Trying TRT

Therapeutic Efforts Pharmaceutical
#21

Hypo,

You bring up some very good points. Are you a doctor and if not, how do you know this stuff?

Everything you just posted makes perfect sense to me. Thing is my SHBG is 29 pmol/L ref (13 - 71). Looks ok to me.

Also my LH is 2 U/L ref (<9). Ive been told that this reference range is a strange way of doing it?? What do you make of that? Ive had people tell me its low, but is it?

I had my blood DHT level tested and it came up 2.3 ref (2 - 20). I never got the units for that one. This low DHT level is why I think maybe a T gel would benefit me to get my DHT up. But also Dr Crisler says that the only way to really guage bioavailable DHT is in a 24 hr urine test which I have not got done yet.

I agree with you totally and feel my issues are directly related to Free Testosterone.

#22

hi, i speak english not vey well, i have used testogel for a month (because my T level was in the normal range but low) an now i have stop the tratment because my libido and my erections goes worst than a month ago. i am very confused…has somebody else notice the same effects using testogel??
thanks

#23

Way, there is a million reasons why you could have gone downhill since starting gel. Can you post all of your blood test results in the blood tests section? Your SHBG may be high, your estrogen may be high, you may not be absorbing the gel enough and might need to switch to injections. These are all just guesses. Check your blood work first and post ALL of your most recent blood test results. If you havnt got a blood test since starting the TRT, get one and post them. Better still, post a before and after the TRT blood test results WITH reference ranges and units.

#24

ok J89, thanks for the advices. my urologist ha prescribed me not exaustive blood tests:

Prolattina: 12.83 ng/ml reference range:(4.10 - 18.40)
testosterone: 3.28 ng/ml reference range: (2.84 - 7.99)

i post the results here because i know that this two values are not enough and i should do a more detailed test before post in the blood test section. soon i’ll post also my story in order to know your opinion about it
thank and sorry for my english

#25

Any news on Jack? If your there Jack can you tap back and let us know how your going?

#26

Ive deleted this out because I dont want others trying the same protocol, since every person needs to be treated individually and what works for one, may harm another.

#27

Damn, sorry to hear this.

Have you considered trying hCG or Nolvadex?

#28

No, its really not looking like its going to restart and time isnt on my side considering I have also got Peyronies that is getting worse the longer this goes on.

Im just going to cut my losses and go on TRT. I will be using HCG with the TRT and I am going to try and restart HPTA later on once I have stabalised. If thats ever going to happen that is.

Will keep you posted.

#29

I’m here…just haven’t been on the forum at all. Figured I would drop in as I posted on the Yahoo forum recently and realized many of you were here.

I posted the other day on Yahoo how I felt great after I resumed taking a multivit…only this time with food. Once again, that libido/feeling of well being tapered off within 2 weeks. This was shortly after I started and stopped Tamox…so I thought that was maybe ‘kicking in’…well 2 weeks on Tamox with no success. That’s why I thought this crap was in my head…but even with it being a placebo effect…how the f*ck can anyone explain my libido sky high (which is controlled by mood amongs other things), but my metabolism was in overdrive. I’m so intuned with my body that I know mood/head doesn’t controll that part.

I’m continueing the multivit…and resuemed the short lived Proviron trial at 50mg ED (25 AM and 25 PM).

As for TRT and HCG…not considering it as both my episodes of success didn’t involve TRT or HCG.

I see HypoIsHere is on the board. I’ve seen him on the gyne boards…he’s very knowledgable.

More to come
Jack

#30

Is J89 still here?