Usually, leading up to the weekend I take a double shot of Testavan testosterone gel to get me feeling a little more – uh – peppy.

I have worried about Funiculosus since his hands go all over my body as he settles me into my space, gets into his own, and starts to bind me up. But it’s only once a week and the gel has long since dried when we play. And whilst he lives with his partner and sees his dad every day, I’m not overly worried about contamination because they are all mature males and it’s not frequent.

However, this evening he was having the whole family around – his brother, his brother’s wife, and nephews and nieces.

Women and kids are not safe to expose to testosterone.

So today I skipped the gel.

I didn’t feel bad for it really, my erection was perhaps a little less enthusiastic – but that could have been in my head anyway.

I’ll do the same tomorrow when I see my own nephews.

I can miss a couple of days, or maybe take it in the evening, without any noticeable effects. The testosterone in my blood that is absorbed from the gel takes a while to build up to “operational” levels and takes a while to reduce to problem levels. So short periods without are absolutely no problem.