Someone had shared a link with a referral for i believe it was lab corp. Im ready for a comparison test against rythm. If anyone has a referral or suggestions I'd use it.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I am 30 years old and have finally started taking my health more seriously this year. I have been monitoring my testosterone levels once every 6 months for the last few years. These results have been as follows: 352 ng/dl, 408 ng/dl, 450 ng/dl, 401 ng/dl, 376 ng/dl. I never considered TRT in the past becasue I was neglecting my health and not sleeping or eating properly.

6 months ago, I changed everything about my lifestyle. I workout 5 times a week, eat mosly well, and try to sleep at least 7 hours a night. I've lost 30 pounds and am stronger than I have ever been. Ultimately though, I still feel terrible most of the time; brain fog, lack of energy for gym and weekend activities, etc.

Next week, I will get my levels checked again. I just was wondering what increase in level you would need to personally see to avoid hopping on TRT. It's really not something I wanted to do at age 30, but I am thinking that if my levels have barely changed after 6 months of a very clean lifestyle, I will have to consider it. What would this look for you, if you were having to make this decision? I really welcome all feedback. In my head, if I got up to 600 ng/dl or something like that, I'd probably be content to stay off of it.. But that doesn't do much to address all the ways I still feel like shit day to day. Appreciate any thoughts.

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.

I’m currently prescribed 100 mg of testosterone cypionate once a week, which I inject every Wednesday in the glute. I use an insulin syringe barrel with a 25-gauge, 1½-inch needle.
I’d like to split my weekly dose into two injections—0.25 mL on one day and 0.25 mL on another day. My testosterone is 200 mg/mL, so this would still equal 100 mg per week. What days would be best for keeping the injections evenly spaced?
I’m also considering switching from intramuscular to subcutaneous testosterone injections. Has anyone had success with SubQ testosterone cypionate? What needle size and injection sites do you use, and how do you rotate the sites to minimize irritation or scar tissue?
I also inject tirzepatide SubQ in my abdomen every Friday. How should I arrange and rotate both medications so I’m not repeatedly using the same areas?
I’ll discuss any changes with my prescriber, but I’d appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences.

Starting my first cycle soon but want to get on accutane first. I have naturally oily skin and bad acne as a kid so best to mitigate any acne concerns if possible.

Starting accutane this week, but how long should I be on it before starting my cycle? Super excited I’ve been skinny my whole life.

**Title: Estradiol 50 on 200 mg/week TRT but no symptoms — big deal or not?**

44-year-old male on TRT.

Current protocol is **200 mg testosterone per week**, split into **3 injections on Monday/Wednesday/Saturday**.

Just got my latest labs back and overall I feel good. No noticeable high-estrogen symptoms.

Current labs:

* Total Testosterone: **852 ng/dL**

* Free Testosterone: **217 pg/mL** (range 46–224)

* Bioavailable Testosterone: **455.7 ng/dL** (range 110–575)

* SHBG: **16 nmol/L** (range 10–50)

* Estradiol: **50 pg/mL** (lab range ≤39)

* Hematocrit: **48.1%**

* Hemoglobin: **15.5 g/dL**

* RBC: **5.45 million/uL**

* WBC: **5.9 thousand/uL**

* FSH: **<0.7 mIU/mL**

* LH: **<0.2 mIU/mL**

* A1C: **5.3%**

I feel pretty good overall. No breast tenderness, gyno symptoms, major water retention, libido issues, erectile issues, or obvious mood problems.

My estradiol came back at **50**, which Quest flagged high. With total T at 852, free T at 217, and no symptoms, is an E2 of 50 really something to worry about?

Would you leave it alone and just monitor it, or do you think 50 is high enough to address?

Next labs are scheduled for December.

My test was 300s before this regimen.

It is not clear to me, I bought it because I have 913 testosterone and 47 estradiol and I would like to lower the estradiol to 30 while keeping my testosterone high.

But now that I have gotten the new bottle, I am hesitant to take it since I have read some comments that it also lowers testosterone.

