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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Chronically high SHBG and low free test (not on trt yet )
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<blockquote data-quote="ResearchIt" data-source="post: 224529" data-attributes="member: 43366"><p>readalot referred you to a thread on this topic that I started a few weeks ago. There is very helpful feedback on that thread, but I don't know yet if there is a clear great solution for guys like us.</p><p></p><p>You can see I am in a somewhat similar situation with normal T, higher range SHBG, and lower range Free T most of the time. My PSA of 1.7 is also on the higher end, but still within range. I don't know yet, but, in my case, I feel like my body is producing more SHBG in response to a higher PSA, like my hypothalmus is trying to protect my body and slow prostate growth by reducing effective androgen exposure to my prostate. Maybe that's wrong, not sure.</p><p></p><p>A few times my Free T labs look ok-ish, but my symptoms persist and they are not psychological for sure. I am not ready to do TRT. At this point, for me, TRT seems like an extreme way to lower SHBG and increase Free T - I am not sure if it would even alleviate my symptoms and I worry it would cause other problems. But I am curious to find out if consistent increased Free T would make me feel back to my normal self again.</p><p></p><p>Nettle and boron didn't do anything for me in terms of increasing Free T and lowering SHBG. I am going to try out enclomiphine next, 12.5mg twice a week, although it might raise my SHBG, but hopefully not much since my dose is low. I know a lot of people don't respond to enclomiphine but figured I would try it, as it seems there is little downside and maybe I'll be one of those who does respond well.</p><p></p><p>After that I am going to try some Natesto.</p><p></p><p>I wish there were a clear cut answer besides TRT for people in our category. It's frustrating because we are healthy and our bodies are producing enough testosterone, maybe just not using as much as they used to even though it's available. I haven't found the answer yet, but I am going to keep searching.</p><p></p><p>Given how important this is, I am surprised solutions fixing the source problem weren't all figured out 10 or 20 years ago. I am surprised there wasn't a Manhattan Project already for men's hormones as they age, but I guess it's complicated. Hopefully they figure it out soon. There is certainly interest and money from many men willing to pay for a solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ResearchIt, post: 224529, member: 43366"] readalot referred you to a thread on this topic that I started a few weeks ago. There is very helpful feedback on that thread, but I don't know yet if there is a clear great solution for guys like us. You can see I am in a somewhat similar situation with normal T, higher range SHBG, and lower range Free T most of the time. My PSA of 1.7 is also on the higher end, but still within range. I don't know yet, but, in my case, I feel like my body is producing more SHBG in response to a higher PSA, like my hypothalmus is trying to protect my body and slow prostate growth by reducing effective androgen exposure to my prostate. Maybe that's wrong, not sure. A few times my Free T labs look ok-ish, but my symptoms persist and they are not psychological for sure. I am not ready to do TRT. At this point, for me, TRT seems like an extreme way to lower SHBG and increase Free T - I am not sure if it would even alleviate my symptoms and I worry it would cause other problems. But I am curious to find out if consistent increased Free T would make me feel back to my normal self again. Nettle and boron didn't do anything for me in terms of increasing Free T and lowering SHBG. I am going to try out enclomiphine next, 12.5mg twice a week, although it might raise my SHBG, but hopefully not much since my dose is low. I know a lot of people don't respond to enclomiphine but figured I would try it, as it seems there is little downside and maybe I'll be one of those who does respond well. After that I am going to try some Natesto. I wish there were a clear cut answer besides TRT for people in our category. It's frustrating because we are healthy and our bodies are producing enough testosterone, maybe just not using as much as they used to even though it's available. I haven't found the answer yet, but I am going to keep searching. Given how important this is, I am surprised solutions fixing the source problem weren't all figured out 10 or 20 years ago. I am surprised there wasn't a Manhattan Project already for men's hormones as they age, but I guess it's complicated. Hopefully they figure it out soon. There is certainly interest and money from many men willing to pay for a solution. [/QUOTE]
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