any reason to go back on TRT with these levels?

[natsar77]

Hi fellas,

Im a 40 yr old male, went off TRT well not on purpose but switched to a compounded cream which it turns out I wasnt absorbing at all so 6 wks later i started to recover cold turkey from 2 yrs on test therapy. So been 3 months off now with some hcg a month ago to help things along and my test is 12.9 nmol ...estrogen 97 ...( top figure is 150 here )...psa has dropped to 0.49 was 1.2 on test, FSH is 9 ( top score is 8 ) LH is low at 3 ( range is 0- 8 ) and all other markers are very good. Sex drive is good, erections great and orgasms are actually better maybe as I have more volume ?

Its hard to gauge how I feel physically as have been plagued with a sinusitis for 3 months so cant train much and feel crappy as a result of that...now I know this test score is low for a 40 yr old and ideally id like to be up around 22 ...i was 25 on TRT range ( 8-30 mnol ) but I had a moon face so look better now but is it healthy for me to stay at say 13 or 14 test range ? My family friend is 65 and his is 15 lol! am I doing harm to my body down the track or should i go with how I feel which is ok ? thx

 

[MarkM]

Estrogen at 97 is not a male hormone test. If you are referring to Estradiol and it is not the Estradiol Sensitive LC/MS/MS assay then it is not an accurate figure either. Looks like you are referring to a Roche ECLIA methodology test which is what is used for women. Not suitable for men.

That being said, you state that "sex drive is good, erections great and orgasms are actually better" where you are at today not on TRT. To me that says it all. You should go by how you feel and if you feel good, as you state, then go with that. Don't worry about a range or where you 65 year old friend's levels are. He might have higher levels but does he feel as good as you do?

When things are good, leave them alone.

 

[natsar77]

Thx Mark, that estrogen test isnt sensitive but its all we have in Australia..on test therapy i was around 140 so alot higher but still just within range...yeah point taken, my dads is 15 too so I was concerned that at my are 12.9 is pathetic and will hurt me somehow ....it still may go up as Im still recovering and will throw in heavy compound movements like deadlifts , squats etc once i cure my sinus infection so this could help too..

 

[MarkM]

You're welcome.......but, so that you know, there is an Estradiol Sensitive test in Australia. Forum member, @Mike9876, lives in Australia and recently took the test. We've had other members from Australia take it as well. He wasn't aware there was one available in Australia either but found out there is.