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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Levels TT / FT / SHBG before starting TRT
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<blockquote data-quote="seppuku" data-source="post: 261057" data-attributes="member: 2030"><p>So it sounds like you're in the U.K if you're going through Dr Stevens, and your readings were between 12 and 14 nmol/l? I'm also in the U.K, early 50's. For several years, my total testosterone was coming back at an average 8 nmol/l, so approx 230 ng/dl. I put myself on diy trt last year in September, starting off on 120mg test e a week, split into two injections (Sun am / Wed pm). After 8 weeks i had blood taken, a 3.5 day trough reading, and i was way over range in both total and free. My e2 was very high also. I dropped down to 48mg twice a week, and blood results are better. Shbg always about mid range. My honest thoughts right now are that although i'm glad i've done this, i 'probably' would have increased my natural levels by just losing weight. I'd been on a permanent bulk to help strength in the gym for over 20 years, and have only addressed this recently because i can't get hip surgery till my bmi is lower. As to what the increased testosterone has done for me (last reading was 24.9 nmol/l total, free test 0.535 nmol/l so 718 ng/dl total, 15 ng/dl free), it's subtle. I haven't started up any businesses and made a fortune, it hasn't burnt all my body fat off me without dieting, and my sex drive is about the same (it was always high, and performance was ok even at 8 nmol/l). Like i said, i believe i've done the right thing, and i've no current intentions of coming off. I believe it's unhealthy to have low t, and, other than losing weight (which i should have done first), nothing else was increasing my levels. But my advice would be, make sure that whatever symptoms you have, that you believe are due to low testosterone, are not actually something else. As you're probably aware, the nhs wouldn't touch you with a barge pole with those starting levels, and you might notice nothing from even doubling them. Then again though, who knows, you might. I'd just make sure it's not a stress / sleep / diet / relationship problem causing your symptoms first before taking the plunge. Oh, and the Leger Clinic are much cheaper than Dr Stevens clinic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seppuku, post: 261057, member: 2030"] So it sounds like you're in the U.K if you're going through Dr Stevens, and your readings were between 12 and 14 nmol/l? I'm also in the U.K, early 50's. For several years, my total testosterone was coming back at an average 8 nmol/l, so approx 230 ng/dl. I put myself on diy trt last year in September, starting off on 120mg test e a week, split into two injections (Sun am / Wed pm). After 8 weeks i had blood taken, a 3.5 day trough reading, and i was way over range in both total and free. My e2 was very high also. I dropped down to 48mg twice a week, and blood results are better. Shbg always about mid range. My honest thoughts right now are that although i'm glad i've done this, i 'probably' would have increased my natural levels by just losing weight. I'd been on a permanent bulk to help strength in the gym for over 20 years, and have only addressed this recently because i can't get hip surgery till my bmi is lower. As to what the increased testosterone has done for me (last reading was 24.9 nmol/l total, free test 0.535 nmol/l so 718 ng/dl total, 15 ng/dl free), it's subtle. I haven't started up any businesses and made a fortune, it hasn't burnt all my body fat off me without dieting, and my sex drive is about the same (it was always high, and performance was ok even at 8 nmol/l). Like i said, i believe i've done the right thing, and i've no current intentions of coming off. I believe it's unhealthy to have low t, and, other than losing weight (which i should have done first), nothing else was increasing my levels. But my advice would be, make sure that whatever symptoms you have, that you believe are due to low testosterone, are not actually something else. As you're probably aware, the nhs wouldn't touch you with a barge pole with those starting levels, and you might notice nothing from even doubling them. Then again though, who knows, you might. I'd just make sure it's not a stress / sleep / diet / relationship problem causing your symptoms first before taking the plunge. Oh, and the Leger Clinic are much cheaper than Dr Stevens clinic. [/QUOTE]
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