Is this a cause for concern

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Zero libido - Poor EQ

Is there any what to lower progesterone how much of a problem is high progesterone?

My prolactin, whilst elevated is this a value I should be concerned about?

140mg test E pinned daily.

(I have single digit SHBG since I started TRT.

 

[FunkOdyssey]

140mg test E pinned daily.

Can you give us some background on how and why you arrived at this protocol? What else have you tried and what were the results?

More important than the lab values you've shared, which are not a cause for concern IMO.

 

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Can you give us some background on how and why you arrived at this protocol? What else have you tried and what were the results?

More important than the lab values you've shared, which are not a cause for concern IMO.

Do you care to elaborate on why the lab work is not a cause for concern? High prolactin and high progesterone nothing to worry about?


I’ve been on TRT for years now and never really felt dialled in.

I inject 140mg split into daily injections.

I’m a relatively low aromitiser - when I go to below 120mg I start to get low E2 sides (insomnia, joint issues)

When my dose goes higher my dick stops working

I have tried with and without HCG - I don’t want kids and get no benefits from HCG.

I’ve ran my test higher (210mg) - Whilst I feel a good sense of well being on that dose, it makes my ED / morning wood worse.

I have tried many protocols over the years but only recently tested my prolactin and progesterone. Nothing I do seems to improve my libido.

Any changes I have make, I stick with for 3-6 months before making any adjustments

 

[FunkOdyssey]

Do you care to elaborate on why the lab work is not a cause for concern? High prolactin and high progesterone nothing to worry about?

Prolactin is barely out of range, and this is pretty common in men on TRT who are often functioning well sexually. If you want to prove or disprove that prolactin is a problem here, you can try p5p and see if it helps.

Progesterone, when it isn't the LC/MS version of the test, picks up random things and isn't very reliable.

Thanks for the background on dosage. Can you speak to frequency? How did you end up on daily? What is the lowest frequency protocol you've tried, and what were the results?

Experiences with SC vs IM injection?

Ever tried prop? Cream?

Have you experimented with pregnenolone and/or dhea?

 

[FunkOdyssey]

I have single digit SHBG since I started TRT.

How is your metabolic health? Fasting glucose, hba1c, fasting insulin (most important)? Body fat %, blood pressure?

 

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Prolactin is barely out of range, and this is pretty common in men on TRT who are often functioning well sexually. If you want to prove or disprove that prolactin is a problem here, you can try p5p and see if it helps.

Progesterone, when it isn't the LC/MS version of the test, picks up random things and isn't very reliable.

Thanks for the background on dosage. Can you speak to frequency? How did you end up on daily? What is the lowest frequency protocol you've tried, and what were the results?

Experiences with SC vs IM injection?

Ever tried prop? Cream?

Have you experimented with pregnenolone and/or dhea?

I’ve got single digits SHBG, which is why I use daily dosing. TBH it didn’t make much of a difference but I’ve never gone back to any other dose.

I have just started P5P to see if that makes a difference.

Thats useful to know regarding progesterone.

My DHEA is in range so I’ve never added it.

Pregnenalone I have considered but don’t know where to start tbh.

Just so fed up of having no libido

 

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How is your metabolic health? Fasting glucose, hba1c, fasting insulin (most important)? Body fat %, blood pressure?

Good health otherwise. Body fat 20% ish. Fasting insulin and blood pressure all ok.

 

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I’ve got single digits SHBG, which is why I use daily dosing. TBH it didn’t make much of a difference but I’ve never gone back to any other dose.

I have just started P5P to see if that makes a difference.

Thats useful to know regarding progesterone.

My DHEA is in range so I’ve never added it.

Pregnenalone I have considered but don’t know where to start tbh.

Just so fed up of having no libido

My to-try list if I were you would include everything I mentioned above that you haven't messed with yet: prop, cream, pregnenolone, lower frequency on long ester (try once weekly).