05/04/2026
Pellets aren’t your only option for hormone therapy. The clinic that sold them to you needs you to think they are.
Pellets dose supraphysiologically. Higher than your body would ever make on its own. Month 1, levels spike. Month 2, you feel incredible. Month 4 or 5, you feel worse than before you started. That’s not a side effect. That’s the design.
Supraphysiologic testosterone also increases insulin resistance. The thing you’re using to feel better is making your metabolism worse. And hematocrit climbs on pellets. Over 54% and you have to stop or donate blood.
There are at least 4 other delivery methods. Compounded creams/gels. Weekly or twice weekly injections. Sublingual troches. HCG or clomiphene to stimulate your own production. None of them lock you into a chair every 3 months.
Save this if you’ve been told pellets are the gold standard. Send it to anyone on pellets right now wondering why they feel worse than they did 3 months ago.