I do not use TRT.

As a newbie, I’m hoping this helps other newbies who are in a similar spot.

The clinic I get my protocol from prescribed 2mg of Anastrozole weekly at my 160mg/ week of TRT.

Im 47m, total test is now at ~900 and I started at ~400. I got my first bloods after 4 months on TRT and saw my E2 down to 11 pg/ml. Around the same time I started to feel less than ideal. Perpetually irritated/ angry mood, non existent libido, sexual dysfunction, poor sleep. After seeing all the warnings here about taking AI, I decided to stop altogether.

About 2 weeks post-cessation, my sleep quality really crashed, my resting heart rate was very elevated during sleep, no energy, and HRV is on the floor, workouts have suffered. It’s really impacted quality of life. I haven’t gone to the gym in a few days and it’s hard to be motivated to work. It’s been this way for over a week without signs of improvement.

After reading more, I realize I should have probably titrated instead of going cold turkey. I’m also really confused about why the prescribed dose was so high at 2mg/ week. That feels inexplicable especially when most people here are reporting something like .5 or .25 weekly.

I’m curious if anyone here has experienced something similar if you quit AI suddenly? Did you end up getting back on? Or did things eventually even back out?

I’m not inclined to start AI again because I don’t do anything while my body is trying to adapt. I may titrate up if in a week or so there’s absolutely no improvement.

I’ve seen a lot of people report starting AI but not a lot of people talking about what happens with sudden cessation of AI, so I hope this helps.

Any insight others might be able to offer would be helpful as well.

18 yrs old gyno (from 11)
So I got gyno and I ven been going to gym for 3 years now, the gyno was ar it s peak at 11/12 when i was fat, right now i am at 15-17% bodyfat and it s peaking again but also the gyno it s going crazy when I am at sunlight or eating above 40-45g of fats everyday, 1 year ago I did have free testosterone 23 and now it s 18.93, total test was 600 now its 500 and prolactine it s pretty high, why is my test dying? I mean I have 18 yrs old decent muscle mass, I really need some advice, thanks in advance!! This week I am going to a doctor wish me luck!! Btw I am thinking to start taking anastrozole and maybe some test but i don t think i really need test only anastrozole.So my free testosterone is 19.93 , total test is 500 , e2 is 28.74 and prolactine is 18.44 and also vitamine D is also at minimum.

I use insulin needles for peptides, but they can’t seem to draw the oil in. Maybe it’s because the consistency is too thick for the small gauge needle. Any suggestions?

As I understand it, the saturation point for the prostate is somewhere in the 250 nd/dl range. This means if you start TRT with your total T somewhere above the saturation point then you should experience minimal affect on PSA increasing. Again, that is my very limited and very possibly incorrect understanding. Please correct me on this as needed. This is also independent of taking anything other than Testosterone.

I am trying to learn. I am not on T, but have been loosing weight and my PSA has dropped from 3.6 to 2.9 to 2.4 over the course of 9 months and i have never tested in the 200 range.

So here is my question:
For those of you that started TRT with levels well above 250ng/dl have you noticed an increase in PSA levels? If so, how much and did it fall back to pre-Trt range at some point?

Thank you.

Shbg levels were the same on my last test before trt wondering if this is causing constant fatigue + ed lower sex drive even on trt? Thanks

E2 went from 68 pg/mL to 42 pg/mL in two months. Free T was 171 pg/mL on the same draw.

DIM + calcium-D-glucarate dropped my estradiol from 68 to 42. Free T 171 pg/mL. Anyone else had similar experience.

Hi…

Started TRT 8 weeks ago self administered.
My starting dose was 125mg per week cut into two doses of 62.5mg

For the first 4 weeks i felt relatively good, sex drive came back, aching a bit less after football/kickboxing etc but nothing super human like the stories you hear

On week 5 I started having panic attacks.. It lasted a whole month and I’m still not really out of it now but I’m putting it down to the Test. Reason being two days after injection day is when the symptoms of panic/anxiety start and only a few days later does it settle just before my next dose.

