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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Expertise on my TRT needed
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<blockquote data-quote="FunkOdyssey" data-source="post: 277581" data-attributes="member: 44064"><p>The lab ranges for total and free testosterone are dropping as the population becomes sicker. That has no bearing on what the optimal values are. More people becoming hypogonadal does not change the definition of hypogonadism.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (ISSAM) says a free T of less than 65 pg/mL = hypogonadism.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">International Society for Sexual Medicine / International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ISSM/ICSM) says a free T of less than 65 pg/mL = hypogonadism.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">European Association of Urology (EAU) says a free T of less than 220 pmol/L (63.5 pg/mL) = hypogonadism.</li> </ul><p>Like Systemlord said, these hormones and their effects operate on a spectrum like an analog dial. There are also variations in men's androgen receptor sensitivity and other factors that prevent us from drawing definite conclusions based on a lab test alone. When your level is low enough though (like yours is), a decision to start treatment should be easier to make.</p><p></p><p>Finally, TRT is not for life. People take it for a few months and stop all the time. You yourself have used it before and come off successfully. I don't really understand why you are agonizing over the decision so much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FunkOdyssey, post: 277581, member: 44064"] The lab ranges for total and free testosterone are dropping as the population becomes sicker. That has no bearing on what the optimal values are. More people becoming hypogonadal does not change the definition of hypogonadism. [LIST] [*]International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (ISSAM) says a free T of less than 65 pg/mL = hypogonadism. [*]International Society for Sexual Medicine / International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ISSM/ICSM) says a free T of less than 65 pg/mL = hypogonadism. [*]European Association of Urology (EAU) says a free T of less than 220 pmol/L (63.5 pg/mL) = hypogonadism. [/LIST] Like Systemlord said, these hormones and their effects operate on a spectrum like an analog dial. There are also variations in men's androgen receptor sensitivity and other factors that prevent us from drawing definite conclusions based on a lab test alone. When your level is low enough though (like yours is), a decision to start treatment should be easier to make. Finally, TRT is not for life. People take it for a few months and stop all the time. You yourself have used it before and come off successfully. I don't really understand why you are agonizing over the decision so much. [/QUOTE]
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