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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 128185" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">First 3-4 weeks your HPTA Axis was not yet shutdown completely. You were getting all those juicy nuerotransmitters and hormones from your body, in addition you were getting exogenous testosterone.</span></strong> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Hpta shutdown can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks depending on testosterone dose as higher doses of testosterone (200+ mg/week) have been shown to suppress the hpta quicker (2 weeks).</p><p></p><p>When one first starts trt and experiences the honeymoon period even though they are still producing some endogenous testosterone until the hpta is shut down most mens endogenous testosterone is already low or sub-par and I would say the honeymoon period has more to do with the increase in levels from the exogenous testosterone along with an increase in dopamine and to top it off ones sensitivity of the AR may be still primed.</p><p></p><p>Eventually once steady state is reached the body will adapt to the new testosterone levels and strong increase in libido will usually taper off and level out and one should have a healthy functioning libido as long as FT is healthy and other hormones are in balance, e2, thyroid, adrenals.</p><p></p><p>The same is seen everytime one tends to increase dose when changing protocol as there is usually a strong increase in libido which eventually tapers off and levels out again once the body reaches steady state and has adapted to the new testosterone levels.</p><p></p><p>If anything there could be changes to ones sensitivity of the AR (androgen receptor) along with down regulation of neurotransmitters (dopamine) from having a constant steady state testosterone level 24/7 albeit still with slight variation (depending ones shbg level and injection frequency).</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>T</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">RT/AAS shuts down something that effects libido and erectile quality.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Speak for yourself on this one as libido/ed is multifaceted!</p><p></p><p>I and many on trt still have a healthy functioning libido and no issues with erectile quality!</p><p></p><p>Too many factors involved regarding libido/ed that than to simply state "TRT/AAS shut down something that effects libido and erectile quality".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 128185, member: 13851"] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]First 3-4 weeks your HPTA Axis was not yet shutdown completely. You were getting all those juicy nuerotransmitters and hormones from your body, in addition you were getting exogenous testosterone.[/COLOR][/B] Hpta shutdown can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks depending on testosterone dose as higher doses of testosterone (200+ mg/week) have been shown to suppress the hpta quicker (2 weeks). When one first starts trt and experiences the honeymoon period even though they are still producing some endogenous testosterone until the hpta is shut down most mens endogenous testosterone is already low or sub-par and I would say the honeymoon period has more to do with the increase in levels from the exogenous testosterone along with an increase in dopamine and to top it off ones sensitivity of the AR may be still primed. Eventually once steady state is reached the body will adapt to the new testosterone levels and strong increase in libido will usually taper off and level out and one should have a healthy functioning libido as long as FT is healthy and other hormones are in balance, e2, thyroid, adrenals. The same is seen everytime one tends to increase dose when changing protocol as there is usually a strong increase in libido which eventually tapers off and levels out again once the body reaches steady state and has adapted to the new testosterone levels. If anything there could be changes to ones sensitivity of the AR (androgen receptor) along with down regulation of neurotransmitters (dopamine) from having a constant steady state testosterone level 24/7 albeit still with slight variation (depending ones shbg level and injection frequency). [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]T[/B][/COLOR][B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]RT/AAS shuts down something that effects libido and erectile quality.[/COLOR][/B] Speak for yourself on this one as libido/ed is multifaceted! I and many on trt still have a healthy functioning libido and no issues with erectile quality! Too many factors involved regarding libido/ed that than to simply state "TRT/AAS shut down something that effects libido and erectile quality". [/QUOTE]
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