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#1

Hi All

I’ve been for my second appointment with one of the doctor’s at Dr Hertoghe’s practice in Brussels. The blood and urine results are attached below.

As expected, my adiol-G reading (6.03 ng/mL) was very low, my testerone levels were below par and the doctor recommended TRT (Testogel 10%). He made it clear that the treatment would need to be life-long.

I asked him about the alternatives, but he feels that they- HCG, etc- are ineffective. I also quizzed him about the suppression of natural testosterone production, shrinking testicles and the loss of fertility. He contends that low doses of TRT are safe and these are only issues for high dosages.

The doctor pointed out various other deficiencies- T3/T4 (in my urine, although the serum results appear reasonable), DHEA, pregnenolone, melanonin and vitamins D and E- and excesses- estradiol (44 pg/mL) and ferritin (very high). He prescribed testogel, a thyroid supplement, DHEA, pregnenolone, vitamins, and probiotics for a candida albicans infection. He didn’t prescribe an aromatase inhibitor or HCG.

I’m still very concerned about TRT and a little confused about the various cortisol readings, my ferritin levels, etc. Any advice or analysis of the results would be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes

Penguin
Penguin_Blood.pdf (240 KB)
Penguin_Urine.pdf (166 KB)

#2

what is wrong with your testo?
it look s quite ok - especially free testo.
why put you on testo-gel?

#3

The doctor reckoned that, although my testosterone was “in range”, it was far from optimal (e.g., 7,500 pg/mL). Worse still was my Adiol-G result of 6.03 pg/mL- the doctor suggested an optimal result would be 18 pg/mL…

The theory seems to be that post-fin symptoms can be relieved by raising testosterone levels, particularly with testosterone from an external source. I presume the doctor would aim for higher Adiol-G readings.

#4

I would maybe give the T a shot as you don’t seem to have the serious symptoms of many on here and could benefit from mild doses. You can always come off if you want.

Did he say if he expected you to show improvements?

#5

Penguin

How are you doing on Hertoghe’s treatment?