Thinking about HRT

[350zed]

Hello everyone I have been looking at this site for a while now and I am thinking about trying out HRT treatment. My doctor found a varicocele on my left side when I was 23 and I am now 28, since that time I have been battling with body fat and it has always been hard for me to see any muscle or strenght gains in the gym. I was wondering if anyone else here has a varicocele or if anyone knows if it can affect my test levels, my doctor at the time told me not to worry about it even though it was hurting and swollen. I can't find any info to support my idea that this thing might have messed up my natural test levels so any help would be much appreciated.
Thak you.

[StevePJC]

Have you had your test levels checked? If so what are they?

[system admin]

Contact the company below your first post. They can set you up with a blood test and can get your body levels evaluated.

[350zed]

No blood test yet, I was wondering if anyone else may have the same problem I do. I will get a test and share the results here, I was actually in contact with that company about a year ago before my last deployment and the guy helping me, *****, was going to get me started. I'l contact the company again. Thanks for the advice guys, the military docs are no help and act like they have to foot the bill for me to see a specialist.

[zaggahamma]

No blood test yet, I was wondering if anyone else may have the same problem I do. I will get a test and share the results here, I was actually in contact with that company about a year ago before my last deployment and the guy helping me, *****, was going to get me started. I'l contact the company again. Thanks for the advice guys, the military docs are no help and act like they have to foot the bill for me to see a specialist.:scratch:

that's very sad to hear...you are serving our country so any and all doctors should provide optimum care....just doesn't make sense

sorry bro...i don't know of the varicocele...is that heart related?

the symptoms you complain of of course can be due to low test levels and it sounds like you are going to get that checked out which is what anyone hear will advise....whether it is caused by your condition or not, if you ARE low, you can benefit from replacement therapy.

wish u the best and welcome

[350zed]

that's very sad to hear...you are serving our country so any and all doctors should provide optimum care....just doesn't make sense

sorry bro...i don't know of the varicocele...is that heart related?

the symptoms you complain of of course can be due to low test levels and it sounds like you are going to get that checked out which is what anyone hear will advise....whether it is caused by your condition or not, if you ARE low, you can benefit from replacement therapy.

wish u the best and welcome

Thanks man, a varicocele is when the veins in the testicles get tangled or damaged, it mostly effects reproduction because of a low sperm count and the condition is actually common 25% of men have it to some extent, one nut larger than the other is usually a sign of this. Some people get it worse than others and it effects fertility. I'm actually hoping this is the cause of my problems but I haven't been able to link varicocele to low test in any studies. The damn doctors don't want me to get sperm count because they say guys get depressed and have a low self worth after finding out they can't make babies. They will only help if I was to get married and have problems trying to have children. I will post all of my results on this site so that maybe I can help out somebody else or lead them in the correct direction.

[zaggahamma]

Thanks man, a varicocele is when the veins in the testicles get tangled or damaged, it mostly effects reproduction because of a low sperm count and the condition is actually common 25% of men have it to some extent, one nut larger than the other is usually a sign of this. Some people get it worse than others and it effects fertility. I'm actually hoping this is the cause of my problems but I haven't been able to link varicocele to low test in any studies. The damn doctors don't want me to get sperm count because they say guys get depressed and have a low self worth after finding out they can't make babies. They will only help if I was to get married and have problems trying to have children. I will post all of my results on this site so that maybe I can help out somebody else or lead them in the correct direction.

very big of you AGAIN...and best of luck with all your endeavors and thank you for your service

[fbcoach]

Hey 350,
There's another member on another site (I don't think you're allowed to mention) that has the same situation. If you want me to PM you the site, just let me know. They highly recommend Dr. John Crysler out of Michigan, who seems to be the leading expert on HRT at this time.

[350zed]

Please feel free to PM me, any info I could get would be much appreciated. Thanks to everyone with the kind words, this site is a great resource and I have been lurking for a long time.

[StevePJC]

You cant receive or send PM's. Haven't been registered long enough nor do you have enough posts.

Stick around in the open forum. Lots more info that way.