First off i'd just like to say great website and forum, its another outlet and resource on my quest to figure out whats going on.
I'm currently 25 years old, 6'0", about 185lb, around 12% bf? (visible abs). over a year ago in the midst of my first graduate job, the stress factor seemed like it was getting to me and my libido was almost gone, after a hard days work I would get into bed and struggle to stay awake, let alone sex with the gf, which caused some issues. I eventually faced up and sought help from our wonderfull health service here in the UK. My job was bad, i had to get up real early so sleep was deprived (6-7 hours max), was running on coffee most of the time, and it was in a cold meat factory involving alot of labrous activitys. as well as 1.5 hours commuting every day on a high speed motorway
The doc seemed to think it was stress management issues, but reluctantly sent me for a thyroid test as well as serum testosterone. When I phoned and was was told the results were all "normal", with my little understanding at the time of what that could mean ,i assumed my problem was stress related and just tried to work really hard on my diet and supplements.
Fast forward to april, I finally get a new job: way more money, no commute, longer time to sleep, no need for coffee, office full of women, I think great finally things will change. I've been there 3 months now and I love the job but still feel that constant fatigue and cloudiness, and still signs of lower T, as in i'm not waking up with morning wood as often and if I do, it disappates quickly.
I went to the doc and decided to ask what my measurement was last year, got the papers and it was 14.1!! nmol/L This was a different doctor who printed the results and he was useless and didn't want to know.
so that is like 414, crazy when I think its 12nMol/L that guys are considered problematic over here. Especially as my diet was good and and not overweight. my serum T4 was 16.1pmol/L, serum TSH 2.9miu/L
Anyway now I know this, I almost want to seek out another test just to see if all the changes i've made have ramped up production, and if indeed my problem is psychological or what.
My level isn't low enough to warrant TRT and that is not what I want, but i think its fair to say i'm on a low enough end that I should regularly monitor the level. I'm heading back to the doctor this week and i really think getting another test a year on shouldn't be an unreasonable request? its just really hard to ask for as they don't want to know
But from what i'm reading 414 is pretty poor on this forum? This is a guy who has a degree in nutrition, eats good fats, lifts 3-4 times a week for 45 minutes, recovers well etc. I'm just worried that if my level is this low then by the time i'm 35 i'm easily be in the 300s.
As a side note, i've had groin pain for the last 9 months, again the first doctor dismissed it as a strain, but it never really went aaway, i've been back a few times thinking it may be a varicocele, the last doctor i saw said oh i think it's cysts, both of your epididymis are inflamed. This hasnt gone away, I can feel the hard lumps on the top of both testiscles. The lack of formal diagnosis is distressing, the pain isn't bad but will it get worse? who knows if its causing the low T. I'm thinking i need to demand a referral to a urologist but its like here in the UK they only care if you are in really bad pain?
THanks for reading
