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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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Needing advice----normal Total T, low free T
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<blockquote data-quote="UnsureNewbie" data-source="post: 116605" data-attributes="member: 15461"><p>Thanks for the reply guys, very much appreciated.I contacted my doctor and persuaded him to take thyroid labs. I will get results likely tomorrow and will post. </p><p>He did tell me on the phone however that he looked at previous labs and there "wasn't the slightest indication of anything being wrong with my thyroid as all antibody tests were negative and TSH and FT3 and 4 in perfect range." So I don't expect a whole lot there to be honest.</p><p></p><p>BTW one extremely interesting thing that I found while going through past blood work was this: I think it was in 2009 (I was 25 back then) I took a testosterone test at my urologist and it came back at 384 ng/dl.Another one I took at the age of 22/23 came back at 450. Pretty low for a then 20-25 year old , no? I also took a look at a previous sperm test back at the age of 21 when I considered Varicocele surgery. It came back within normal range but all parameters were toward the extrem lower bottom of the range (like just very very slightly above the lower bottom of the range). After the varicocele surgery things seemed to have improved somewhat. Taking these findings into account I do somehow believe that my problems are androgen based. </p><p>My theory is like this: Today we know that Varicoceles can harm not only the affected testicle, but rather both testicles. I still believe that the presence of a grade 2-3 Varicocele on my left testicle from the age of 13 to around 22 , impeded somewhat the maturization of my "system", thus I suffer from these types of problems maybe 10 years earlier than I would have otherwise suffered from. 2 years ago , at the start of my problems I visited a famous urologist who took bloods (testosterone came back at 350 back then but was taken at 12 a.m) and examined my testicles. He said that there was some degree of atrophy to the left testicle. I don't know whether I had posted this before (was kinda uncomfortable to do so). He told me to take testosterone gel right away as my problems are likely androgen dependent. I somehow didn't want to take testosterone back then as I thought I'd find a different avenue of dealing with my problems. However, 2 years later I'm still dealing with this.</p><p></p><p>I've gone through a very difficult 3 year period guys. Professionally I have however turned things around a great deal. I'm in a very good spot today and things will get better. However the aforementioned problems still bother me a whole lot. I have met a wonderful young woman who I like a lot. She feels the same way about me but has started to wonder if I'm not attracted to her as I hadn't shown any signs of wanting to sleep with her (we know each other for 3 months now). Truth is, there is currently nothing that I would want to do more than sleep with her but on the couple occasions where we were kissing and stuff ,erections were just so-so. Not completely absent, but also not really strong and firm like they ought to be. I know that I was extremely turned on by her beauty but it just did not translate into the type of erections I would get 3-4 years ago (sorry if this was too much detail). </p><p>I have tried many supplements etc. etc. but nothing has really put me over the hump (keep in mind I'm taking 5mg cialis anyways). Despite the cialis I do not experience strong nocturnal or morning erections, if at all.</p><p></p><p>I have done loads and loads of research on the internet (spent countless hours on the web). I have watched numerous videos with doctors online (Dr. Rand for example and many more), read numerous articles about hormone replacement etc. ---from the stuff I have gathered , it seems highly unlikely that I would do great harm by giving TRT a shot. Dr.Rand for example mentions in one of his videos that if you are above the age of 26 (meaning complete maturization of the HPTA axis) and have symptoms of low T despite have normal ranges of T then you should just give it a shot. He goes on to mention in one of his videos that chances of not being able to rebound after going of off TRT (if done correctly) are really slim. I know that some on this board think differently, but am I completely wrong in saying "Trying out 100-150mg testosterone per week along with 500IU HCG per week (split into two doses of 60mg/250IU) for 1 month and seeing what type of results I get from this cannot really harm me that bad?" I mean if the TRT works then I have found the problem and if not , what are the odds that, after a 1month trial with such a low dose along with the addition of HCG I will have wrecked my hormonal axis to the point of no return? </p><p></p><p>I feel like I have exhausted everything else at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnsureNewbie, post: 116605, member: 15461"] Thanks for the reply guys, very much appreciated.I contacted my doctor and persuaded him to take thyroid labs. I will get results likely tomorrow and will post. He did tell me on the phone however that he looked at previous labs and there "wasn't the slightest indication of anything being wrong with my thyroid as all antibody tests were negative and TSH and FT3 and 4 in perfect range." So I don't expect a whole lot there to be honest. BTW one extremely interesting thing that I found while going through past blood work was this: I think it was in 2009 (I was 25 back then) I took a testosterone test at my urologist and it came back at 384 ng/dl.Another one I took at the age of 22/23 came back at 450. Pretty low for a then 20-25 year old , no? I also took a look at a previous sperm test back at the age of 21 when I considered Varicocele surgery. It came back within normal range but all parameters were toward the extrem lower bottom of the range (like just very very slightly above the lower bottom of the range). After the varicocele surgery things seemed to have improved somewhat. Taking these findings into account I do somehow believe that my problems are androgen based. My theory is like this: Today we know that Varicoceles can harm not only the affected testicle, but rather both testicles. I still believe that the presence of a grade 2-3 Varicocele on my left testicle from the age of 13 to around 22 , impeded somewhat the maturization of my "system", thus I suffer from these types of problems maybe 10 years earlier than I would have otherwise suffered from. 2 years ago , at the start of my problems I visited a famous urologist who took bloods (testosterone came back at 350 back then but was taken at 12 a.m) and examined my testicles. He said that there was some degree of atrophy to the left testicle. I don't know whether I had posted this before (was kinda uncomfortable to do so). He told me to take testosterone gel right away as my problems are likely androgen dependent. I somehow didn't want to take testosterone back then as I thought I'd find a different avenue of dealing with my problems. However, 2 years later I'm still dealing with this. I've gone through a very difficult 3 year period guys. Professionally I have however turned things around a great deal. I'm in a very good spot today and things will get better. However the aforementioned problems still bother me a whole lot. I have met a wonderful young woman who I like a lot. She feels the same way about me but has started to wonder if I'm not attracted to her as I hadn't shown any signs of wanting to sleep with her (we know each other for 3 months now). Truth is, there is currently nothing that I would want to do more than sleep with her but on the couple occasions where we were kissing and stuff ,erections were just so-so. Not completely absent, but also not really strong and firm like they ought to be. I know that I was extremely turned on by her beauty but it just did not translate into the type of erections I would get 3-4 years ago (sorry if this was too much detail). I have tried many supplements etc. etc. but nothing has really put me over the hump (keep in mind I'm taking 5mg cialis anyways). Despite the cialis I do not experience strong nocturnal or morning erections, if at all. I have done loads and loads of research on the internet (spent countless hours on the web). I have watched numerous videos with doctors online (Dr. Rand for example and many more), read numerous articles about hormone replacement etc. ---from the stuff I have gathered , it seems highly unlikely that I would do great harm by giving TRT a shot. Dr.Rand for example mentions in one of his videos that if you are above the age of 26 (meaning complete maturization of the HPTA axis) and have symptoms of low T despite have normal ranges of T then you should just give it a shot. He goes on to mention in one of his videos that chances of not being able to rebound after going of off TRT (if done correctly) are really slim. I know that some on this board think differently, but am I completely wrong in saying "Trying out 100-150mg testosterone per week along with 500IU HCG per week (split into two doses of 60mg/250IU) for 1 month and seeing what type of results I get from this cannot really harm me that bad?" I mean if the TRT works then I have found the problem and if not , what are the odds that, after a 1month trial with such a low dose along with the addition of HCG I will have wrecked my hormonal axis to the point of no return? I feel like I have exhausted everything else at this point. [/QUOTE]
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