Hey Everyone,
Currently looking into TRT therapy.
Stats:
Age: 32
Sex: M
Height: 5'7" (I was 5'9" many years ago)
Weight: 187lbs (I was 155lbs 10 years ago, so it took a long time to get here)
B/F: Unknown, I have six'ish pack but with a bit of belly fat.
Never used steroids
I eat healthy. Eggs, bacon, protein shakes, good meats with good carbs and veggies.
I workout 5 days a week 1-2 hours per session (squats, clean & jerk, snatch, pulls, deadlifts, rinse repeat).
I drink one day a week. No existing major conditions that I am aware of.
I was a late bloomer.
I dont have any major symptoms but have noticed......
Sleep could be better, gaining weight faster, recovery is taking longer, growth is a lot slower
1st round of BW
The Results:
TESTOSTERONE 239 L 292-1052 NG/DL MAIN
SEX HORM BIND GLOBULIN 28 17-66 NMOL/L
CALC FREE TESTOSTERONE 5.1 4.8-25.0 NG/DL
Seemed low to what I have read on this board. So went to an Endocrin and they agreed very quickly.
Tomorrow morning I am getting more comprehensive blood work done (Test, LH, Ferritin, Hemogram, Prolactin, T4, TPO, TSH, and PSA)
Update: 2nd round of BW
2nd Round of BW (2 weeks later)
PSA .9
TSH 3.6 .5-4.7
Test 201 292-1052
Free Test 7.0 4.8-25
Free T4 1.15
Sex Horm 24 17-66
Prolactin 10.5
Luteinizing Horm 3.5
WBC 4.4
RBC 5.04
Basically at this point, I am looking for advice.
Should I jump into the TRT pool?
Do the benefits really out weigh the potential negatives?
Assuming that this is a life long "thing," 60 years of dosing Test (assuming I live to 92), seems like a lot.
I thought about other ways (though not the way I want to go) to increase my growth but now that I see my test is so low, I am curious how much would I benefit from just TRT getting my test up to reasonable levels.
I am excited for possibility of life improvement and it fits the comfort zone of something that is prescribed, that is a big win.
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