Hi everyone, new member here.
Quick recap, years ago i was ~335lbs and about 31 y/o. I started dieting and lifting weights. Over the years I ended up getting down to 189lbs. I was pretty good at 193, but when I pushed it I seemed to have crashed my hormones. I started having ED issues for the first time in my life, i freaked a little and a week later I was back upto ~210lbs(some water/glycogen gain here). My ED mostly subsided, but it just wasn't right. I struggled. I went to my PCP and had bloodwork, my test was 430, he didn't do any other male tests. He told me I was good to go! Went to an endo for a second opinion 3-4wks later. In that time I committed to eating better and sleeping more. My endo tested more thoroughly, but also my T was back to 630. I thought that was good and just skipped taking any TRT. My Estradiol was borderline low, 25.x with the range being 25.8 - 60.7. This was march 2017, fast forward ~oct 2017 I ended up somehow herniating a few discs. My will to goto the gym tanked before that as well. I put up with some serious back pain for months, put in work at the rehab place, no progress. Went back to PCP for bloodwork AND endo. PCP pulled 390, I told him that was BS and my T was definitely low, he argued with me, refused to write me any Rx. Went to my endo, this year it was 430. My estradiol was 20.8. He pulled out a bottle of testosterone cypionate and injected me on the spot. I had a vasovagel reaction in his office, and then later in the day my back started feeling better for the first time in months. I had some serious itchy skin issues develop over the years. My whole life i had oily skin until I dieted, then it was dry. It was so bad lately the skin on my shins would hurt when my pants touched it. Well the TRT fixed that as well. My libido had been pretty non-existant and that was also back with a vengence. Over the next few weeks I was looking forward to getting into the gym, even though I still have a major back injury I now actually have the will.
Now my issue at this time, my libido is kind of good? I still get some ED issues. My protocol right now is 100mg on tues morning, and 100mg on fri morning. I inject into my belly fat. I'm almost 39, 5'11 ~256lbs right now. I put on about 40lbs last year.
I just got my checkup bloodwork back. I haven't seen my dr yet but this is where I currently sit, assuming my high estradiol is causing some minor ED issues:
DHEA sulfate ug/dL 279 35-44y/o range = 89-427
Estradiol pg/mL 72.6 range 25.8 - 60.7
FSH mlU/mL 0.4 range 1.5 - 12.4
LH mlU/mL 0.6 range 1.7 - 8.6
HSHBG nmol/L 31 range 10 - 80
Testosterone ng/dL 1150 range 348 - 1197
Free Test ng/dL 29.53 range 4.7 - 24.4
Quick recap, years ago i was ~335lbs and about 31 y/o. I started dieting and lifting weights. Over the years I ended up getting down to 189lbs. I was pretty good at 193, but when I pushed it I seemed to have crashed my hormones. I started having ED issues for the first time in my life, i freaked a little and a week later I was back upto ~210lbs(some water/glycogen gain here). My ED mostly subsided, but it just wasn't right. I struggled. I went to my PCP and had bloodwork, my test was 430, he didn't do any other male tests. He told me I was good to go! Went to an endo for a second opinion 3-4wks later. In that time I committed to eating better and sleeping more. My endo tested more thoroughly, but also my T was back to 630. I thought that was good and just skipped taking any TRT. My Estradiol was borderline low, 25.x with the range being 25.8 - 60.7. This was march 2017, fast forward ~oct 2017 I ended up somehow herniating a few discs. My will to goto the gym tanked before that as well. I put up with some serious back pain for months, put in work at the rehab place, no progress. Went back to PCP for bloodwork AND endo. PCP pulled 390, I told him that was BS and my T was definitely low, he argued with me, refused to write me any Rx. Went to my endo, this year it was 430. My estradiol was 20.8. He pulled out a bottle of testosterone cypionate and injected me on the spot. I had a vasovagel reaction in his office, and then later in the day my back started feeling better for the first time in months. I had some serious itchy skin issues develop over the years. My whole life i had oily skin until I dieted, then it was dry. It was so bad lately the skin on my shins would hurt when my pants touched it. Well the TRT fixed that as well. My libido had been pretty non-existant and that was also back with a vengence. Over the next few weeks I was looking forward to getting into the gym, even though I still have a major back injury I now actually have the will.
Now my issue at this time, my libido is kind of good? I still get some ED issues. My protocol right now is 100mg on tues morning, and 100mg on fri morning. I inject into my belly fat. I'm almost 39, 5'11 ~256lbs right now. I put on about 40lbs last year.
I just got my checkup bloodwork back. I haven't seen my dr yet but this is where I currently sit, assuming my high estradiol is causing some minor ED issues:
DHEA sulfate ug/dL 279 35-44y/o range = 89-427
Estradiol pg/mL 72.6 range 25.8 - 60.7
FSH mlU/mL 0.4 range 1.5 - 12.4
LH mlU/mL 0.6 range 1.7 - 8.6
HSHBG nmol/L 31 range 10 - 80
Testosterone ng/dL 1150 range 348 - 1197
Free Test ng/dL 29.53 range 4.7 - 24.4
