Fest day 1 had Paramore, PUP, mosh pits on the beach, emo nostalgia & more (review) #2023_05_28 #brooklynvegan #andrew_sacher #music_news #adjacent_festival #atlantic_city #drug_church #gel #hayley_williams #jeff_rosenstock

>> https://www.brooklynvegan.com/adjacent-fest-day-1-had-paramore-pup-mosh-pits-on-the-beach-emo-nostalgia-more-review/

Toujours content de découvrir un groupe de hardcore avec une chanteuse.

Aujourd'hui c'est Gel :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_-bn5Ws2Tw

#Gel | #Hardcore
#Musique | #PouetRadio

Pas mal de plantes ne s'attendaient pas à une semaine à 20°C suivie d'une autre avec #gel nocturne jusqu'à -5°C. ❄️
En plus des fleurs de cerisiers, les feuilles des châtaigners et noyers ont pris cher (malgré mes chaussettes dessus et paillage). Certaines variétés de vigne aussi et le kiwaï. 😢 Et ça n'est pas fini.

Drain talk new LP 'Living Proof,' Grateful Dead homages, current hardcore boom, and more #2023_05_03 #brooklynvegan #andrew_sacher #heavy_metal_news #music_news #brooklynvegan_podcast #combust #drain #drug_church #gel

>> https://www.brooklynvegan.com/drain-talk-new-lp-living-proof-grateful-dead-homages-current-hardcore-boom-and-more/

Like a good pen? I've used the Pilot G2 for years. Here's a list of the 42 best #ballpoint, #fountain, #gel, and #rollerball #pens as selected by the Jet Pens company. They also rank the best #pencils- graphite and mechanical, and any other writing/drawing instrument you can imagine, and they sell sampler packs. https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-42-Best-Pens-for-2023-Gel-Ballpoint-Rollerball-and-Fountain-Pens/pt/974

Piepmätze sind im Trend 📸

#vogel #birds #bird #gel #vogelfotografie #berlin #nature #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #natur #deutschland #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #naturfotografie #birdlovers #animals #photography #vogels #nikon #best #birding #sigma #tierfotografie #vogelbeobachtung #captures #naturelovers #birdstagram #tiere