Who Started TRT w/ "Normal" Levels @ What Age?

A few reasons of the cuff: Nasal gel and enclomiphene are relatively new options. Clomid has been around, but it's effectively like taking estrogen with your enclomiphene, further reducing the odds of success. TRT can give great honeymoon periods. If you avoid the acute problems of excess then it may take a while for other problems to become apparent. By then you might not be sure TRT is to blame. There's also more awareness of the benefits than of the problems. Testosterone does aid athleticism, after all.
Noted. ...What I've read so far on nasal gel & enclomiphene is that it worked well for up to a few weeks, then it did not, on average of what I read. Most went back to shots.

I'm meeting with my doc today to discuss options.
 
Bump. With my Free T, Bioavailable T, and E2 being on the lowend/cusp, I'm giving substantial thought to starting TRT. I'm talking to a functional wellness doc who focuses on wellness about it.
While these levels aren't low for someone else, these levels may indeed be low for you, as this video below explains in detail. Dr. Mohit Khera says he has seen guys with symptoms at the mid 400's and guys without symptoms at 250 ng/dL and when they looked at the DNA of these individuals, they saw different levels of activity at the androgen receptors.

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Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

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The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

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