please help- low T, flattened pituitary

[holdhotter]

Hi everyone,

I'm 26 years old male and these are the values from my blood work:

Total T: 330 - 500 ng/dL
Free T: 0.9 ng/dL
Ratio: 0.27%
Prolactin: 14.1 ng/mL
FSH: 7.0mIU/mL
LH:5.7mIU/mL
Haematocrit: 39.7%

I should also note that I have taken a lot of Raw Maca Root supplements in the past, for around a year and a half. I have recently stopped this.

I also have an MRI that shows a flattened pituitary gland (MRI was taking for my epilepsy).

I have seen my endo several times and today he suggested I start using Androgel 50mg and see how I feel. I came home and did tons of research and now I'm even more confused as to what to do.

I noticed that there are several ways to administer TRT; I think the Androderm would be the easiest method for me- I don't want to be constantly worried about transferring T to people around me or even my cats. I already am going crazy paranoid being careful with my Minoxidil. Are there any cheap generic versions of Androderm?

My doctor also suggested a more detailed MRI of my pituitary to see if it is really okay or not.

Since I am so young with low T, I am tempted to start treatment.

What do you suggest? Should I also take hGC? Should I start with Androgel, see how it goes and then maybe progress to the Androderm or self-injections or Striant?

I really appreciate any advice you can give me

[bass]

most of us on TRT don't care for gels, its not consistent, expensive and like you said you don't want to contaminate others! go for injections, better and cheaper, and if you want to keep your balls then yes you need hCG , and go for the shots as well, no pills or drops! of course see what the doctor will suggest and post it here so we can tell you if you need to look for another doctor. good luck!

[zaggahamma]

sorry to hear bro

agree with bass...injections is the most popular delivery of T on this forum prolly 90% or better...

but if your symptomatic of low T any is going to help but injects are overall best...

since your problem is pituitary hcg should work well along side some test...

your estradiol should have been checked to establish baseline so you can see how you may convert your exogeneous test(trt) after starting...as most of us are on an AI to combat that..

also, your prolactin looks jacked...what did the doc say about that and also did he offer hcg or is this something you self educated on?

bump for more opinions

good luck