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I have not experienced any negative effect from enclomiphene that I know of. Not really any other substantial positive effect other than increasing my Free T. I have used it for 4 months now. I am going to create a separate thread to report all the details of how it went, including before and...

I wasn't on exogenous testosterone, I have never done TRT since my natural numbers aren't really that bad. I started with 12.5mg twice a week, that got my Free T up to 20. After 10 weeks I tried 12.5mg three times a week and that got my Free T up to 28 ng/dL, way above the reference range of...

Yes it requires a prescription and isn't easily available anymore.

I asked them about that as well. You can somewhat get your mind involved even though the contractions are involuntary. You can kind of follow the rhythm of the machine and contract your muscles along with it. I think you are right that manually contracting and releasing muscles would be better...

I live in the US and I believe the Emsella chair is widely available.

That's interesting, it's always nice to have competition for us consumers :) Yes, I agree the muscle contractions can be quite strong, it is not like a massage, it is like a workout for sure.

Sorry for the delay getting back to you guys. I haven't been on here for the last few weeks. It's been almost two weeks since I finished the six Emsella chair appointments, so enough time for them to take effect. The treatment certainly gives the pelvic floor muscles a good workout. I feel like...

I took nettle root for a few months but didn't see any increase in my Free T levels. We all can react differently though. I have read and also heard from several doctors that nettle root has worked for other people. I did increase my Free T substantially using enclomiphene. I took a small dose...

I went to a clinic that has an Emsella chair. It is an FDA approved device to treat incontinence in women by strenghtening the pevlic floor. For men, it supposedly helps with erections, sensitivity, ejaculation/orgasm, and urinary issues too. You sit on it and it sends out electromagnetic pulses...

Thanks very much, helpful feedback from both of you. Aspects of Libido so far: Mental interest Physical urge/drive Ease of arousal Are there any other aspects of libido that would be worth including if you were assessing yourself?

I agree, that's a very good point, there is a positive feedback loop between libido and arousal. For those who say they have felt times of no libido, how would you describe that state? Were you still mentally interested in sex but didn't feel a physical urge and couldn't get aroused easily? Or...

This is why I wanted to bring up the topic to get on the same page with others regarding terms like this. I would say when a person is horny, they are not necessarily aroused (i.e. some degree of erection), but they have a strong subconscious desire or drive to pursue arousal and arousal...

When a doctor asks how your libido is, what do you think about when coming up with your reply and what do you say? For me currently, I would say my mental interest in sex is as strong as it's ever been, however I don't feel horny as strongly or as often as I used. And when I engage is sex...

That's interesting the doctor would used calculated instead of measured. Does anyone know the free testosterone reference range for the ISSAM calculator? http://www.issam.ch/freetesto.htm

When measuring free testosterone, my understanding is the equilibrium ultrafiltration method is the most accurate and the calculators are much less useful. As you can see below, my free testosterone measured 20.23 ng/dL (ref range 5.00 to 21.00) using equilibrium ultrafiltration (Labcorp...

That's a good point, I neglected to include the "and". I meant that if my SHBG were 30 instead of 50 and my total testosterone remained constant, then the calculators would produce a higher Free T number. I think you are right that the body regulates for its preferred level of Free T. Are there...

Have you had your PSA checked? Do you mind me asking what the level is?

I am new here and others can correct me if I am off, but from what I have read SHBG in the realm of 30-35 nmol/L is "ideal". You see this in the Free T calculators that are available: http://www.issam.ch/freetesto.htm https://tru-t.org/ Plug in a normal Total T value and higher range SHBG...

I agree, 12.5mg of enclomiphene twice a week is quite a small dose. However, my lab values are also really not bad, so I wanted to start with just a small dose to see what difference that would make. I am going to experiment with more frequent doses as well, but ultimately want to get by with...

I don't have low T levels (just have higher range SHBG and maybe slightly lower range Free T), and like you I don't want to commit to full blown TRT. I am not even convinced yet that TRT would actually address my symptoms. However, similar to what you are thinking, I am trying some things out in...

Alfred, That's interesting you also started experiencing symptoms in your early 40s. Before this happened to me I would have thought these type of problems would occur much later in life since I am really quite healthy aside from this issue. I am coming to believe these problems in men are more...

aneuman, thanks for your reply, very helpful. It sounds like our symptoms and goals are similar. Also, if you are "the" Alfred Neuman, I have been a long time fan lol :) I am about 10 days into my enclomiphene trial. My plan is to try it for 2 or 3 months to see if it increases my Free T and...

I am starting a trial of enclomiphene. 12.5mg twice a week. Sunday morning and Wednesday evening to evenly split up the dose. The reason I am trialing enclomiphene is to see if it will raise my Free T and whether this will result in an improvement of my symptoms. I am 43, fit, healthy, never...

Thanks for your feedback as well. I am new to all of this and have not tried TRT yet. I am planning to trial a few other things first (enclomiphene and then Natesto). If I do have a honeymoon period when taking those, I wanted to see if I should get some labs done during that period. It sounds...

That make sense, I guess it's like drinking caffeine. Strong effect initially and then it settles down with a more moderate effect.

Thanks for the feedback. Does anyone know of a clinic, lab, university, etc where individuals can get this test done?

I don't have labs from when I was 25 or 30 or even 39 when things were awesome. Wish I did since perhaps it would help me know what to target now. Has anyone done labs during honeymoon periods when everything is great? Do honeymoon lab numbers tell you anything special or give you a glimse of...

I am a similar age, 43, fit, healthy, not on TRT or any medication, no drugs, no smoking, no alcohol, and started noticing decreased sensitivity about age 41, so maybe it is just an aging thing? I have solid T levels, but might have low Free T and have higher range SHBG. While supplements don't...

That's a very good point, thank you. Instead of saying this: "It's frustrating because we are healthy and our bodies are producing enough testosterone, maybe just not using as much as they used to even though it's available." I could have put it this way: "It's frustrating because we are...

readalot referred you to a thread on this topic that I started a few weeks ago. There is very helpful feedback on that thread, but I don't know yet if there is a clear great solution for guys like us. You can see I am in a somewhat similar situation with normal T, higher range SHBG, and lower...

I appreciate the feedback - it's very helpful in my process of trying to identify the cause of my symptoms, which maybe are just due to natural aging and probably not a hormone deficiency. Nice reminder that we have higher testosterone than a gorilla haha.