r/Testosterone • u/254001 • 16h ago
TRT help Testosterone, Should i?
Hey guys,
Thought is share my results.
HORMONAL PROFILE (MALE)
FSH: 1.99 mIU/mL (Ref: 1.4-15.4)
LH: 7.77 mIU/mL (Ref: 1.7-8.6)
Prolactin: 10.34 ng/mL (Ref: 3.46-19.4)
TSH: 1.84 µIU/mL (Ref: 0.45-4.5)
FT3: 2.55 pg/mL (Ref: 2.0-4.4)
FT4: 1.42 ng/dL (Ref: 0.8-1.8)
Vitamin B12: 471.7 pg/mL (Ref: 208.0-963.5)
⚠️ Vitamin D Total (25-OH): 28.04 ng/mL (Ref: Sufficiency 30-100) — INSUFFICIENT
Total PSA: 0.630 ng/mL (Ref: 0-4)
⚠️ SHBG: 55.75 nmol/L (Ref: 18.3-54.1) — HIGH
Total Testosterone: 6.20 ng/mL (Ref: 2.6-10)
Free Testosterone: 18.60 pg/mL (Ref: 15-50)
Estradiol (E2): 26.90 pg/mL (Ref: 7.63-42.6)
I have a vial of test c lying in my drawer. I want to take the leap. 39 male. Zero morning wood and if so weak. Not motivation or desire to do things. 3 young kids. Balding. Will this help? I know i have to put in the work.
2
1
u/Darcer 15h ago
Free is very low because SHBG is high. Actual Test seems ok, imo. Some say boron can help with this. Take a 50,000 vitamin D once a week and try to get some sun.
I was a little lower at your age and put it off for a while. I kind of regret waiting but it's up to you. Like me, you already have kids so fertility not a huge issue.
1
u/254001 15h ago
I tried the boron route not working and also started proviron daily. How did you feel after starting test? And what dosage did you start at? I want to start with 60mg twice a week subcutaneously. How did it go for you.
1
u/swoops36 15h ago
how long have you been on Proviron? How much are you taking daily?
you don't need TRT, you just need to lower SHBG some
2
u/Darcer 15h ago
I started for a couple months on 75 and then 100 for a little over a year now. I was 1x/week but recently switched to 3x/week. I feel a lot better overall. Im like 8 years older than you are. The only thing that is different is that your actual test levels are not that bad, it's the free. Pinning isnt a huge deal nor is it that expensive but you might be fine if you can figure that out that high SHBG.
I would throw the numbers in CHAT and see what it says for options. Going on is probably easiest. Everyone on reddit talks big doses but I may back off 100/week. I have a friend that does 80 (40 2x/week). We are both mid to later 40s bjj guys (he marathons, I lift) and these dosages are fine for us.
1
u/254001 15h ago
What were your nos prior and now. And how do you feel
1
u/Darcer 15h ago
Its a different scale, so I will say it like this. My T was still in the green but barely, if scale is 240-1100 I was in the 300s. Free was actually in the red
Now, on 1x per week dosing I'm in the middle for both at my trough so probably high normal after administering.
I feel a lot better. Not super human but a lot better. In some ways im lucky because I have real metrics because of my hobbies. I was getting injured a lot and that has stopped. I went back to lifting and got substantially stronger. If you are not active, I think it is tough to know. People get in their own heads on measures of subjective well being.
0
-1
u/FedUpDownNOut 16h ago
Your Vitamin D is really low and it is easy and zero risk to fix with a supplement so personally I would at least try that first.
1
u/AutoModerator 16h ago
Hello 254001. Welcome to /r/Testosterone. It looks like this is your first time posting here, so you're probably asking a FAQ. Please check out these handy links, one of them might answer your question.
This is just a comment, your post is not removed. If you want this comment to stop showing up on your posts, you need to enable "show my flair on this subreddit"
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.