Blood work - Low T and high Estrogen - TRT or AI ?

[mikusk]

Was the estradiol test the sensitive type? If it wasn't, it's practically useless, I wouldn't take an AI based on just that.

Your LH is not bad, so that points to primary hypogonadism, so problems in your testes. I'd do an ultrasound. Have u had any injuries down there?

What's your bodyfat %? Are u overtrained? These can cause low T as well.

No clue if it was sensitive type or not, if LH and FSH are OK doesn't that indicate that my testes are doing a good job ? Besides, no injuries.

I am around 14-16 % BF, I do train pretty hard daily (2h a day) but i do not feel overtrained. I do have to put in a lot of work otherwise i don't grow.

[Gallowmere]

No clue if it was sensitive type or not, if LH and FSH are OK doesn't that indicate that my testes are doing a good job ? Besides, no injuries.

I am around 14-16 % BF, I do train pretty hard daily (2h a day) but i do not feel overtrained. I do have to put in a lot of work otherwise i don't grow.

No, good LH and FSH indicate that your pituitary gland is doing it’s job. That doesn’t mean that anyone’s home at the nuthouse when the mailman comes knocking.

My very first set of bloods indicated the same, though my test levels on the first were 50 (not a typo) and 171 on the second. My LH and FSH were both well within range, though a hair on the low-ish side.

[Ephemeral]

No clue if it was sensitive type or not, if LH and FSH are OK doesn't that indicate that my testes are doing a good job ? Besides, no injuries.

I am around 14-16 % BF, I do train pretty hard daily (2h a day) but i do not feel overtrained. I do have to put in a lot of work otherwise i don't grow.

If u don't know whether it was the sensitive type, then it wasn't, they don't give u that by default. Unfortunately I don't think u'll find a lab in your country with the LC-MS method (this is the sensitive one that's useful for men), just the usual immunoassay, but u can ask around.

Good LH and FSH levels indicate that your pituitary/hypothalamus work fine, but your testes don't respond well enough for some reason.

Working out daily for 2 hours hard sounds like overtraining to me, and I've heard that big guys can overtrain much easier, I'm not sure about the science on that and I'm no expert, hopefully others will chime in.