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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Opinion Needed About Taking Testosterone
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<blockquote data-quote="Kirk001" data-source="post: 114857" data-attributes="member: 18401"><p>I don't know how much research you've done into all this stuff but I would do a ton of reading and this site is a great place to start. I'm going to disagree with some of the others and say I like how this doc is thinking. It's still a serious decision that you have to weigh and get as much info as you can, do your research etc, but I like that this doc wants to treat your symptoms rather than your numbers.</p><p></p><p>Are you still depressed or having symptoms? Did you start the Clomid when your total T was below 350, or did it just increase on its own over time to the 500s before you started Clomid?</p><p></p><p>A total T of 860 means nothing to me if we're talking about Clomid. I am biased perhaps but I can tell you from first-hand experience that Clomid pushed my total T levels well over 1,000 and I didn't feel one single benefit.</p><p></p><p>So you have natural T levels somewhere in the 300s - 500s. You say you've looked into thyroid issues already. Low libido and depression. Clomid was no help. You have a doc willing to help. I personally would definitely be looking at taking testosterone if I were in your shoes. Definitely preferable to an SSRI as far as I'm concerned.</p><p></p><p>But like I said you have to do the research. Taking test alone will suppress your fertility, possibly to zero. Adding HCG to the protocol should mitigate the suppression but it will still likely lower your fertility. And if your sperm count was marginal to begin with, fertility could be an issue.</p><p></p><p>Anxiety and depression I know are debilitating... you have to do everything you can to fix them. A lot of guys have said that test helped them in this area. But you need to do your research and weigh all the pros and cons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kirk001, post: 114857, member: 18401"] I don't know how much research you've done into all this stuff but I would do a ton of reading and this site is a great place to start. I'm going to disagree with some of the others and say I like how this doc is thinking. It's still a serious decision that you have to weigh and get as much info as you can, do your research etc, but I like that this doc wants to treat your symptoms rather than your numbers. Are you still depressed or having symptoms? Did you start the Clomid when your total T was below 350, or did it just increase on its own over time to the 500s before you started Clomid? A total T of 860 means nothing to me if we're talking about Clomid. I am biased perhaps but I can tell you from first-hand experience that Clomid pushed my total T levels well over 1,000 and I didn't feel one single benefit. So you have natural T levels somewhere in the 300s - 500s. You say you've looked into thyroid issues already. Low libido and depression. Clomid was no help. You have a doc willing to help. I personally would definitely be looking at taking testosterone if I were in your shoes. Definitely preferable to an SSRI as far as I'm concerned. But like I said you have to do the research. Taking test alone will suppress your fertility, possibly to zero. Adding HCG to the protocol should mitigate the suppression but it will still likely lower your fertility. And if your sperm count was marginal to begin with, fertility could be an issue. Anxiety and depression I know are debilitating... you have to do everything you can to fix them. A lot of guys have said that test helped them in this area. But you need to do your research and weigh all the pros and cons. [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Opinion Needed About Taking Testosterone
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