Newbie questio: go on TRT or not TRT?

[Teddy]

hello everyone

So I went into my dr's office today and got all my lab results from the past 5 years. He has done three test/free test lab tests done. No thyroid or LH or FSH tests have been done before.

I did a cycle of badly planned steroid from 2/1/15 to 5/15/15. Ended it with 3 weeks of Nolva.

6/15/15
free t - 7.5 (8.7-25)
total t - 402 (300-1200)
dihydrotestosterone - 71 (30-85)
estradio0 - 70 (8-35)

1/30/2015 (before going on that cycle)
free t - 8.8
total t - 580

10/7/2011
free t - 11.6
total t - 480

So my question is should I try to go on TRT and get my free and total t up or should I try to do it naturally? I guess my level has always been on the lower end of the spectrum

Thanks and any comment will be appreciated.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Can you give us the ranges for those labs? That would help us formulate some answers. Thanks. Have yout done anything since the cycle? Are you doing anything, including supplements, now?

 

[Teddy]

Can you give us the ranges for those labs? That would help us formulate some answers. Thanks. Have yout done anything since the cycle? Are you doing anything, including supplements, now?

Ok, I updated my post with the ranges. No supplements. I have been reading a lot about natural testosterone boost but I am very skeptical whenever they talk about natural remedies. My diet is very clean and great. No junk food and very well balanced diet with plenty of all the goodies people talk about such as Omegas, good fat etc... I also work out a lot. Heavy lifting about an hr a day for 5-6 days a week. I have probably about 8 percent body fat.

PS. I went on proper trt dosage a week and a half ago at 100mg cypionate every 5 days and .25 AI E3D. I have been feeling great (except for the continual acne) and my libido and sexual functions have been very very good.

My thoughts are that maybe I just have high level of natural aromatizing so really more than the trt it is the AI that is really giving me the boost? Not sure.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Ok, I updated my post with the ranges. No supplements. I have been reading a lot about natural testosterone boost but I am very skeptical whenever they talk about natural remedies. My diet is very clean and great. No junk food and very well balanced diet with plenty of all the goodies people talk about such as Omegas, good fat etc... I also work out a lot. Heavy lifting about an hr a day for 5-6 days a week. I have probably about 8 percent body fat.

PS. I went on proper trt dosage a week and a half ago at 100mg cypionate every 5 days and .25 AI E3D. I have been feeling great (except for the continual acne) and my libido and sexual functions have been very very good.

My thoughts are that maybe I just have high level of natural aromatizing so really more than the trt it is the AI that is really giving me the boost? Not sure.

One thing that quickly occurs to me is that splitting your testosterone dose, 50mg every 3.5 days, would likely provide you with stable levels and help bring your estradiol down, possibly to the point that you could cut back (or eliminate) your AI. Was SHBG determined? And a PSA obtained for reference purposes?

Did your doctor explain that testosterone replacement therapy is a commitment, a commitment that is typically for life? Remind me if you discussed your fertility with him/her.

 

[Ab037]

You need to run proper labs that include LH, FSH, E2, full thyroid panel, comp metabolic panel etc.
Being in the 500 range naturally how did you feel? If you felt fine why worry about a number and where you fall on the "scale range"?
You should be trying to determine with your Dr " why" your testosterone level is low and try to fix that issue. Instead of jumping straight to TRT.

Did you run any AI and HCG on cycle? Also proper pct looks more like
4 weeks of both clomid 100/50/50/50 and nolvadex 40/20/20/20.
Typically they say to pull labs 6 weeks after pct ended and compare that with pre cycle labs to see if you recovered fully.

Being close to the 500 range you may be able to tweak a few things and raise your levels naturally. I would exhaust all avenues before venturing into TRT