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OMG.  I have to say, that is a lot of estrogen.  I'm not questioning the science; I'm sure you know more about it than I do, but I take .035 mg/day and that seems strong to me.  That's just wild.  

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
by p------- on Thu Oct 26th, 2006 at 12:30:05 PM EST
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I wrote that at work without recourse to the packet to check the amount. sorry, it's 105 micrograms ie .105 milligrams.

Still a huge dose. Comparison : teenage girls at maximum have a daily dose of about .085 milligram. And they cycle as low as .015. I'm at a steady .105 all the time; high on oestrogen.

But after 35 years as a guy, I deserve it.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Oct 26th, 2006 at 06:44:13 PM EST
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Whew!  That makes MUCH more sense!

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
by p------- on Thu Oct 26th, 2006 at 06:45:41 PM EST
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Hee, I'm happy to give 105 milligrams a go, just to see. If I feel like this on my current dose, just imagine a 1000 times overdose. Sigh - yea it'd probably kill me stone dead or destroy my liver for a slow death, but we can only imagine.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Oct 26th, 2006 at 06:52:07 PM EST
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I thought it would be interesting to check normal testosterone levels for men.

It turns out they're measured in units of nanograms per decilitre of blood, which is a bit lateral, unit-wise.

Pausing to grab a calculator suggests that a normal level is around 25ug total, assuming 5L of blood.

These are incredibly powerful chemicals, aren't they?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Oct 27th, 2006 at 07:55:32 PM EST
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