ExcelMale
Menu
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Videos
Lab Tests
Doctor Finder
Buy Books
About Us
Men’s Health Coaching
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Newbie here in need of advice
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="UnsureNewbie" data-source="post: 67832" data-attributes="member: 15461"><p>Thanks for the advice guys. The thing is this: At this point I have zero clue as to how to fix the sex problems. For me, after ruling out everything else--the only seemingly medical explanation seems to be low levels of Free testosterone. From a lab standpoint, everything else seems ok. </p><p></p><p>@Chris Vettester: Thanks for the input. So what would you suggest regarding the thyroid? Is there a lab parameter that indicates hypothyroidism or rules it out?</p><p></p><p>I printed some of my old lab findings for you guys to have a look at:</p><p></p><p>June 2010: </p><p>Vitamin B12 736 (211-911)</p><p>Zink 1.1 (0.7 -1.3)</p><p>FT3 2.8 (2.0-4.2)</p><p>FT4 1.0 (0.8-1.7)</p><p>TSH 1.16 (0.35-4.50)</p><p>LH 7.4 (1.4- 9.4)</p><p>FSH 6.6 (1.1- 13.3)</p><p>SHBG 42 (13-71)</p><p>Prolactin 6.6 (1.1- 13.3)</p><p></p><p>Oddly enough, Testosterone wasn't tested there (age 26)</p><p></p><p>May 2014:</p><p>Testosteron total 448 (241- 830)</p><p>Free testosterone 13.2 (10.7 - 41.2)</p><p>SHBG 50 (17-66) </p><p>free Androgen index 31.2 (23-103)</p><p></p><p>February 2015:</p><p>Total testosterone 528 (241- 830)</p><p></p><p>September 2015:</p><p>Total Testosterone 502 (241- 830)</p><p></p><p>December 2015:</p><p>FT 3 3.0(2.0-4.2)</p><p>FT 4 1.2 (0.8-1.7)</p><p>TSH 1.78 (0.35- 5.0)</p><p>Prolaktin 24.9 (4-15.2)</p><p>Estradiol E2 38 (26-61)</p><p>Total Testosterone 5.93 (2.49-8.36)</p><p>Free testosterone 15.0 (12.3 - 24.2)</p><p></p><p>January 2016:</p><p>Prolactin 23.3 (4-15.2)</p><p></p><p>I then decided to give Cabergoline a brief try to see that the lack of night time erections, morning wood etc. may have to do with the elevated prolactin (although I can say that the blood taken was like 1 hour after waking up. Prolactin should actually be taken 2-3 hours after waking up--so the high results may have been skewed).</p><p>Over a 6 week period I decreased my prolactin levels to 3.1 and then to 1.1 ----at that level there was literally nocturnal erections absent so I got off the cabergoline and went back to the previous level of weak nocturnal erections. </p><p></p><p>March 2017:</p><p>Total testosterone 4.91 (2.41- 8.27)</p><p>Free testosterone 10.8 (10.7- 41.2)</p><p></p><p></p><p>If anyone has any other idea that could keep me off going on TRT I would gladly appreciate it. I have tried everything from diet to stress reduction--my lifestyle does not seem to have a high impact on my testosterone levels-----if anything I had the highest level of job stress and emotional stress in 2015 where I had the highest levels of testosterone and free testosterone.</p><p></p><p>At this point I personally just think that my free testosterone levels are just not consistantly high enough for a 33 year old male. I would go as far as guessing that if they were around 25 ....a lot of my sex related symptoms would alleviate. Also , while my total testosterone seems to be ok---if you believe the internet at least--I have the levels of a 50-60 year old person....not 33 year old person.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One final note: I have further blood work from last year which I'll try to add this week---I remember having LH and FSH checked out and both were considerably lower than on the 2010 reading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnsureNewbie, post: 67832, member: 15461"] Thanks for the advice guys. The thing is this: At this point I have zero clue as to how to fix the sex problems. For me, after ruling out everything else--the only seemingly medical explanation seems to be low levels of Free testosterone. From a lab standpoint, everything else seems ok. @Chris Vettester: Thanks for the input. So what would you suggest regarding the thyroid? Is there a lab parameter that indicates hypothyroidism or rules it out? I printed some of my old lab findings for you guys to have a look at: June 2010: Vitamin B12 736 (211-911) Zink 1.1 (0.7 -1.3) FT3 2.8 (2.0-4.2) FT4 1.0 (0.8-1.7) TSH 1.16 (0.35-4.50) LH 7.4 (1.4- 9.4) FSH 6.6 (1.1- 13.3) SHBG 42 (13-71) Prolactin 6.6 (1.1- 13.3) Oddly enough, Testosterone wasn't tested there (age 26) May 2014: Testosteron total 448 (241- 830) Free testosterone 13.2 (10.7 - 41.2) SHBG 50 (17-66) free Androgen index 31.2 (23-103) February 2015: Total testosterone 528 (241- 830) September 2015: Total Testosterone 502 (241- 830) December 2015: FT 3 3.0(2.0-4.2) FT 4 1.2 (0.8-1.7) TSH 1.78 (0.35- 5.0) Prolaktin 24.9 (4-15.2) Estradiol E2 38 (26-61) Total Testosterone 5.93 (2.49-8.36) Free testosterone 15.0 (12.3 - 24.2) January 2016: Prolactin 23.3 (4-15.2) I then decided to give Cabergoline a brief try to see that the lack of night time erections, morning wood etc. may have to do with the elevated prolactin (although I can say that the blood taken was like 1 hour after waking up. Prolactin should actually be taken 2-3 hours after waking up--so the high results may have been skewed). Over a 6 week period I decreased my prolactin levels to 3.1 and then to 1.1 ----at that level there was literally nocturnal erections absent so I got off the cabergoline and went back to the previous level of weak nocturnal erections. March 2017: Total testosterone 4.91 (2.41- 8.27) Free testosterone 10.8 (10.7- 41.2) If anyone has any other idea that could keep me off going on TRT I would gladly appreciate it. I have tried everything from diet to stress reduction--my lifestyle does not seem to have a high impact on my testosterone levels-----if anything I had the highest level of job stress and emotional stress in 2015 where I had the highest levels of testosterone and free testosterone. At this point I personally just think that my free testosterone levels are just not consistantly high enough for a 33 year old male. I would go as far as guessing that if they were around 25 ....a lot of my sex related symptoms would alleviate. Also , while my total testosterone seems to be ok---if you believe the internet at least--I have the levels of a 50-60 year old person....not 33 year old person. One final note: I have further blood work from last year which I'll try to add this week---I remember having LH and FSH checked out and both were considerably lower than on the 2010 reading. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Share this page
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Sponsors
Forums
Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Newbie here in need of advice
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top