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Penile fibrosis after long time without morning erections?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tn198989" data-source="post: 229836" data-attributes="member: 42625"><p>Hello there,</p><p></p><p>I had to look up what times I took serms and for how long that's why my story changed a bit. Anyway, I understand how a taper works but shouldn't it be reflected on blood work? I always took blood work 6 weeks after every restart attempt. I didn't do a long taper but for the last weeks I always dropped the dose a lot. Also I didn't do them without doctors guidance. The problem is that even with doctors guidance I saw no benefit.</p><p></p><p>I did use hcg for 2 weeks prior to the first 2 restart attempts. But why do all these things matter. If 6-8 weeks after a pct attempt your lh and fsh along with total t are good and remain so isn't the restart successful?? My problem is that although everything looked good on blood work the sexual function never recovered. If the restart wasn't successful then the lh wouldn't increase (secondary) or if it did, it wouldn't increase testosterone (primary).</p><p></p><p>The reason I saw so many endocrinologist wasn't because they didn't give me trt. I didn't want trt. I wanted to recover. I saw so many cause they didn't seem to know what they were doing. Some of them dismissed the issue as non hormonal since my blood work was ok. And when I mean ok I don't mean bordeline ok. My lh was around 7-8 total t fluctuated from 600 to 900, e2 sometimes around 30 sometimes higher. Believe me it wasn't an easy choice to hop on trt. That's why I delayed it 3 years while I was struggling.</p><p></p><p>I guess I was pre diabetic although my blood sugar wasn't always above 100 but sometimes it rose to 105. I don't need to manage it. Ever since I got on trt it has lowered to below 90 and stayed that way for more than a year.</p><p></p><p>I am already dropping the dose although I look more to what level of t it brings me, not the dose. I am now on 180 split in 3 doses and I ll go lower but after I get blood work.</p><p></p><p>I already accepted life on trt and if I fix the erectile function I won't quit.</p><p></p><p>If I can't fix it while on t then I ll consider stopping it.</p><p></p><p>But for now I am not looking for yet another restart.</p><p></p><p>Could you please post a link to a paper that shows that high t is bad for erections despite normal e2 or any other hormone?</p><p></p><p>Lastly, in your opinion could an enlarged prostate cause these issues? ( it was the one thing I never tested, only psa which came back normal) and if it does cause something like blood flow issue, wouldn't it get picked up on the doppler? </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tn198989, post: 229836, member: 42625"] Hello there, I had to look up what times I took serms and for how long that's why my story changed a bit. Anyway, I understand how a taper works but shouldn't it be reflected on blood work? I always took blood work 6 weeks after every restart attempt. I didn't do a long taper but for the last weeks I always dropped the dose a lot. Also I didn't do them without doctors guidance. The problem is that even with doctors guidance I saw no benefit. I did use hcg for 2 weeks prior to the first 2 restart attempts. But why do all these things matter. If 6-8 weeks after a pct attempt your lh and fsh along with total t are good and remain so isn't the restart successful?? My problem is that although everything looked good on blood work the sexual function never recovered. If the restart wasn't successful then the lh wouldn't increase (secondary) or if it did, it wouldn't increase testosterone (primary). The reason I saw so many endocrinologist wasn't because they didn't give me trt. I didn't want trt. I wanted to recover. I saw so many cause they didn't seem to know what they were doing. Some of them dismissed the issue as non hormonal since my blood work was ok. And when I mean ok I don't mean bordeline ok. My lh was around 7-8 total t fluctuated from 600 to 900, e2 sometimes around 30 sometimes higher. Believe me it wasn't an easy choice to hop on trt. That's why I delayed it 3 years while I was struggling. I guess I was pre diabetic although my blood sugar wasn't always above 100 but sometimes it rose to 105. I don't need to manage it. Ever since I got on trt it has lowered to below 90 and stayed that way for more than a year. I am already dropping the dose although I look more to what level of t it brings me, not the dose. I am now on 180 split in 3 doses and I ll go lower but after I get blood work. I already accepted life on trt and if I fix the erectile function I won't quit. If I can't fix it while on t then I ll consider stopping it. But for now I am not looking for yet another restart. Could you please post a link to a paper that shows that high t is bad for erections despite normal e2 or any other hormone? Lastly, in your opinion could an enlarged prostate cause these issues? ( it was the one thing I never tested, only psa which came back normal) and if it does cause something like blood flow issue, wouldn't it get picked up on the doppler? Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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