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<blockquote data-quote="iceman_from_hell" data-source="post: 213311" data-attributes="member: 43343"><p>Before I describe my problem, I wanted to say hello to everyone on this forum. I recently started reading it, and I learned a lot of valuable things.</p><p></p><p>I’m 29 years old now and about 4-5 years ago, I started to feel worse, weakened, have libido problems, poor results in the gym, unhappy, etc. After many visits to doctors, one of them said that we should test testosterone. The test was performed on 2019-11-20 and showed a value of 3.38 ng/ml. Of course, my doctor said everything was fine, and I have no cause for concern.</p><p></p><p>Already at this point, I was leading a healthy lifestyle, and I was surprised that my testosterone is so low, in comparison my older brother (35 years old), who has never been to the gym, loves sweets, alcohol and has a testosterone level of 6.50 ng/ml, unfair.</p><p></p><p>After reading many articles and books on what to do to raise my testosterone levels, I have implemented some adjustments to my lifestyle:</p><p></p><p>- No alcohol</p><p>- Zero sweets</p><p>- Sleep for at least 8 hours a day</p><p>- Training in the gym at least twice a week (5x5 method)</p><p>- Cardio 1-2 times a week.</p><p>- Supplements, creatine, zinc, selenium, multivitamins, Panax ginseng, ashwagandha, etc.</p><p>- Cold showers</p><p>- Meditation</p><p></p><p>On September 22, 2020, I did another testosterone test, and the result was 2.96 ng/ml. I lived a very healthy life, and my testosterone decreased. Needless to say, how disappointed I was.</p><p></p><p>My doctor still told me that I’m normal but decided to check my testicles for varicoceles with an ultrasound examination. No varicoceles were found, my testicles are perfectly fine.</p><p></p><p>After all this, I lost my tone a bit. Although I continued to lead a healthy lifestyle, I repeated the tests in the upcoming months and my highest result for the testosterone was 3.72 ng/ml.</p><p></p><p>At one point, I realized that I only had two options, live like this so far, or try testosterone therapy.</p><p>I would like to have libido the way it used to be. I wish I had the motivation and strength. I used to feel like life is slipping through my fingers.</p><p>My biggest concern is fertility. With my wife, we want to have kids in 2-3 years.</p><p></p><p>I am afraid of testosterone therapy, but on the other hand, I do not want to live like this…</p><p></p><p>Here is a full list of my blood tests:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]18438[/ATTACH]</p><p>Could you please share your story with testosterone therapy:</p><p></p><p>1. What’s your protocol?</p><p>2. How do you feel?</p><p>3. How did you feel before testosterone therapy?</p><p>4. What’s your libido?</p><p>5. How long have you been using testosterone?</p><p>6. Did you have children before you started using testosterone?</p><p>7. Did TRT impact your fertility?</p><p>8. What are the disadvantages of testosterone therapy?</p><p>9. Do you regret starting therapy?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iceman_from_hell, post: 213311, member: 43343"] Before I describe my problem, I wanted to say hello to everyone on this forum. I recently started reading it, and I learned a lot of valuable things. I’m 29 years old now and about 4-5 years ago, I started to feel worse, weakened, have libido problems, poor results in the gym, unhappy, etc. After many visits to doctors, one of them said that we should test testosterone. The test was performed on 2019-11-20 and showed a value of 3.38 ng/ml. Of course, my doctor said everything was fine, and I have no cause for concern. Already at this point, I was leading a healthy lifestyle, and I was surprised that my testosterone is so low, in comparison my older brother (35 years old), who has never been to the gym, loves sweets, alcohol and has a testosterone level of 6.50 ng/ml, unfair. After reading many articles and books on what to do to raise my testosterone levels, I have implemented some adjustments to my lifestyle: - No alcohol - Zero sweets - Sleep for at least 8 hours a day - Training in the gym at least twice a week (5x5 method) - Cardio 1-2 times a week. - Supplements, creatine, zinc, selenium, multivitamins, Panax ginseng, ashwagandha, etc. - Cold showers - Meditation On September 22, 2020, I did another testosterone test, and the result was 2.96 ng/ml. I lived a very healthy life, and my testosterone decreased. Needless to say, how disappointed I was. My doctor still told me that I’m normal but decided to check my testicles for varicoceles with an ultrasound examination. No varicoceles were found, my testicles are perfectly fine. After all this, I lost my tone a bit. Although I continued to lead a healthy lifestyle, I repeated the tests in the upcoming months and my highest result for the testosterone was 3.72 ng/ml. At one point, I realized that I only had two options, live like this so far, or try testosterone therapy. I would like to have libido the way it used to be. I wish I had the motivation and strength. I used to feel like life is slipping through my fingers. My biggest concern is fertility. With my wife, we want to have kids in 2-3 years. I am afraid of testosterone therapy, but on the other hand, I do not want to live like this… Here is a full list of my blood tests: [ATTACH type="full"]18438[/ATTACH] Could you please share your story with testosterone therapy: 1. What’s your protocol? 2. How do you feel? 3. How did you feel before testosterone therapy? 4. What’s your libido? 5. How long have you been using testosterone? 6. Did you have children before you started using testosterone? 7. Did TRT impact your fertility? 8. What are the disadvantages of testosterone therapy? 9. Do you regret starting therapy? [/QUOTE]
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