/CALCULATOR

Testosterone
Half-Life Simulator

Models first-order elimination from your injection schedule across 12 weeks. Shows the peak / trough swing for any ester and any cadence. Same math the MyTRT app uses for its PK simulation.

Half-life: 8d

~3.5 days between injections

70.0 mg per injection

/SIMULATION · 12 WEEKS
steady state @ day 40
D0D14D28D42D56D70D840537107416112148ng/dL (approx)
/STEADY_STATE_RANGE
/PEAK
2046
ng/dL
/AVERAGE
1766
ng/dL
/TROUGH
1504
ng/dL
> Peak-to-trough swing: 542 ng/dL (36% above trough). More frequent injections flatten this curve. Steady state is reached around day 40. Estimated ng/dL is a population approximation — your individual response may differ ±30%.

/HOW_IT_WORKS

Injected testosterone follows first-order pharmacokinetics: a fixed fraction of what's left decays per unit time. The concentration at any moment is the sum of contributions from every prior injection, each decayed by its time-since-dose.

Formally: C(t) = Σ Dose × e^(−k × Δt), where k = ln(2) / half-life. The simulation here uses the same model — what changes between protocols is the half-life of the ester and the spacing/dose of the injections.

/COMMON_HALF_LIVES

Testosterone Propionate
~2 days
Every 1–3 days
Testosterone Enanthate
~5 days
1–3× per week
Testosterone Cypionate
~8 days
1–3× per week
Testosterone Decanoate
~7 days
1–2× per week
Testosterone Undecanoate
~21 days (IM, oil)
Every 10–14 weeks
Sustanon 250 (blend)
Mixed: 2–15 days
Every 3–7 days
Nandrolone Decanoate
~7.5 days
1–2× per week
Trenbolone Acetate
~2 days
Every 1–3 days

Half-lives are population averages — individual variability is significant. Use the simulation as a planning tool, not a clinical predictor.

/STEADY_STATE

Steady state — where the amount entering your system per dose equals the amount eliminated between doses — is reached after roughly 4–5 half-lives of consistent dosing. For cypionate (8d half-life), that's ~32–40 days. For propionate (2d), it's ~8–10 days.

Before steady state, every successive dose stacks higher than the last. After steady state, peaks and troughs become predictable and stable. Most lab draws should happen after steady state has been reached on the current protocol — otherwise you're measuring a moving target.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-04 · Not medical advice. Consult your physician.