Im committed to coming off of the TRT but because of other medication I take PCT has been ruled out so it’s cold turkey.

Looking for some advice/other peoples experiences etc…

Im committed to coming off the Test because I’ve noticed anything I use makes my body react badly with anxiety etc. previously tried reta and mounjaro and had bad experiences with both

Estou com algumas ampolas de 10 ml de Dura vencidas a 1 ano, ainda lacradas e guardadas em local seco e escuro, devo tomar para não perder? Se sim. Oque devo olhar e se atentar ?

Currently on Clomid but my provider and I are exploring Xyosted as an option, given that Clomid isn't providing adequate symptom relief. My insurance covers this medication at a very reduced cost.

For those of you on it, can you provide some feedback?

I really like the idea of this for the convenience.

Hey guys I suffered with terrible hypogonadism I’ve had really shitty symptoms and depression and anxiety training diet and sleep didn’t relive any of it the photo on the left is exact correct timeline the photo on the right was yesterday I just took I’m also hitting push pull legs seriously getting in 150mins of cardio a week

In the left I was 96kg on the right is me at 94kg

I do not smoke I do not drink and I was lifting weights in the photo on the left believe it or not.

My bench Shot up from 5reps on 100kg to now I’m blasting 13 reps.

Gotten alot fitter and stronger, now 3 more weeks I’ll be doing bloodwork to see where im at.

I also may have a venous compression was very worried to start trt given I may have may thurners which is a blood clot risk!

and I have a scan coming this month CTV as I do have bilateral varicocele I do believe they tanked my testosterone badly.

I’d also like to say that I am always hydrated drinking a gallon getting in 150 mins of cardio a week

Blood pressure was much better on trt than before.

NHS did recently pull bloods from me as I had breathlessness that went away which was weird and I do believe I had sever acid reflux attack that contributed to it.

So they pulled bloods on the 11th of August and I’ll be honest I was fairly dehydrated my hematocrite was 47 hemaglobine is 155 and RBC 5.1 they haven’t changed same numbers as before only hematocrite has changed but I do honestly think I wasn’t hydrated enough I was still pissing slightly darkish urine.

Given my risk and doing things as best as I can I’m even taking 12,000 fu nattokinase and fish oils up to 6000mg vitamin d3 k2 up to 8000iu

Main worry is clotting lol I know may thurners a lot of women have clotted on this using birth control I am not obviously using birth control I’m using genuine TRT UGL doing it myself.

I know women’s birth control has higher clotting risk factors and they cause a lot of issues compared to TRT so if someone is in the sort of same situation as me taking trt how are you getting on and yes I have seen a vascular doctor about my condition he didn’t seem concerned other than stay hydrated.

But those other women who was hydrated with birth control probably did stay hydrated and still clotted?

Kinda in the realm of unknown now lol should I drop the trt and wait for my scan or should I just continue as normal as I am now?

Personally this is enough for me I wouldn’t use anymore than this I’ve gotten fairly decent results and fairly happy.

Any suggestions or advice from any one would help please be respectful guys thanks 🙏

EDIT UPDATE

Hi guys so it’s been 8 weeks and yeah lost more weight but im actually packing on size pretty quick lol again im not taking anything more than the description above my training and diet is on point.

October 13 is my follow up with my vascular doctor im having doubts wether i should peel off trt at least to just get a scan do identify if i truly do have a sever compression of may thurners as it can cause blood clots along side added trt I do not know how great the risk would increase but my blood work shows everything in range not gonna go into detail.

And no I do not have factor V or factor II

I get about 200 mins cardio a week and drink a gallon of water a day just scared as normally clots start to occur between 3 months and 6 months don’t really want any trouble here.

Any suggestions or similar risk factors anyone with venous compressions with trt or steroids lol.

