I use transdermal estradiol and bioidentical compounded oral progesterone. I'm not sure why your doc is recommending starting with testosterone. Testosterone converts to estrogen and is typically prescribed for low libido in women. So, for estrogen's benefits, you'd have to rely on the conversion vs taking it directly. Some integrative practitioners are using testosterone to help maintain or gain muscle which can have an effect on bone but it's still a bit controversial. There is the risk of male-patterned baldness (which friends have experienced). If you use testosterone, start low and slow to see how it impacts you. I would suggest steering clear of inserted hormone pellets as it is more difficult to monitor and make changes if necessary.

sorry for the multiple posts on this. I'm just replying to different comments and @osteoresearch, I neglected to address your last question. I didn't use Evenity. I used Forteo. I didn't want to use HRT simultaneously as I wanted to save it for use afterwards as the potential mechanism for maintaining my gains. If I used it concurrently, I'm just not sure it would have had that effect vs introducing it afterwards. We'll likely never know the answer to that but the subsequent use made better sense to me and it seems to have worked well.