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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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(not for me?) Hombre's TRT Log: 34yo, low E2, norm SHBG and LH [Defy]
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<blockquote data-quote="hombre" data-source="post: 122404" data-attributes="member: 18845"><p>Height: 6ft (Lifetime underweight, never on any psych meds)</p><p></p><p><strong>Motivation (libido mainly):</strong> tried cialis Nov 2017 after a year long break and it wasn't working the same, sudden weak erections during porn use Feb 2018 (after 6 years of minimal porn use, nofap with relapses for 6 years), 10% erection during sex for the first time last day of June 2018.</p><p></p><p><strong>Short history:</strong></p><p>Been tracking my TT since 2015 (360, 260) when my libido started dropping, dropped libido allowed me for the first time since 2012 to go more than 60+ days without porn use (115 days, no sex, "hardmode"). Same year finally started having sex.</p><p>Since 2012 I believed my low libido and any light ED issues were due to years of daily porn use since 2003 or so. Only this June 2018 I discovered the importance of E2 levels (even though I started tracking E2 in 2016).</p><p></p><p><strong>Lab Work (Labcorp)</strong></p><table class='post-table ' style='width: 100%'><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">mid bulk </span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px">(all fat in belly, but low E2)</span></p></th><th ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">10% erection during sex,</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">self paid testing</span></p></th><th ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">some ZMA for 4 days, ordering all tests through PCP (for Defy)</span></p></th><th ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Experiment:</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">1 week break after </span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">Super loading for 2 weeks: Zinc 90mg ED, Vit D3, DHEA 20mg, B12, Iodine-</span></p></th><th ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Experiment: Superloading for 1 more week</span></p></th></tr><tr><td></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Range / Units</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>2015</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>july am</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>2016 </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Oct am</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>2017 </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>Oct am</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">2018 </span></strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">June am</span></strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>2018 </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>July am</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>2018 </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>early Aug am</strong></span></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>2018 </strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 9px"><strong>late Aug am</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Weight</p></td><td></td><td ><p>150</p></td><td ><p>155</p></td><td ><p>177</p></td><td ><p>168</p></td><td ><p>167</p></td><td ><p>167</p></td><td ><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Fat %</p></td><td></td><td ><p>12</p></td><td ><p>12</p></td><td ><p>16</p></td><td ><p>12</p></td><td ><p>12</p></td><td ><p>12</p></td><td ><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Daily Cals</p></td><td></td><td ><p>1500</p></td><td ><p>1500</p></td><td ><p>2700</p></td><td ><p>2400</p></td><td ><p>2200</p></td><td ><p>2500</p></td><td ><p>2500</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>TT (Serum)</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">264 - 916 </span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10px">ng/dL</span></p></td><td ><p><strong>301</strong><br /> 456</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p><strong>263</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>348</strong><br /> <strong>356</strong></p></td><td ><p>545</p></td><td ><p><strong>360</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>418</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>TT, LC/MS</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">(above)</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>481</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>474</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>E2, ECLIA</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">7.6 - 42.6 pg/mL</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>9.6</p></td><td ><p>< 5</p></td><td ><p>< 5</p></td><td ><p>< 5</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>E2, LC/MS</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">8.0 - 35.0 pg/mL</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p><strong>8.4</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>11.1</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>16.5</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>14.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>SHBG</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">16.5 - 55.9 nmol/L</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>20</p></td><td ><p>29</p></td><td ><p>36.7</p></td><td ><p>25.1</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>LH</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">1.7 - 8.6 mIU/mL</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>6.7</p></td><td ><p>6.5</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>T/E2 Ratio</p></td><td ><p>?