Recent content by YBWV

Your Labs and protocol look good and should be conducive to good function. Have you had your DHT and Prolactin tested? When guys report good morning wood but poor function you have to suspect that the problem is more to do with neurotransmitters than with hormones. In your shoes I would ask...

My own dose of Clomid is ~8mg daily (1/6th of a standard 50mg tab). Mesterolone 75mg to 150mg daily - I like to keep levels in flux so vary the dose appropriately. If improved libido is your goal then give the mesterolone time to work; you maybe need a "reset" in which neurotransmitters are at...

A dose reduction might help. Your DHT would normally go down with a lower TT though the reduction would not necessarily be linear. Prolactin looks fine. My belief remains that you should discuss your DHT levels with your healthcare provider.

As a standalone number 700 is decent and many guys would have good function at that level of DHT. However with continued libido and erection issues you would potentially find improvement by getting the level up to ~10% of your TT; 1,100 (110 ng/dl).

Normal conversion is around 10% of TT which for you would indicate DHT ~110ng/dl, probably a bit above top of your Lab's range. How you function, as ever, is more important than the absolute number and serum DHT provides a "hint" of activity in tissue. If the level appears low you can increase...

I would suggest to include DHT in your next Labs. The fact that you were feeling good on the T Cream, until absorbency became an issue, and are now having issues on the injectable (at your good levels of FT & E2), might be due to too low 5a-r conversion to DHT. Typically DHT levels are...

It's difficult to decipher your Labs and what your current levels of TT and E2 are but if they're adequate then you should get your DHT and Prolactin tested. Low DHT or elevated Prolactin can adversely affect sexual function. You mention that T Gel is available to you; it's worth discussing...

Interesting results on your "CTD" experiments! Hope you're feeling well on it - you don't say too much about subjective results, though I assume adding the AI means you had symptoms from the large rise in E2. It will be interesting to see how you do with your plan to halve the dose to 1 Click...

DHT - your TT is ~1,100 so if you were converting to DHT @ 10% (the average for healthy eugonadal males) your DHT "should" be around 110. Most Lab ranges top at 85-90 so that would put you above range; your other hormones are above range so why not DHT? Yes, even if your serum DHT isn't low I...

Almost unbelievable that you could be on TRT ~18 months, with high levels of hormones, but not getting where you need to be, and now your doctor might order these tests - Prolactin, DHT, Thyroids - like they're some sort of curiosity. Look at the DiscountedLabs ED Bloods Panel - all these are...

Your estradiol is undoubtably high, however Before resorting to an AI, particularily where no "sensitive" testing is available, I would look at raising androgens (FT & DHT) to balance hormones. While always keeping up the good work in minimising body fat. As you're in Europe, have you tried...

It seems that it's often a combination of high levels of E2 and the cumulative effect of the longer half-life of the ZUC isomer that is the undoing of a Clomid protocol. If it leaves you essentially estrogen dominant, in brain and balls, then the potential good effect of the stimulation, with...

I don't know too much about Bodybuilding per se, but my belief is that the answer to the OP's underlying question is that, at physiological levels of TT we need the 2 metabolites (DHT and E2) to be in balance, and that as TT is increased to supra-physiological levels that balance will eventually...

Your 1st and 2nd Test results were quite consistent and showed good levels of the sex hormones; decent TT (~2% FT) and E2. The 3rd Test, at another new Lab, does show LH suddenly High, that could be an anomaly, which you won't really be able to confirm at your Labs tomorrow as you'll be...

Have you ever had, or considered, any counselling to address these issues? Forum member @Mountain Man has some great recent posts where he explains how, in particular, CBT can help guys.