Hey All,

Following advice from another member, I'm now creating my own topic. Long story short, I'm now in my early 30s and have had ED issues since I stupidly ran a cycle of steroids back when I was 18, where I was also drinking at the weekends, without an AI, and no PCT. It was a stack of two steroids, one of them being nandrolone decanoate from memory, though I can't remember what the other compound was, or the dosages, or the injection frequency. I ran it for a couple of months as far as I can remember. I did get some gyno / really sensitive nipples at the time, luckily not enough tissue grew for it to be noticeable, though I didn't realise it was happening at the time.

Libido is an issue these days, possibly from the ED. I can get wood initially but it drops exceptionally quickly, and that initial erection is not as rock hard as before taking steroids. There is a psychological element going on but I suspect that has come from the ED issues, though it won't be helping anything. Interestingly, when I used to go out drinking (up until 5 years ago maybe), the morning after drinking at night, my wood and libido would be improved, but not for long after waking up. I also suffer from a skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis, which happened at the same time as I did the cycle. No cure apparently but I'm wondering if it's actually related to hormones being out of wack in the background (Maybe E2?)

Please note I now live in Indonesia where as far as I can see, it's impossible to get blood work specifically with E2 values, and even getting basic things checked would involve different labs & hospitals, if it can even be done properly at all - so not really an option. Doctors are also completely useless here (like, really really!) - so again not an option.

Here is some blood work I had done elsewhere in 2019:

Hormone Result Unit Ref Range
FSH 3 IU/L (1-8)
Luteinizing Hormone 5 IU/L (2-8)
Oestradiol 131 pmol/L (<150)
Progesterone 1.3 nmol/L (<4.1)
Prolactin 106 mIU/L (45-375)
Testosterone 15.1 nmol/L (6.0-28.0)
SHBG-restd 39 nmol/L (15-50)
Free Testosterone 280 pmol/L (200-600)
DHEAS 6.3 umol/L (4.8-13.9)
pl.cortisol rndm 236 nmol/L (70-400)

Collection time 13:56
Fasted? No


Testosterone E / C is actually readily available here (be it UGL) and Nolva / Clomid are also available (as is Arimidex if needed). Based on the results above, I'm thinking of running a short cycle of Test Cyp, 150MG per week, for 2-3 months or less, with the correct PCT protocol afterwards. The idea being I'd like to see if anything improves with a little more test.

My stats are, 6ft 2, 70KG ish (not weighed myself recently) and I'm at around 10% BF (ish). I don't drink alcohol these days, no drugs, don't smoke. Cardio most mornings in the form of a long walk with some jogs (total around 1 hour).

I realise this is difficult without blood work, but I'm looking for some feedback from the more knowledgeable members on here about this approach. I tried HCG last year and it gave me huge anxiety, almost panic attacks, so I don't really wanna try that again.