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Wouldn’t the Free T lab result be correct though? I didn’t have SHBG measured this time. But when I normally have it done, it’s between 45-55. Been as high as 60 before.

Did you have these same kind of symptoms when you had low e2 also? Did TRT bring you back and make you feel better?

Oh...well shit. It says on the lab that the range is 35 - 155 pg/mL. It showed me as "normal." Do I not use that range? Is my free T really that low? That's awful if so.

So then my Free T is actually too high? I didn't even know that could be a problem lol. Or is it too low? Is my very low E2 likely the reason I have such low libido and even low overall energy?

I’ve come off of TRT, and been off since February. Total t: 534 ng/dl Free t: 62.5 pg/ml Estradiol: less than 15 Does my free T look bad? My whole reason for starting TRT years ago was because of my low free t and very high SHBG. But my estradiol is very low. I have very very low libido. No...

Thank for this! So does the hypothalamus and pituitary just starting firing back up again once the HCG is out of the system? Or is that what you meant at the end of your reply in letting someone else answer that part?

I haven’t really found a straight answer on this, but see HCG suppression often mentioned. These questions afd for a man taking ONLY HCG, and no other compounds along with it (no TRT or testosterone at all): What exactly does it suppress? If one takes HCG, and is NOT also taking testosterone...

Thanks for your reply a @Nelson Vergel I did not check DHT. Would that be a good one to check also? So my free T should be more than 2% of my total T? Since mine is 1.1%, that usually correlates to low libido? I was on TRT for 18-20 months. For PCT I added HCG to the last 6 weeks of TRT, and...

LH cut off. It’s 3.1 (1.5-9.3 scale) I’m about 2 months post-PCT, and taking nothing at all anymore. My libido is still SO low…almost nonexistent. Not even close to how it was before I started TRT. And when I orgasm, it is still just a dribble. Not much volume to it at all. But these labs all...

I experienced the same thing when I started my SERM (Torem). Before starting it, my libido was actually raging and I felt shockingly good. This was during the period I was taking HCG and HMG injections only (after stopping my T injections). The SERM seemed to totally TANK my libido. After 30...

Damn. I'm like you...and always like to have an answer and can usually find the answer, but this has been a real struggle for me. I'm worried it will never come back. Maybe I'll have to go see my urologist and see if they can figure it out. You said HCG can suppress...I never really understood...

You felt like shit on clomid...in what way exactly? How long ago did you stop the Clomid, and did you take anything else for your "PCT/restart" or only Clomid?

I did Torem for my HPTA restart! I have some of that on-hand still and it’s pharma stuff too. I feel like it really really tanked my libido though…but it could have just been that I was in recovery. The pills are 60mg. Should I do half a pill or try to cut it down even further?

Oh yeah I’m not concerned with “watery semen.” For me it’s the amount/volume of it. I just have a few drops that come out and that’s it. I used to have much much much larger amounts. So at 70mg a week you have small amounts too?? But when you go higher you get MORE amount of semen/cum??? Man...

Also…what is it about TRT that causes such reduced semen volume? Like what causes it physiologically?

I wish I could do Clomid, but when I previously did it, also at a very low 12.5mg dose, I ended up with permanent visual side effects. I even have enclomiphene right now…lab tested…and it gave me visual sides after just one week again also, and those haven’t resolved.

would it help to add some HCG or HMG?

My bad! Posted all the numbers above. I took my bloods 4 weeks after stopping SERM.

I stopped TRT on Feb 19. Posted all my numbers for labs above. Thank you!

Here are my most recent lab results: Total T 566 (250 - 827 ng/Dl) Free T 62.9 (46 - 224 pg/Ml) E2 25 Prolactin 3.7 (2 - 18 ng/Ml) FSH 4.1 (1.6 - 8 mIU/mL) LH 4.9 (1.5 - 9.3 mIU/mL)

I took HCG, HMG, and Toremifene (SERM) to restart my HPTA. I’m taking no meds at all now. All my lab works shows I recovered fully. I tested total T, free T, E2, LH, FSH, PSA, and prolactin. All my numbers came back in a good range. However, when I cum, I barely have any semen still. My gf...

I use half inch, and I rotate thighs and delts. Using such a tiny gauge needle, the scarring over time will be so minimal/nonexistent anyway.

I switched to subQ injections and it was terrible. My T levels dropped, and my E2 levels rose. I went right back to IM and it was much better…this was for my test cyp and also HCG. I use insulin syringes for IM also! Just backfill them! It’s super easy. I typically do 20 of them at one time so...

Atrial fib can def be pretty scary. I’ve never had it, but my dad suffers from it and it really really drags him down. I’m sorry to hear that. What evidence have you ever seen or read that TRT could have contributed to your condition? Most the studies I have read show TRT doesn’t pose any threat...

I’d love to try, but I have no idea how to get ahold of that.

Just got retested yesterday and I already have the results: Total T: 103 ng/dL LH: 2.2 FSH: 2.0 Estradiol: <15 Yikes. These labs were taken 39 days after last test-cyp injection.

Did you come off of TRT for some reason? Did you not even feel ok while on TRT?

Range for free t was 8.7 - 25.1. Is it totally normal due my libido to be SO bad right now?? Honestly, the thought of sex actually turns me OFF. Is that expected with levels like this right now? My E2 only just now came back and it says <2.5! Range is 8-35. This is so bad :(

Yes unfortunately. That’s why I started TRT in the first place…my total T was fine, but free T was low. I started TRT because of having high SHBG dragging down my Free T. Prior to TRT my levels were: total T ~580, estradiol 22, free T 5.1, and SHBG 57.

Prior to starting TRT, my SHBG was already 52-62 on multiple tests.

I did not. But I went today and got them tested at Quest. So I’ll know those in the next day or two. I also retested my T, free T, and estradiol.