Hello, new member here. I've been reading here about a month and have been using this site amongst others to help educate myself.
Background:
I'm 28, got tested free and total T and came back low on both. I tested because I've had no libido, ED, don't gain muscle even with meticulous dieting and intense training and I'm 170lbs 10% body fat at 5'10", I've no where near filled my genetic potential. I began test cyp 200mg broken up into two 100mg per week. My physician initially prescribed 200-400mg once every two weeks but from educating myself on this site I took initiative to begin with the former I mentioned above.
Unfortunately I did not begin to get many tests done prior to my beginning TRT. My physician did not order any and prescribed me test within probably 2-3 minutes of conversation after I showed him my Testosterone results (labs I ordered myself). So far I am two weeks into therapy.
DONE PRIOR TRT:
Testosterone, Serum 345 LOW ng/dL 348-1197
Free Testosterone(Direct) 7.3 LOW pg/mL 9.3-26.5
DONE 2 WEEKS INTO TRT: (AFTER FOUR 100MG INJECTIONS OF TEST CYP OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS)
Estradiol 13.2 pg/mL 7.6-42.6
TSH 0.854 uIU/mL 0.450-4.500
Thyroxine (T4) 7.4 ug/dL 4.5-12.0
T3 Uptake 35 % 24-39
Free Thyroxine Index 2.6 1.2-4.9
LH 0.3 LOW mIU/mL 1.7-8.6
FSH <0.2 LOW mIU/mL 1.5-12.4
Cortisol 19.9 HIGH ug/dL 2.3-19.4
My main questions are:
1) Was it pretty pointless to get FSH and LH done after four treatments of test cyp over the past two weeks? I've read here that after you start test your FSH and LH drop out naturally in your body's response to the extra injected test. I wasn't sure if two weeks was long enough to make a difference but I am guessing it likely has been.
2) My E2 was normal but low...people here recommend to get it into the 20's but I assume a great way to raise my E2 will be to...well, take testosterone. Obviously I am glad I didn't start an AI right off the bat without ever checking this. I certainly do not appear to require that now and possibly never will.
3) My cortisol is a little high. I've been training each muscle group twice a week a total of 5-6 training days a week...I'm concerned this may be over training. My test hasn't even had a chance to kick in yet so I know I'll recover better then but is this something I should consider changing? Training maybe 3-4 days a week instead?
Thanks for your time.
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