Hey guys
A quick background on myself: I’m a 25 year old male, enjoys lifting weights and training muay thai most days after work (I work a desk job) and on the weekends. I’m a very health conscious individual, my diet consists of plenty of complex carbs, fats, proteins, fruits + veg. Despite my active lifestyle and fairly successful career I always felt low energy, depressed, brain fog, low self esteem. I supposed I have low libido but I rarely have a girlfriend as approaching women gives me too much anxiety.
I decided to have a blood test done to see why I was so tired all the time. I decided to skip the GP and go straight to a private blood test. Results are from 28/03/2017:
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE 3.15 mIU/L 0.27 - 4.20
FREE THYROXINE 16.77 pmol/L 12.00 - 22.00
TESTOSTERONE 8.77 nmol/L 7.60 - 31.40
17-BETA OESTRADIOL <18.35 pmol/L 0.00 - 191.99
I also have various hematology and biochemistry results if interested (red/white blood count, cholesterol etc)
Noticed my T was low so followed up with another test a couple of weeks later (11/04/2017):
TESTOSTERONE 8.72 nmol/L 7.60 - 31.40
FREE-TESTOSTERONE(CALCULATED)*0.209 nmol/L 0.30 - 1.00
17-BETA OESTRADIOL <18.35 pmol/L 0.00 - 191.99
SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOB 25.82 nmol/L 16.00 - 55.00
Decided to contact a ‘specalist’ TRT doctor who wanted to run more tests (22/05/2017):
TSH 1.66 uIU/mL (0.35 - 4.94)
FSH 1.7 mIU/mL (0.95 - 11.95)
LH 1.3 mIU/mL (1.14 - 8.75)
Oestradiol 81 pmol/L (40 - 160)
T 10.80 nmol/L (9.00 - 30.00)
SHGB 26 nmol/L (18 - 50)
Again with this test I have various hematology and biochemistry results that I can provide if needed.
At the end of the consultation with the Urologist he suggest putting me on a course of Clomid therapy. Of course being a health conscious individual I had done a lot of reading on TRT treatment before the consultation and saw that Clomid therapy had the ability of restoring T levels but doing very little for symptom relief. I tried to push for injectables but he was reluctant given my age which is understandable. I told him I would consider the Clomid and would come back to him at a later date if I change my mind.
I’m feeling a little lost at the moment. So far I see my options as:
Try Clomid
Buy everything I need online and self administer (no interest in cycle steroids)
I am from the UK btw and TRT seems to be a little behind the US. If anyone could give me some advice it would be appreciated
Thanks!