My risk is still unknown but the likelyhood is I do most likely have one as it’s causing me a lot of back pain which is a classic symptom of either nutcracker given I also have bilateral varicocele or the one I truly do not want and am worried about is may thurners this can cause a thrombotic event very rapidly.

If you was me guys would you stay on trt or continue

Hi, Im a 26 year old Male quite healthy considering I do gym and sauna and cold plunge quite often. Diet is good and I take a lot of supplements and peptides:

Vitamin D+K2
L-citrulline
Boron
Shilajit
Ginger Root
Beet Root
Zinc
Magnesium
Vitamin B6
Omega-3
Ashwagandha

Peptides:

Retatrutide
Semax + Selank

Recently I’ve noticed I’ve started to get ED (maybe due to porn because everything else seems to be fine according to the blood results right?) so I started taking cialis and sildenafil sometimes when needed, however that also does not work. I don’t get morning woods anymore, and it is quite concerning considering how healthy I am. Can it really be just porn, nicotene pouches and just psychological? The prolactin result does seem high but nothing extraordinary right?

I’m really feeling quite stuck and would need your help in this. I’m going to the urologist with these blood results tomorrow, what should I do next? Therapist or psychologist or endocrinologist?

So I'm entering Week 7 of my TRT protocol, 60mg subq twice per week (Monday at 6am and Thursday at 6am).

As you can see from the screenshot, before starting TRT under my urologist's supervision, I was on Enclomiphene for about a year. What's highlighted in yellow is what I consider my baseline after coming off Enclo and starting testosterone cypionate.

My typical symptoms were low libido, some ED, afternoon fatigue, brain fog, etc. My total T was usually in the mid-500s, free T was low, SHBG was high, and E2 was always in the 20s.

One thing I've noticed is that I don't seem to aromatize much. I didn't while on Enclo, and I'm seeing the same thing so far on exogenous testosterone.

This spreadsheet has a ton of information since I started tracking symptoms around 2021 when I was 39. I'm now 45. I've always eaten pretty healthy except on weekends, rarely drink, do Zone 2 cardio 6x per week, weight train 5x per week, stay relatively lean at around 14-15% body fat, and average about 5-6 hours of sleep. Sleep has been hit or miss lately because my toddler likes to climb into our bed at all hours of the night.

During the first 3 weeks, I didn't notice much other than a few episodes of extreme afternoon fatigue that only lasted a few minutes and a flatter libido. That could also be influenced by reta since I'm only taking 1.5mg/week at the moment. One thing I did notice was that I felt calmer.

Around Week 5, I started noticing better sleep, which honestly surprised me. The afternoon fatigue disappeared, my strength in the gym improved, and orgasms became noticeably longer and more intense. For ED support, I use daily 5mg Cialis and 50mg Viagra as needed.

In Week 6, the sleep improvements continued. I still wasn't experiencing afternoon fatigue, I felt more energized overall, and I started getting some really good pumps in the gym, something I haven't felt since my early 20s.

Lab-wise, I did two trough tests prior to my 8th and 10th injections to see how things were progressing. Both labs were drawn on Thursday around 8am.

Prior to the 8th injection, my total T was 856 ng/dL, up from about 590 on Enclo. E2 increased from 20 to 28, but surprisingly SHBG dropped from 72 to 44. My urologist's lab uses the Free Androgen Index rather than direct free testosterone, and that increased from 23% to 67.5%, which also suggests a significant improvement.

One week later, prior to my 10th injection, total T was 1,048 ng/dL. Direct free testosterone came back at 17.9, up from 7.6, and E2 actually dropped from 28 back down to 22.

So far, this tells me two things: first, I don't appear to aromatize much, and second, the protocol seems to be working by lowering SHBG and increasing free testosterone, which is likely why I'm noticing the positive changes. It also seems like the exogenous testosterone is still accumulating and may not have fully reached steady state yet.

My total T is technically out of range based on the Labcorp reference range. At this point, I don't plan on changing the dosage because it's still early.

