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I had another test and my PSA is down to 2.1. I've done even more research and have just this week re-started TRT at a cautious pace. I have historically very low SHBG. Through research here and other places, having low T, low Free T, low SHBG, low E2, and low DHT, can be just as symptomatic...

Do you happen to have Low SHBG?

Hi there. I finished the course of antibiotics and had really good results with it. I felt great and most of the symptoms went away. I did my first PSA test about three weeks after finishing the last course of antibiotics and it went down to about 2.8. I have another one coming up here in a...

Thank you. I'm getting older now (47) and after having some other orthopedic issues, realized about 10 years ago that you are always your best advocate. No one else cares about your issues more than you. Tools like ChatGPT make research of these topics easier than ever. Your comment on PSA...

I was on TRT for about 10 years. About 2 years ago, I had a kidney stone that kicked off a long chain of events for me. I passed the 6 mm long x 2.5 mm wide stone after 3 weeks. About a month later, I kept having burning, hesitancy, yellow / chunky semen and urgency. The doctor gave me an...

Hi, sorry I missed this. i did it for 4 weeks. I had a 20 mg bottle, added 2.5 ml of bac water to it. That gives 8 mg / ml. I injected 0.25 ml every M-W-F for 4 weeks. Additionally, I have had amazing success so far with my latest round of antibiotics. I will post about that in another...

I used Prostamax and Vesilute for 6 weeks. Saw big improvements.

I tried a cycle, and saw major improvements in BPH and chronic prostatitis.

Did you ever try it? I am interested

I'll try to make this brief. 46 y/o I was on HCG + minor anastrozole therapy for 10 years. Never an issue. It started to grow ineffective. I started T Cyp slowly alongside HCG + anastrozole. Did this for about 4 months. Never felt quite right. I was having other issues related to a kidney...

I could not get my iron to increase through any protocols. I ended up changing my PPI medicine, taking less of it as well, and stopping TRT for now. My Ferritin is up around 100 after a few months. Once I get it to around 150, I am going to start TRT again and monitor my iron and ferritin...

This is exactly what I am seeing. My T crashed to 10 while injecting. I stopped T and started enclomiphene and my Ferritin is up to mid 50's after 2 months. I feel better with my Ferritin coming up, but will be stopping the enclomiphene shortly and can imagine that I am going to feel much...

With my Ferritin rising rapidly after stopping T injections, is there anything else I could do to raise T without taking T directly? A peptide? Anything else?

I wish that was my problem.

Interesting. I only look at Free T. My SHBG is super low so even at a current Total T of 250, Free T is 75-85 typically. If my Total T gets up to 900 for example, my Free T is usually over 300 which causes all sorts of issues. At 140 mg of T Cyp my Free T was about 600 with Free T at 200-225.

I'm at the same point. With the low Ferritin, I felt significantly worse than with low T. I've been on enclomiphene for 2 months, and am worried what things will be like when I come off of it. My Free T is about 75 on enclomiphene. It was 150 on 140 mg of T Cyp. If I go off, I'm afraid it...

I stopped that day. It’s been two months. I’ve been on enclomiphene. Free T has been halved from when I was doing 140 mg of T. However my Ferritin has gone from 10 to 53 with no change in diet. I feel much better. Still debating my next move.

Got it. Thanks. I hear you. I'm stopping for now. See where I am and how I feel when I get back to baseline. I feel worse now than I did before, so I need to get it sorted out. Then, will start to step back in slowly. That could blow up on me, but I feel like I need to start with a...

How much Vit C?

I should have said -- I stopped T Cyp today, and am 3 weeks out from it working through my system.

There is a local place that does IV iron drip. They said cash payment, costs about $250+ a visit on the voicemail, but I haven't called back yet. I did send them my labs and they said it would be advised, but that was before I had the latest iron labs that shows about 100 iron and 13 ferritin.

I was on HCG monotherapy for about 10 years. I have blood panels from over that time and my iron was low to mid range, and my ferritin was 175-200 consistently. Over time, the HGC monotherapy started to be ineffective for me. I started TRT in fall 2022. My bloodwork all looked ok (except...

I have been curious on the IV infusion side as well. The notes however said it would be hard on the liver and potentially sky rocket hemoglobin and hematocrit, unless I read it wrong. I would certainly be willing to do the IV infusion if it makes sense.

I might have missed it somewhere. How long after the protocol should I get labs? Can I get them the day after day 5?

I did some more research on myself. I found that before I was on TRT, way back in 2011 when I was 31, I had low Iron and low ferritin. Not as low as today, but still low below the lower band. I recalled that I did 23 and me at one point, so I downloaded the raw data and put it into an...

@FDV70 A Reddit poster turned me on to your page and this post after I asked some questions due to recent bloodwork. I read through everything. I am ready to take the plunge. I wanted to make a post to see if you had any additional insights on my situation, and verify some key points...