Any recommendation

[guil70]

Hi all, nice to meet you

I am a 65 years old man under the clomid 25 mg daily treatment, this is my last lab test

Testosterone total l: 578 ng/dl

Free testosterone : 10.8 pg/ml

DHEA-Sulfate: 177.0 ug/dl

Estradiol : 45.3 pg/ml

Prostate specific (ag) 0.6 ng/ml

However my libido is getting worse and my sexual frequency is also getting low

Any explaination?,
I do workout ( weights and some cardio) 3 days a week
Any recommendation to get any improvement?

Thank you,
guil70

 

[Systemlord]

However my libido is getting worse and my sexual frequency is also getting low

Any explaination?,

This is a common side effect of clomid and it will not get any better, in fact it’ll get worse as the synthetic estrogen builds up in your bloodstream.

You’re not likely to get any of these issues on TRT.

Why are you not on TRT?

 

[guil70]

Thank you for response, but it's not supposed that I would be good if testosterone is in range and build by myself?, what make the difference between Clomid using and TRT?, just to know, just learning

 

[Systemlord]

what make the difference between Clomid using and TRT?

Clomid is a drug, a toxin, a chemical and with any drug come side effects. TRT is testosterone, a bio identical hormone in every living creature on earth. When you put a drug, a chemical into your body, your body doesn’t know what it is, it doesn’t recognize it as a natural substance.

When you put testosterone in your body, your body recognizes it as a natural substance. The only way you can get side effects from testosterone is if your body can’t handle it anymore due to a medical condition or you’re in excess.

If your doctor prescribed a 65-year-old man clomid instead of testosterone, not wanting any more children, this is a red flag, and I wouldn’t trust this doctor to manage my hormones.

 

[guil70]

Thank you, agreed, but TRT therapy inhibits the functioning of the pituitary gland and testicles forever, isn't that bad too?, again just to know and learn

 

[Systemlord]

Thank you, agreed, but TRT therapy inhibits the functioning of the pituitary gland and testicles forever, isn't that bad too?

I stopped TRT in 2019 for eight months, everything went back to normal and then I went back on TRT. My testicles were atrophy and then four weeks later we’re functioning again.

I feel better on TRT than I do off therapy.

What’s worse is you’ve introduced a chemical into your body that is blocking some of the effects of estrogen on your heart, liver, pancreas, and brain, all to achieve an increase in LH, you’re not worried about that?

The synthetic estrogen competes for the same receptors as estrogen, partially blocking its effects. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want fake synthetic chemicals in my body.

You’re doing all your research after you started therapy and not before.

Testosterone therapy might inhibit some downstream and upstream hormones, but for the majority of cases, it’s negligible.

If you’re pregnantalone declines a little bit, you simply supplement it.

TRT has less cons and side effects than clomid.

Our site owner has been on TRT for almost 30 years.

 

[guil70]

Thank you, and what about enclomiphene?, worth it to do a final try before switching to TRT?

 

[Systemlord]

Thank you, and what about enclomiphene?

It’s a little bit different, but has some of the same drawbacks as clomid. Clomid/enclomiphene aren’t long-term solutions and the majority of men that started out on them are now on TRT.

worth it to do a final try before switching to TRT?

You’re just delaying the inevitable. Your mind is hung up on your testicles, pituitary gland not functioning and once you get past this things will get better.

 

[guil70]

Thank you, I will think about, by the way, if DHEA level is increased by taking it as suplement could this help?, also, taking anastrozole to reduce Estradiol could help too?