Would first like to say thanks for a great site full of good information. Just started the begining stages of getting on a HRT program.
Background:
I'm 34 years old. Began noticing symptoms around 28 years. About a year after my vasectomy. Not sure if that had an effect.
I have always enjoyed working out, consuming large amounts of milk, meat and whey protein (the de-natured crap). Also everything
i ate and drank out of was plastic. At one point was having problems with penis sensitivity, there was none. I could get erections but there was no sensation, freaked me out.
Thats when i started looking into possible solutions. First thing i did was get rid of all plastic products. Also had to change my diet because i was gaining to
much fat and no longer had the raging appetite like before. Very rarely do i eat meat and if i do its chicken or fish. No more cow milk, rice milk now. After about a year the sensitivty improved
still not as intense as it use to be.
Today:
I have no sex drive. Back before this happened the biggest arguments with the wife were about getting more sex. Now im turning her down because it doesnt intrest me at all. No more morning erections. Takes way longer to recover from a workout. I dont have near the strength i use too. in fact smaller guys are lifting more than me now. I dont sleep as long as i use too.
Current diet:
fresh organic foods. Monday thru friday i eat: 1 apple, 1 banana, a container of fresh organic baby spinach, Raw organic trail mix, 2 eggs,
fresh juiced vegetables( 1 head of kale, 1lb of carrots, 2 apples all organic) About 25ounces of juice, 1 protein bar an hour before workout, Protein shake(non-denatured whey) after and finally a fresh, made from scratch, meal made by my wife for dinner. We have gotten rid of all proccessed foods. Weekends vary depending on whats available to make. I have lost most of the fat i was gaining, still have some stubborn fat around the midsection. I'm eating about a quarter of the calories i use too when my hormones were normal.
First visit to doctor i had a full physical and disscused the issues i was having so he scheduled some blood work.
Sodium 138 134-144
Potassium 3.8 3.5-5.2
chloride 103 97-108
glucose 82 65-99
BUN 13 6-20
creatinine 1.0 .76-1.27
BUN/creat ratio 13 8-19
calcium 9 8.7-10.2
phosphorus 3 2.5-4.5
bili total .9 0-1.2
alk phos 56 25-150
ast/sgot 51 0-40
ALT/SGPT 43 0-55
ggt 17 0-65
LDH 211 0-225
protein total 6.5 6-8.5
albumin 4.2 3.5-5.5
globulin 2.3 1.5-4.5
A?G Ratio 1.8 1.1-2.5
uric acid 5.2 3.7-8.6
cholesterol 150 100-199
HDL 50 >39
chol/HDL ratio 3 0-5
LDL calc 86 0-99
VLDL 14 5-40
triglyceride 72 0-149
est CHD Risk <.5 0-1
T4 thyroxine 8.8 4.5-12
T3 free 3 2-4.4
TSH 2.150 .450-4.5
Iron 96 40-155
PSA .8 0-4
Testosterone Total 391 348-1197
testosterone Free direct 8.5 8.7-25.1
Vitamin D 25-OH 33.2 30-100
Estradiol 12.5 7.6-42.6
IGF-1 208 115-307
SHBG 37.3 16.6-55.9
WBC 7.8 4-10.5
RBC 5.44 4.10-5.6
Hgb 16.1 12.5-17
hct% 46.8 36- 50
MCV 86 80-98
MCH 29.6 27-34
MCHC 34.4 32-36
RDW 12.9 11.7 - 15
Not sure why he didn't test for estrogen or the sex hormone binding gobulin. I called to set up additional blood tests for SHBG, Estradiol, IGF-1, vitamin D. Currently waiting on those test results. Then i will schedule a follow up, on what to do next. Im thinking shots because the gels seem to be messy and afraid it might get on my wife or kids. What type of testosterone do u recommend for shots?