Originally Posted by
scardinals8
I was diagnosed, I believe, at 22...I had trouble putting on muscle - and retaining it, I felt I could never recover between workouts, I was constantly lethargic, had muscle weakness, and chest pain. I brought this to my family doctor's attention in high school, but he just said I hadn't hit my growth spurt. From, I'd say, the age of 16-21, I didn't gain more than a couple pounds of muscle (I was basically 160lbs during that time). And I was lifting year around, with personal trainers and the strength and conditioning guys for the University in my town. I just couldn't add muscle...As far as puberty, it was "normal." But at that time, no diagnosis was made, so my test levels, and sperm count weren't measured.
But, I am grateful for this endocrinologist I have. He's like a guru when it comes this stuff; my test levels, free test, sperm count, etc., are all normal for my age - well, actually they're slightly higher for my age, since the clomid basically tricks my body into thinking my test levels are low, while at the same time, stimulating my pituitary gland to constantly secrete LH, which stimulates test production.