Better skin and things like that, this gets back to what I have mentioned in other threads about TRT expectations and an often misunderstanding of what TRT is supposed to do, what it's for and what's possible. The idea of TRT is to return testosterone levels back to normal, an optimal normal yet still normal. At the prime of your life when your testosterone levels were at their best, the idea is to get back to that. Does this mean your skin is going to be better than it was back then now due to TRT? Does that mean other things that did not exist for you in the past will now be there? No, it doesn't work that way. Now if a man on TRT now takes better care of himself all around compared to what he did when he was younger with high natural levels, then sure, he will look and feel better than he ever has before. It's the combination of all things.Originally Posted by Keep_It_Moving
And what Lifted1 mentioned above in the benefits, muscle mass and fat loss, these are again good examples of what I'm talking about. TRT isn't going to achieve this just because you're on TRT, but it will provide you with the ability. Look at it this way - you have no job, therefor you have no money. You then go out and get a job but you never show up for the job and you once again have no money. You do have the ability to make money, an ability you did not have before you had the job, but if you don't make the effort then that job becomes a little bit of a fantasy idea. Now replace the word "Job" with TRT and replace the word "Money" with benefits.
As for the other cons mentioned in this thread:
Hair loss: TRT isn't going to cause you to lose any hair that you weren't going to lose anyway.
Elevated E2: If you need testosterone and elevated E2 is what keeps you away, well you're simply trading one improper hormone level for another, which comes with its own issues. Or you could balance the two and have no issues.
Donating Blood: As mentioned before, it's not all that common - sure, not rare but also not necessary for the majority of patients. If it is necessary, like E2 it is manageable. Of course the alternative is having low testosterone, which comes with a host of cons when left ignored long term, several that are severe.
Injections: I completely understand why many feel this is a con. The idea of sticking yourself with a needle just isn't appealing. But we're talking about something that takes a grand total of one minute of your life a week. And if you're injecting twice a week, once you get used to it it could still only take a grand total of one minute of your life a week. OK, maybe a pure 60 seconds is slightly exaggerating (I'll time the total time of my next injection simply out of curiosity) but if 1-2 injections per week is burdening your life, you are doing something horribly wrong.
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