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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
When Testosterone Is Not Enough
Penile fibrosis after long time without morning erections?
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<blockquote data-quote="Simbarn" data-source="post: 229464" data-attributes="member: 44021"><p>How long were you on AAS for? More than one cycle?</p><p></p><p>In your first post you have said you tried many times to recover with SERM’s, but it appears from what you have just said that you took Clomid almost constantly after that cycle until you started TRT? From what I could understand, you only had a month off all these drugs before you decided to take TRT? Was this all under a doctor’s care? Has a doctor been instructing you to increase your dose of T up to 200mgs per week?</p><p>It looks like you did not try and stop all medications and let your body find its own homeostasis for a period of 6 months or more after the trials on Clomid?</p><p></p><p>Did you do a very slow gradual taper of Clomid before you stopped the SERM therapy? This is quite important.</p><p>Perhaps you could describe exactly what you have done with these restarts, the time periods and when TRT was initiated.</p><p></p><p>It can sometimes take 6 months to a year for some guys to return to normal function after using AAS, depending on the amount of cycles they have done and the length of those cycles? Sexual function can be all over the place for some time after these restarts and anabolic steroid use.</p><p></p><p>Clomid, owing to its Zuclomiphene component does interfere with sexual function in some men. This isomer of Clomid also builds up in the body and can continue to cause sexual difficulties post DC of the drug. It can cause issues with erectile function and sexual sensation in the penis itself for some time. Enclomiphene citrate is supposed to eliminate some of these issues. These drugs have varied effects on different men. We all have our own unique biochemistry that can respond well or not so well with these chemicals, as it can with any drug we put into our system.</p><p></p><p>You also mention you have record of a test showing you had a level of T at 500 before steroid use. At this time you are almost double that on TRT. It is no wonder IMO that your sexual function is not working well.</p><p></p><p>I see you have constantly tried to replicate the “honeymoon period” by increasing dosages. Often the honey moon period happens because of the sudden surge in testosterone and its effects on dopamine and fresh androgen receptors. This stops after a few months when our body realises what is occurring! Receptors possibly desensitise owing to an excess of testosterone and dopamine is also lowered due to how it is very tightly controlled, being the reward neurotransmitter.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in my last post, I think high levels of T affect the balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic neural activity in the erectile tissues. It is also possible that it affects the autonomic nervous system as a whole too. If adrenergic receptors in the penis become upregulated or more sensitive to noradrenalin, stimulation from the reflex or psychogenic centres will have a harder time instigating and maintaining an erection. The use of AAS may have also caused issues here.</p><p></p><p>It could also be for some men, that the loss of upstream hormones also cause issues with erectile function.</p><p></p><p>Testosterone can be great for mental libido, but sex drive in the loins can be quite absent when it is in excess and there is no LH and FSH in the system. Sexual function is comprised of all the hormones/neurotransmitters working in synergy with each other. Remove or interrupt some of them and it is logical to think sexual function will not work quite the same. The problem with TRT is that it changes a lot with our hormonal milieu. You do not expect a machine to work correctly or at all if you remove certain parts or processes. Our bodies are very clever and find other pathways to make do when things are missing or dysfunctional, but sometimes it just can’t and mechanisms fail.</p><p></p><p>Some men have very strong erectile function, that is, it is rarely affected by stress and other inhibiting factors, whilst others can have quite sensitive function that can be affected easily by emotional states, stress and chemicals such as caffeine, alcohol and amphetamines. Hormonal disturbance could play havoc with erectile function in some men for the same reasons. Penises come in many shapes and sizes as we know, the internal design and function will therefore also be quite varied as well, this is important to understand.</p><p></p><p>There is a possibility here that you do not need to be on testosterone replacement at all. Natural hormone function is always the best for young men. TRT is a difficult journey and rarely replicates sexual function in a young male comparable to how your body functions naturally when it is healthy. Perhaps your previous restarts need to be examined thoroughly as to their effectiveness and tried again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simbarn, post: 229464, member: 44021"] How long were you on AAS for? More than one cycle? In your first post you have said you tried many times to recover with SERM’s, but it appears from what you have just said that you took Clomid almost constantly after that cycle until you started TRT? From what I could understand, you only had a month off all these drugs before you decided to take TRT? Was this all under a doctor’s care? Has a doctor been instructing you to increase your dose of T up to 200mgs per week? It looks like you did not try and stop all medications and let your body find its own homeostasis for a period of 6 months or more after the trials on Clomid? Did you do a very slow gradual taper of Clomid before you stopped the SERM therapy? This is quite important. Perhaps you could describe exactly what you have done with these restarts, the time periods and when TRT was initiated. It can sometimes take 6 months to a year for some guys to return to normal function after using AAS, depending on the amount of cycles they have done and the length of those cycles? Sexual function can be all over the place for some time after these restarts and anabolic steroid use. Clomid, owing to its Zuclomiphene component does interfere with sexual function in some men. This isomer of Clomid also builds up in the body and can continue to cause sexual difficulties post DC of the drug. It can cause issues with erectile function and sexual sensation in the penis itself for some time. Enclomiphene citrate is supposed to eliminate some of these issues. These drugs have varied effects on different men. We all have our own unique biochemistry that can respond well or not so well with these chemicals, as it can with any drug we put into our system. You also mention you have record of a test showing you had a level of T at 500 before steroid use. At this time you are almost double that on TRT. It is no wonder IMO that your sexual function is not working well. I see you have constantly tried to replicate the “honeymoon period” by increasing dosages. Often the honey moon period happens because of the sudden surge in testosterone and its effects on dopamine and fresh androgen receptors. This stops after a few months when our body realises what is occurring! Receptors possibly desensitise owing to an excess of testosterone and dopamine is also lowered due to how it is very tightly controlled, being the reward neurotransmitter. As I mentioned in my last post, I think high levels of T affect the balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic neural activity in the erectile tissues. It is also possible that it affects the autonomic nervous system as a whole too. If adrenergic receptors in the penis become upregulated or more sensitive to noradrenalin, stimulation from the reflex or psychogenic centres will have a harder time instigating and maintaining an erection. The use of AAS may have also caused issues here. It could also be for some men, that the loss of upstream hormones also cause issues with erectile function. Testosterone can be great for mental libido, but sex drive in the loins can be quite absent when it is in excess and there is no LH and FSH in the system. Sexual function is comprised of all the hormones/neurotransmitters working in synergy with each other. Remove or interrupt some of them and it is logical to think sexual function will not work quite the same. The problem with TRT is that it changes a lot with our hormonal milieu. You do not expect a machine to work correctly or at all if you remove certain parts or processes. Our bodies are very clever and find other pathways to make do when things are missing or dysfunctional, but sometimes it just can’t and mechanisms fail. Some men have very strong erectile function, that is, it is rarely affected by stress and other inhibiting factors, whilst others can have quite sensitive function that can be affected easily by emotional states, stress and chemicals such as caffeine, alcohol and amphetamines. Hormonal disturbance could play havoc with erectile function in some men for the same reasons. Penises come in many shapes and sizes as we know, the internal design and function will therefore also be quite varied as well, this is important to understand. There is a possibility here that you do not need to be on testosterone replacement at all. Natural hormone function is always the best for young men. TRT is a difficult journey and rarely replicates sexual function in a young male comparable to how your body functions naturally when it is healthy. Perhaps your previous restarts need to be examined thoroughly as to their effectiveness and tried again. [/QUOTE]
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