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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Stopping testosterone therapy to check other hormone levles
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<blockquote data-quote="Gene Devine" data-source="post: 3967" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>You're Doctor is not trained in TRT for men; if so, he would never tell you to stop your HRT protocol to conduct base line testing after the amount of time you've been on protocol. </p><p></p><p>What were you diagnosed with at the age of 28 to be hypogonadal in the first place? At that age your androgen levels should have been peaking.</p><p></p><p>Your low serum levels at that age would cause the astute Physician to rule out all types of pathologies and other conditions such as aas use and/or drug use and/or lifstyle behaviors.</p><p></p><p>You are now HPTA suppressed and if you stop you will crash and HPTA will not re-start on its own. This will cause not only your Testosterone levels to tank but the entire androgen pathway will be compromised due to HPTA suppression which will have a negative effect on your overall hormonal homeostasis...what this means you will not get an accurate base line because your androgen pathway is compromised. </p><p></p><p>IMHO, you would be better off just staying on your current protocol, assuming your labs indicated that you are at optimal levels, and just make sure that all other hormones in your body are at near or at optimal levels. </p><p></p><p>TRT is for life and there is no stopping for base line testing after the amount of time you've been on protocol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gene Devine, post: 3967, member: 4"] You're Doctor is not trained in TRT for men; if so, he would never tell you to stop your HRT protocol to conduct base line testing after the amount of time you've been on protocol. What were you diagnosed with at the age of 28 to be hypogonadal in the first place? At that age your androgen levels should have been peaking. Your low serum levels at that age would cause the astute Physician to rule out all types of pathologies and other conditions such as aas use and/or drug use and/or lifstyle behaviors. You are now HPTA suppressed and if you stop you will crash and HPTA will not re-start on its own. This will cause not only your Testosterone levels to tank but the entire androgen pathway will be compromised due to HPTA suppression which will have a negative effect on your overall hormonal homeostasis...what this means you will not get an accurate base line because your androgen pathway is compromised. IMHO, you would be better off just staying on your current protocol, assuming your labs indicated that you are at optimal levels, and just make sure that all other hormones in your body are at near or at optimal levels. TRT is for life and there is no stopping for base line testing after the amount of time you've been on protocol. [/QUOTE]
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