I am 41 and have had low-t for probably 2 years now, but only had it checked 6 months ago (total t = 308).
-First Urologist, said exercise and lose weight for 3-6 months, and then try TRT.
-Endocrinologist said Androgel and come back in 3 months.
-Second Urologist (second opinion) said 200 mg testosterone cypionate and come back in 2 months.
I have worked my butt off doing cardo and lifting and lost 20 lbs, but my last test was even lower (209)
I am not going to use the Androgel because I have young daughters and the chance of affecting them freaks me out.
I have read a lot on this site about TRT side-effects, follow-up labs, and I am pretty concerned. I already have a lot of body hair, my wife used to joke that I had larger breasts, and I sweat like crazy. Exercise has helped somewhat, but a lot is genetics. I see others on HCG and anastrozole to combat side-effects.
So, my Questions:
1. Is there any hope exercise will improve low-t at this point?
2. If I start the injections, when should the follow up testing and appointments be done? Will there be a crash?
3. Should I be on HCG and other stuff as well from the start, or wait for the side-effects happen?
4. Everyone on this site raves about TriMix. Every doc I ask says, "Why do you want to inject your penis, no you don't need that". I am sick of the ED drugs because get stuffy and get a cold every time I take them, and then the sex is not good because I have no confidence. So, Why are the docs saying no to injections?
Also, does anyone know of a spouse support page or group for low-t. My wife and I are not handling this well.
Thanks,
crazyhaha
