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Hi all, I am hoping for a little advice. I am from the UK. Male 45. I had my bloods done before Christmas and testosterone was low with typical symptoms. I’ve been on TRT now for 10 weeks and I am feeling amazing if I can be honest. I have started TRT treatment privately and I take Test Cyp...

43 years old 6'5" 275lbs Muscular build from years of lifting, though definitely need to lose about 40lbs Been on TRT for about a year and a half, weight has remained pretty much the same throughout. My question is... My first set of labs, 12 weeks after I started TRT: 11mg daily 5/16"...

Posted this to Reddit, and got some interested responses, but wanted to post here as I've been reading here all day. Over the past 18 months, I’ve been on a journey to naturally increase my testosterone (T) levels. While I’ve tried various methods, including sleep improvement, diet improvement...

Male 22 years old. I have been treated with TRT for a little over a year now after being diagnosed with secondary hypogonadism and pituitary failure. I regularly get blood work done through my general practitioner but the clinic that provides the treatment has not asked nor seen those results in...

I've lurked here since late 2019. This is my first post. I am in my early 40s and started on TRT October 26th, 2021. I am a former amateur wrestler, football player, and powerlifter. I was natural prior to beginning TRT. I always had a very high sex drive when I was young and fit. I first...

I searched here, but I couldn't find any in-depth discussions about this specific issue. If anyone has any literature they would mind sharing on this topic, I would be extremely interested to read it. A couple questions: 1) Will you suffer from having too high of hormones, generally...

So ive tried a few dosing protocols and have a journal where I log the side effects after 6-12 weeks. 20mg eod puts me at Total Testosterone 830 ng/dl (250-1100) Free Testosterone (151 pg/mL (35.0-155.0) Sensitive Estradiol 27 pgmL (< or = 29) I feel flat and low energy.. also irritable...

Hi guys, new here from the UK after a long time lurker, I have been on TRT for around 13 months now and was on 37.5mg Test E every 3.5 days, after a lot of ups and downs I decided about a week and half ago to switch to EOD as I am low SHBG of 13nmol/L. I have noticed a massive difference in sex...

Hello all, new member but have been reading on here for a while. I have been getting annual bloodwork done for quite some time, and my TT and FT have both been hovering in the low range for a few years... I'm 6'4" 270lbs (have a lifting background but definitely need to lose about 40lbs) and...

I'm working with a popular Tampa based TRT clinic. I've been with them for years, but have lost a little confidence and been disappointed of late. Like many men with low T (diagnosed at age 35 with total T of 181, but probably a lifelong issue), I'm hoping to finally get my body to look and...

Hey folks I’m a new member and completely new to the idea of testosterone injections. A friend of mine has been doing injections for a year or so and has changed noticeably in terms of weight and muscle mass. I have not been diagnosed as low T but he has been telling me I should try it to help...

Hi everyone, first post but have greatly appreciated everyone’s comments on the forum that I have been reading through. I am having some frustration getting my protocol dialed in. Started TRT 1.5 years ago and have been using Testosterone Cypionate and all injections SubQ. Blood work and dosage...

The short story is that meet Total test is about 600 on 100mg IM every 5 days. I still have alot of anxiety, mood issues, tremors, fatigue, Ed, sleep issues, blood pressure high, etc. I am even having some hoarseness in my throat near my thyroid. I'm trying to look at other hormones that could...

At age 33, After years of depression, anxiety, fatigue, weight gain, sleep problems, ed, etc. I convinced my doctor to test my hormones. I was specifically interested in my Cortisol levels due to prolonged profound amounts of physical anxiety. The results of what he tested were; Total...

Looking for advice and other's experience and opinions. My total T has been anywhere between 253 and 325 for the past few years...SHBG around 21-23 consistently. My doctor prescribed 100mg test cyp to start out, but left it up to me on how to split the dose and whether to pin IM or SubQ etc...

Hi Guys! I hope somebody can help in my situation because i really dont understand what happened and what i have to do.. :/ So my story: I made a big mistake last year november i did 2 month hcg monotherapy, that means eod 200iu hcg... I noticed pain in my breast... It develoled gyno.. I tried...

Little something about myself: Male 30y 182cm 85kg Moderately active, lift weights 3x week and do bjj 2x week Sleep with a CPAP I've been struggling with trying to decide if I should quit trt completely or not. I started trt few years ago because of having testosterone at the bottom of the...

Hello all. I’ve been reading this forum and I know this has been talked about and I don’t mean to annoy any regulars here, but I’ll risk it. I’ve been on trt for almost a year. Just in the last month I’ve started having erection issues. As in difficult to get going and or it just fades away...

Try to make this short as possible: Got diagnosed low test in April 2017 with a level of 210 (std range of 249-836). Dr put me on TRT, with 50mg test cyp e3.5d. It went pretty well but fast fwd to Jan of this year. I was having trouble making a baby. The Dr told me to get off. I just...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself and officially throw my hat in the discussion ring - longtime lurker and huge fan of this site. I’m 29, and have been on HRT/TRT since I was 22 after consistently coming back with geriatric levels of Testosterone. To summarize and distill a lot of...

I have had a year of dose adjustments of testosterone cypionate, with and without Anastrozole and even gave HCG a trial; all without any improvements in libido and the other erectile dysfunctions. I recently found a men's clinic, run by a D.O. who only specializes in men's health. He gave me...

I've done a bunch of research and I'm familiar with the HPT axis and the treatment options including: clomiphene, test cypionate, HCG, pellets, gels etc. My question is, now the time has come to pull the trigger I'm being offered almost anything I want as a treatment option. Am I making the...

Hi there! I'm a 50yo male, 194 pounds, weightlifter for 25 years. I was diagnosed with low T 7 years ago and went on TRT through Kaiser Permanente for 5 years straight. I was taking around 75mg a week and felt great! I went off TRT to try and have a child and have been off for 2 years to date...

Hi everyone. Long time member, first time really stuck as to what to do. Currently 46 years old, nearly 47. Got my testosterone levels checked around 6 years ago - they were low "normal" (lol!). Two tests were around the low 300's if we're talking ng/dl. This is in the U.K, on the nhs. I self...