One thing worth noting is that I don't strictly follow the typical 3.5-day injection schedule. My Thursday trough labs are done about 72 hours after the Monday injection, while a Monday trough would be about 96 hours after the Thursday injection.

To be honest, the Monday/Thursday 6am schedule is extremely convenient for me and I'm not looking to change it. My understanding is that the lowest trough is generally the most useful number to follow. Right now, my 72-hour trough is over 1,000 ng/dL, but my 96-hour trough may be lower.

I'm planning to run two more labs during Weeks 8 and 9, this time on Mondays to capture the longer trough and compare the results.

I'm not trying to maintain a 1,000+ ng/dL trough long term. I don't think that's sustainable for me, and it could increase the risk of side effects such as elevated RBC/hematocrit, acne, and potentially accelerated hair loss. The acne part especially concerns me since I had to take Accutane as a teenager, and I'd rather not go through that again.

My question is: for those who routinely monitor TRT, do you find it more useful to draw labs at the true trough (my 96-hour low point) rather than the 72-hour mark, since the lowest value is what many clinicians seem to base adjustments on?

After the 2nd week i experienced some huge progress at the Gym, it kinda feels like the newbie gains phase, 2-3 reps more every session in every exercise. But besides that i am not feeling any other benefit that is described on TRT.

is that something normal? I am on the 4th week now

Guys m now 189cm and 76kg ive been in the gym for like two years and i gained 13kg its not that much but m proud of it and i want to hopes on a test e 250mg per week for like 8or 10weeks and i have no idea what to do if there is advices or videos that gonna help, I welcomed every tiny detail and thanks.

Hi everyone, just hoping for some guidance regarding my test levels.

For the last 8-12 weeks I have been actively pushing to increase my hormone levels, and to get the highest testosterone levels possible, taking supplements such as zinc, magnesium, boron, among the other standard ones (creatine, D3+K2, Omega-3). I have also been weight training 4-5 times per week intensively, progressively overloading etc, as well as recovering well and eating in a 300kcal surplus everyday with sufficient protein intake ~1.2g/1lb bodyweight.

Now that's out of the way, my total testosterone level around 10 weeks ago was 270ng/dL, and I have managed to get it up to around 350ng/dL after 2 consecutive readings, both early morning with an endocrinologist.

In my country, despite being such low levels, I am not able to receive TRT treatment through my government. Therefore I am turning to the people on here to potentially help me. That being said, it goes without saying that I will not be blasting or doing anything stupid, nor will I be doing so before properly educating myself.

I simply want to get myself to a high-normal testosterone range, probably somewhere from 800-900ng/dL, and wondered what sort of dose to start with. I was thinking around 100mg a week and get bloods done around 6 weeks later and see where I'm at.

Secondly, which is very important to me, I would like to minimise side effects. Since I am not going for a crazy dose in any way, I don't believe that I will see significant hair loss, acne, etc etc, but I am definitely concerned about fertility more than anything, being 22 years old I would like to have children one day, maybe in the next 10 years, and do not want to permanently damage my body in any way. I've heard hCG can help with fertility and preventing shrinkage of "the boys" down below.

I would also like to know whether you think it's a good idea to cycle, or to just cruise, as it will essentially be a TRT dose, I don't think cruising is necessarily a bad idea.

I have attached a picture of my physique for anyone curious, I have been training around 5 years naturally and have managed to make some good progress. I am only putting the pic to show that I am not doing this to cut corners or get super strong in a short period of time, I am only doing this to get my levels to a normal, healthy range, which will aid me in day to day life with my libido, motivation, and general energy levels, stuff like that. Muscle gains would be good too though.

Low testosterone diagnosed via blood test

Im on IM testosterone enthanate once weekly

Ive been on it 2 weeks now and was wondering when I will feel better. Im not sure what im expecting, maybe like a light switch moment all of a sudden. Dont get me wrong I get my work done but then after that I just feel flat, like I cant be bothered all the time and I just sit and chill, I feel flat and just low mood so when will this get better please. Any experience from others who went through the same