</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>50</p></td><td ><p>53</p></td><td ><p>42</p></td><td ><p>52</p></td><td ><p>22</p></td><td ><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td ><p><s>Free T (direct)</s></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">8.7-25.1 pg/mL</span></p></td><td ><p>18.4</p></td><td ><p>12.2</p></td><td ><p>17.8</p></td><td ><p>19</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>17.9</p></td><td ><p>20.1</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free T, Calc</p></td><td ><p>ng/dL</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>6.27</p></td><td ><p>6.99</p></td><td ><p>9.2</p></td><td ><p>8</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Prolactin</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">4.0 - 15.2 ng/mL</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>13.7</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>DHT</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">30-85 ng/dL</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Progesterone</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0-0.5</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>0.3</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>DHEA-S</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">138.5 - 475.2</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>279.9</p></td><td></td><td ><p>259</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>FSH</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">1.5 - 12.4</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>3.6</p></td><td ><p>3.8</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>IGF</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">88 - 246</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>158</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>CRP</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0 - 3</span></p></td><td ><p>2.7</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>0.91</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td ><p>TSH</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0.450 - 4.5</span></p></td><td ><p>2.05</p></td><td ><p>2.09</p></td><td ><p>1.41</p></td><td ><p>2.06</p></td><td ><p>2.54</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free T3</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">2.0 - 4.4</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>3.1</p></td><td ><p>2.8</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free T4</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0.82 - 1.77</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>1.55</p></td><td ><p>1.53</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p><strong>Reverse T3</strong></p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 10px">9.2 - 24.1</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p><strong>25.6</strong></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>TPO Ab</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0 - 34</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>18</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Thyroglobulin Ab</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0.0 - 0.9</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>< 1.0</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Cholesterol</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">100-199 mg/dL</span></p></td><td ><p>154</p></td><td ><p>195</p></td><td ><p>200</p></td><td ><p>173</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Triglycerides</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0-149 mg/dL</span></p></td><td ><p>84</p></td><td ><p>115</p></td><td ><p>157</p></td><td ><p>104</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>HDL</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">>39</span></p></td><td ><p>68</p></td><td ><p>75</p></td><td ><p>59</p></td><td ><p>53</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>LDL Calc</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">0-99</span></p></td><td ><p>69</p></td><td ><p>97</p></td><td ><p>110</p></td><td ><p>99</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Iron</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">38-169</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>92</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Ferritin</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">30-400</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>129</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Cortisol AM</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">6.2-19.4</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>16.8</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Fastin Insulin</p></td><td ><p><span style="font-size: 9px">2.6 - 24.9</span></p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>4.2</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td><td ><p>-</p></td></tr></table><span style="font-size: 12px">(same but maybe easier on an eye)</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]5860[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Other testing:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Salivary cortisol: low noon and low 4pm levels</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Low waking and 3pm body temps</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Both bilateral varicocele (ultrasound)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Good performance on glucose load test (two hour)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">mild obstructive apnea [borderline moderate] (AHI = 14) [due to enlarged tonsils likely]</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Prescribed protocol (Dr. Saya, Defy):</strong></p><p><em>Cloming was not recommended due to low success rate in the presence of current (normal) LH levels.