Been off trt for 8 months these are my blood results

[vinny t]

Been on trt for 4 years endo took me off to see if i can trcover my natural testosterone
Been off trt for 8 months now just got some blood results
Have done no pct at all endo wont allow it
These are the results


testosterone 1.3nmol/l (10.0-37.0
shbg 30 (11-71)
FSH 17(1.0-11.0)
LH 11 (1.0-8.0)
estrogen 60 (20-160

Not looking good

[ShakeNbake76]

Why won't endo allow pct ????

[hawk14dl]

What did he expect to happen?

[lovbyts]

This makes no sense to just stop cold turkey with no rhyme or reason, no PCT or Clomid/Hcg therapy.

You need to ask your doctor my questions and why? What his plan is? What is his reasoning?

Sounds like you are being his personal guinea pig. I would not be to quick to agree to this if it was me.

[MRNJ1992]

After 4 years you wont recover.

[Back In Black]

Endo's over here are pretty clueless. It's not big business like it is in the States it's carried out through our NHS and there are permanent cutbacks. We don't get HCG prescribed either just test and even then you have to demonstrate some appalling low t numbers.

Vinny how have you been feeling since coming off?

[OingoBoingo]

Time to find a new doctor.

[vinny t]

Why won't endo allow pct ????

Im from uk no pct done by doctors over here

[vinny t]

This makes no sense to just stop cold turkey with no rhyme or reason, no PCT or Clomid/Hcg therapy.

You need to ask your doctor my questions and why? What his plan is? What is his reasoning?

Sounds like you are being his personal guinea pig. I would not be to quick to agree to this if it was me.

I was taken off trt due to high hematocrit

[vinny t]

This makes no sense to just stop cold turkey with no rhyme or reason, no PCT or Clomid/Hcg therapy.

You need to ask your doctor my questions and why? What his plan is? What is his reasoning?

Sounds like you are being his personal guinea pig. I would not be to quick to agree to this if it was me.

I was only taken off TRT because of high heamatocrit the plan by my medical team was to come off TRT untill hematocrit came down to safe ranges i had 8 pints of blood drawn over eight weeks . The plan was to go back on TRT have my blood monitored regulary and have blood drawn if and when needed . My endo decided to see if i could restore my natural test like i say been off TRT since january now so few more months to go before i see my endo again and another blood test .

This is copy of letter he sent to my GP

Division of Diabetes & Endocrinology

Consultant: Dr A Jostel Royal Blackburn Hospital
Secretary: Mrs Anali Cottam Haslingden Road
BLACKBURN
Direct line: 01254 734469 BB2 3HH
Ext: 84469
Fax: 01254 736311

Our Ref: AJ/KB/RXR0719778

30 June 2014

ENDOCRINE CLINIC

Private & confidential
Mr V

Dear M– Dob 31.12.66

Diagnosis:
Anabolic steroid misuse

I saw you in the endocrine clinic today. You have been under the care of my endocrine colleagues off and on since 2009 until March last year. The uncontrolled use of anabolic steroids did result in secondary polycythaemia which was recently rectified with repeated venesections and abstinence from testosterone and anabolic steroid injections. The fact that your haemoglobin did not rise any further, and the fact that your gonadotropin levels have only just risen into double figures, confirm that stopping exogenous testosterone excess is effective in eliminating the side-effect of polycythaemia and there is evidence of a potential for physiological recovery by reactivating your own pituitary gonadal axis.

In order to see the effectiveness of this approach, we need to let at least six months pass and reassess your hormonal profile after that time. The misuse of any anabolic steroids or testosterone in the meantime will jeopardise that natural recovery and will be evident on falling gonadotropin levels.

I will review you again in six months’ time.

Yours sincerely

Dr ANDREAS JOSTEL
Consultant Physician
(Endocrinology/Diabetes/Acute Medicine)
GMC Number: 4342247