I’m planning on getting HRT in the coming weeks, at least just to try for a month or so to see its effects as I can’t get blood tests currently. I’m going to be buying Climen tablets, which are pretty cheap, but in the guide I’m following it tells me to get Androcur tablets as well which are insanely expensive for me.
Is it absolutely required that I buy them, or can the small amount of cypro in Climen tablets be sort of sufficient?
I never used anti-androgens and my testosterone lowered itself significantly with just the Estradiol, I used patches at first and injections now. That doesn’t work for everyone, but on the plus side the side effects of the anti-androgens are also often the worst part of HRT.
So is it “required”, I’d say it depends on how your body reacts. You can try mono therapy and then get blood tests to see how effective it is, or not, at lowering your testosterone.