</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pregnenolone/DHEA cream to raise noon cortisol (energy) and improve thyroid performance as a result (high reverse T3)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Test Cyp 44 mg 3 times a week (higher frequency due to normal SHBG that is expected to go down)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">HCG 300 IU 3 times a week</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">L-Tyrosine 500mg twice daily for dopamine increase (motivation)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No AI</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Results so far:</strong></p><p>Been taking L-Tyrosine for almost 14 days and applying Pregnenolone/DHEA cream for the last 6 days (delaying starting HCG / Test Cyp injection to asses reaction to Pregnenolone first):</p><p>no noticeable increase in motivation or libido, no noticeable side-effects either. Although the weekend of starting L-Tyrosine started again approaching women in public (moderate anxiety), might be due to being away from porn finally for 30+ days at that time.</p><p></p><p><strong>Plans:</strong></p><p>To start Test Cyp / HCG any other day.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>UPDATE Sept 12, 2018:</em></strong><em> </em></p><p><em>- added Free T (Direct) lab work numbers</em></p><p><em>- Treatment / protocol is provided by Dr. Saya (Defy Medical)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hombre, post: 122404, member: 18845"] Height: 6ft (Lifetime underweight, never on any psych meds) [B]Motivation (libido mainly):[/B] tried cialis Nov 2017 after a year long break and it wasn't working the same, sudden weak erections during porn use Feb 2018 (after 6 years of minimal porn use, nofap with relapses for 6 years), 10% erection during sex for the first time last day of June 2018. [B]Short history:[/B] Been tracking my TT since 2015 (360, 260) when my libido started dropping, dropped libido allowed me for the first time since 2012 to go more than 60+ days without porn use (115 days, no sex, "hardmode"). Same year finally started having sex. Since 2012 I believed my low libido and any light ED issues were due to years of daily porn use since 2003 or so. Only this June 2018 I discovered the importance of E2 levels (even though I started tracking E2 in 2016). [B]Lab Work (Labcorp)[/B] [TABLE][TR][TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][SIZE=9px]mid bulk (all fat in belly, but low E2)[/SIZE][/TH] [TH][SIZE=10px]10% erection during sex, self paid testing[/SIZE][/TH] [TH][SIZE=10px]some ZMA for 4 days, ordering all tests through PCP (for Defy)[/SIZE][/TH] [TH][SIZE=10px]Experiment: 1 week break after Super loading for 2 weeks: Zinc 90mg ED, Vit D3, DHEA 20mg, B12, Iodine-[/SIZE][/TH] [TH][SIZE=10px]Experiment: Superloading for 1 more week[/SIZE][/TH][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]Range / Units[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]2015 july am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]2016 Oct am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]2017 Oct am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=12px][B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]2018 [/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]June am[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=12px][B]2018 July am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]2018 early Aug am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px][B]2018 late Aug am[/B][/SIZE] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Weight [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] 150 [/TD] [TD] 155 [/TD] [TD] 177 [/TD] [TD] 168 [/TD] [TD] 167 [/TD] [TD] 167 [/TD] [TD] 167 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Fat % [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD] [TD] 16 [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD] [TD] 12 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Daily Cals [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] 1500 [/TD] [TD] 1500 [/TD] [TD] 2700 [/TD] [TD] 2400 [/TD] [TD] 2200 [/TD] [TD] 2500 [/TD] [TD] 2500 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]TT (Serum)[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]264 - 916 ng/dL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] [B]301[/B] 456 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] [B]263[/B] [/TD] [TD] [B]348 356[/B] [/TD] [TD] 545 [/TD] [TD] [B]360[/B] [/TD] [TD] [B]418[/B] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] TT, LC/MS [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px](above)[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 481 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 474 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] E2, ECLIA [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]7.6 - 42.6 pg/mL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 9.6 [/TD] [TD] < 5 [/TD] [TD] < 5 [/TD] [TD] < 5 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]E2, LC/MS[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]8.0 - 35.0 pg/mL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] [B]8.4[/B] [/TD] [TD] [B]11.1[/B] [/TD] [TD] [B]16.5[/B] [/TD] [TD] [B]14.3[/B] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]SHBG[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]16.5 - 55.9 nmol/L[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 20 [/TD] [TD] 29 [/TD] [TD] 36.7 [/TD] [TD] 25.1 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]LH[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]1.7 - 8.6 mIU/mL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 6.7 [/TD] [TD] 6.5 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] T/E2 Ratio [/TD] [TD] ? [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 50 [/TD] [TD] 53 [/TD] [TD] 42 [/TD] [TD] 52 [/TD] [TD] 22 [/TD] [TD] 29 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [S]Free T (direct)[/S] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]8.7-25.1 pg/mL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 18.4 [/TD] [TD] 12.2 [/TD] [TD] 17.8 [/TD] [TD] 19 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 17.9 [/TD] [TD] 20.1 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Free T, Calc [/TD] [TD] ng/dL [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 6.27 [/TD] [TD] 6.99 [/TD] [TD] 9.2 [/TD] [TD] 8 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Prolactin [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]4.0 - 15.2 ng/mL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 13.7 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 11.8 [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]DHT[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]30-85 ng/dL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] [B]27[/B] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Progesterone [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0-0.5[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 0.3 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] DHEA-S [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]138.5 - 475.2[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 279.9 [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] 259 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] FSH [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]1.5 - 12.4[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 3.6 [/TD] [TD] 3.8 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] IGF [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]88 - 246[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 158 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] CRP [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0 - 3[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 2.7 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 0.91 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] TSH [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0.450 - 4.5[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 2.05 [/TD] [TD] 2.09 [/TD] [TD] 1.41 [/TD] [TD] 2.06 [/TD] [TD] 2.54 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Free T3 [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]2.0 - 4.4[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 3.1 [/TD] [TD] 2.8 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Free T4 [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0.82 - 1.77[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 1.55 [/TD] [TD] 1.53 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [B]Reverse T3[/B] [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=10px]9.2 - 24.1[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] [B]25.6[/B] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] TPO Ab [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0 - 34[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 18 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Thyroglobulin Ab [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0.0 - 0.9[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] < 1.0 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Cholesterol [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]100-199 mg/dL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 154 [/TD] [TD] 195 [/TD] [TD] 200 [/TD] [TD] 173 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Triglycerides [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0-149 mg/dL[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 84 [/TD] [TD] 115 [/TD] [TD] 157 [/TD] [TD] 104 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] HDL [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]>39[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 68 [/TD] [TD] 75 [/TD] [TD] 59 [/TD] [TD] 53 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] LDL Calc [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]0-99[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] 69 [/TD] [TD] 97 [/TD] [TD] 110 [/TD] [TD] 99 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Iron [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]38-169[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 92 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Ferritin [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]30-400[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 129 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Cortisol AM [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]6.2-19.4[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 16.8 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Fastin Insulin [/TD] [TD] [SIZE=9px]2.6 - 24.9[/SIZE] [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] 4.2 [/TD] [TD] - [/TD] [TD] - [/TD][/TR][/TABLE] [SIZE=12px](same but maybe easier on an eye)[/SIZE] [ATTACH type="full" alt="labresults2.png"]5860[/ATTACH] [B]Other testing:[/B] [LIST] [*]Salivary cortisol: low noon and low 4pm levels [*]Low waking and 3pm body temps [*]Both bilateral varicocele (ultrasound) [*]Good performance on glucose load test (two hour) [*]mild obstructive apnea [borderline moderate] (AHI = 14) [due to enlarged tonsils likely] [/LIST] [B]Prescribed protocol (Dr. Saya, Defy):[/B] [I]Cloming was not recommended due to low success rate in the presence of current (normal) LH levels.[/I] [LIST] [*]Pregnenolone/DHEA cream to raise noon cortisol (energy) and improve thyroid performance as a result (high reverse T3) [*]Test Cyp 44 mg 3 times a week (higher frequency due to normal SHBG that is expected to go down) [*]HCG 300 IU 3 times a week [*]L-Tyrosine 500mg twice daily for dopamine increase (motivation) [*]No AI [/LIST] [B]Results so far:[/B] Been taking L-Tyrosine for almost 14 days and applying Pregnenolone/DHEA cream for the last 6 days (delaying starting HCG / Test Cyp injection to asses reaction to Pregnenolone first): no noticeable increase in motivation or libido, no noticeable side-effects either. Although the weekend of starting L-Tyrosine started again approaching women in public (moderate anxiety), might be due to being away from porn finally for 30+ days at that time. [B]Plans:[/B] To start Test Cyp / HCG any other day. [B][I]UPDATE Sept 12, 2018:[/I][/B][I] - added Free T (Direct) lab work numbers - Treatment / protocol is provided by Dr. Saya (Defy Medical)[/I] [/QUOTE]
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(not for me?) Hombre's TRT Log: 34yo, low E2, norm SHBG and LH [Defy]
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