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Fortunately, I'm pretty fit and not overweight. The rest of my diet is pretty solid. I think too much sugar was interfering with my testosterone. It was definitely time to cut that back dramatically.

Hi, I (44/M) posted earlier this year about declines in my sexual abilities. Namely, penile sensitivity, libido, and erection quality. I found something recently that I wanted to share in case it helps anyone else. I had let my diet slip a bit, and was eating a sugary dessert every day...

Nelson, you've built a great community. I realize my issues are different than most here, but I felt lost and pretty hopeless and didn't know where to turn. I got some great guidance from the folks on here, and I'm really thankful for it. It's made a difference in the quality of my life.

Over the past couple weeks I've seen some welcome improvement. So I thought I would post here in case in helps anyone in the future: What's improved: - I no longer have that empty dick feeling. It feels fuller now, even when it's flaccid. - No more erection problems. I get erections pretty...

Simbarn, I really appreciate your thoughts, and I tend to agree – not time to look at TRT just yet. I wonder if this winter wasn't the "perfect storm" of factors to down-regulate my free t, etc. because of: - Several months of little sunlight exposure and cold temperatures - Back strain...

Totally makes sense. I'm now supplementing with vit d, and warmer/sunnier weather is on the way.

Sorry about that, here they are with the reference ranges: Estradiol - 17 pg/ml (0-45) Testosterone - 555 ng/dl (249-836) SHBG - 50 nmol/L (17.4-53.6) Free androgen index - 38.52 (25-98) Free T - 9.1 ng/dL (4.7-24.4) Here's my working theory of what's going on with me at the moment: When...

I was able to get my results: Estradiol - 17 pg/ml Testosterone - 555 ng/dl SHBG - 50 nmol/L Free androgen index - 38.52 Free T - 9.1 ng/dL These all fall within the “normal” range, for a 43/M. But the free t and free androgen are on the low side. If anyone has any thoughts/insights, I’d love...

Hi Bel, Thank you for your thoughtful response. And you're absolutely right, I don't know that porn is my problem here. It's possible it's not. But also, it isn't like it contributes anything to my life, so why not get rid of it in case it is? However I do have to admit that after a few weeks...

Good question. I haven't yet done the lab tests, should have them next week. I'll post when I get them back.

I'm just about a month into quitting porn and masturbation (PMO), so I thought I would stop in and share how it's going in case it's helpful for anyone. What's still not good: geez it just feels like I have no blood in my penis. Limp dick. It kinda drives me crazy, especially at night when I...

Thank you. I read through some of that material and a lot of it tracks with my experience. I first noticed that my orgasms were less powerful awhile back. Then I noticed a drop in libido. Then I noticed my erections were less than 100%. Then it was harder to orgasm. And then porn didn’t do...

Hi Bel, Thanks for the input and encouragement. I would agree, I think cutting out that junk food and cutting down on sugar are easy improvements to make. They should improve my lipids, and I hope they improve my erections. Right now the empty feeling I have in my penis most the time is...

Hi Bixt, I’m curious, what makes you think the porn use is the sole issue? And why do you think it takes months/year for that to resolve? I was hoping it would be faster, of course… Thanks, ATL

Hi- Just wanted to thank everyone who shares information here, it's been great to learn, and I thought I would share my story in case it's helpful to anyone. I'm 43 and married. We have a great sex life even with a young child, having sex about twice a week. Together for 12 years, all is good...