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Navigating testosterone replacement therapy and hormone health can be overwhelming. Conflicting information, outdated medical advice, and unqualified opinions flood the internet. ExcelMale.com was created to cut through the noise — providing a rigorously moderated space where men share real experiences, backed by clinical research and guided by genuine expertise.

Whether you're exploring TRT for the first time, optimizing your current protocol, managing side effects like elevated hematocrit or estradiol, or seeking to preserve fertility with HCG therapy, our community offers the knowledge and support you need. We discuss everything from injection frequency and bloodwork interpretation to lifestyle factors that affect testosterone levels.

"I founded ExcelMale after decades of personal experience with hormone optimization and seeing how difficult it was for men to find reliable, science-based information. Every man deserves access to knowledge that can transform his quality of life."

— Nelson Vergel, Founder & Author of Testosterone: A Man's Guide

Nelson Vergel has spent four decades turning personal health challenges into a mission that's helped thousands of men reclaim their vitality. Diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and then creating a testosterone-based program to reverse wasting syndrome for himself and his peers, he became a pioneer in understanding how hormones affect quality of life—and has been on TRT himself for over 30 years.

A chemical engineer by training, Nelson has served as a key opinion leader for pharmaceutical companies on clinical research strategy, trained clinicians on hormone optimization protocols, and authored definitive guides including Testosterone: A Man's Guide & Beyond Testosterone. He founded DiscountedLabs.com to make lab testing accessible and built ExcelMale.com into a community where men find and share evidence-based answers.

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Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG): The Complete Guide for Men on TRT
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By Nelson Vergel | ExcelMale.com | Updated December 2025 When evaluating testosterone levels, most men focus exclusively on total testosterone—a single number that tells only part of the story. What many don't realize is that a protein called...
Subcutaneous Testosterone Injections: The Complete Guide for Men on TRT
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Are you tired of painful intramuscular injections and wondering if there's a more comfortable way to administer your testosterone replacement therapy? For decades, intramuscular (IM) injections have been the standard method for testosterone...
It's Not Just Low T: 5 Surprising Reasons Your Sex Drive Is Low
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The Libido Misconception For most men, a lagging sex drive triggers an immediate, single-minded thought: "It must be my testosterone." While T is a key player in male vitality, this assumption often misses the mark entirely. Libido is far more...
Oral Testosterone Therapy: A Complete Guide to Jatenzo, Tlando, Kyzatrex, and Emerging Options
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By Nelson Vergel | ExcelMale.com | Updated December 2025 Summary: This comprehensive guide examines the development of FDA-approved oral testosterone products—Jatenzo, Tlando, and Kyzatrex—which overcome the liver toxicity problems of earlier...
Testosterone and Your Heart: What a Major New Study Really Found
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Summary: The TRAVERSE trial, a landmark FDA-mandated study involving over 5,200 men, has definitively concluded that testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attacks, strokes, or...
TRT and GLP-1 Medications: What Men Need to Know About Combining Testosterone Therapy with Semaglutide and Tirzepatide
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SUMMARY: This comprehensive article examines the combination of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide for men managing both low testosterone and obesity or type 2 diabetes. Research...
Manopause vs Menopause: why we are not so different
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* This speech by Dr Jeff Foster, NHS GP Partner and Director of Men's Health at Voy/Manual highlights the critical under-diagnosis of low testosterone (often termed "manopause") and its profound impact on overall male health. The speaker, who...
Clean Nutrition for Health, Muscle Gain and Fat Loss.
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Struggling to find a nutrition plan that actually builds muscle, burns fat, and supports long-term health? This comprehensive guide to clean eating cuts through the confusion and contradictory diet advice to deliver science-based nutritional...
Fewer than half of HIV+ men found to have low testosterone are treated with TRT
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This nationwide study examines the prevalence of testosterone deficiency and the subsequent use of replacement therapy among men living with HIV. By analyzing data from over 100 million patients, researchers discovered that healthcare providers...
Clascoterone: New Hair Loss Treatment Safer than Finasteride?
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Learn how clascoterone works, clinical uses for hair loss and acne, dosing basics, and safety considerations. Clascoterone 5% Topical Solution for Male Androgenetic Alopecia Overview Clascoterone 5% topical solution represents what could be the...
SteroidPlotter Guide: Understanding mg/Day, Ester Weights & True Testosterone Dosing
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How Much Testosterone Are You Actually Getting From Your TRT Protocol? If you're on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), you've probably used a steroid calculator or plotter to visualize your dosing protocol. But here's a critical question...

US Federal and State Regulations on Testosterone and HCG

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Testosterone is a controlled substance in the US, specifically a Schedule-III controlled substance (in all but one State), and this includes any form of testosterone including injectable, transdermal, patches, pellets, and any compound or product...

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