Hi Everyone,
I was diagnosed with Low T approximately 2 months when I started experiencing symptoms, low energy, gained a lot of weight, near zero libido, no morning wood,etc… All the classic symptoms.
Below are my lab results. Any advice is much appreciated!
Age 41, height 5’9" weight 207 Lb (gained 20 pounds in 6 months!) previous weight 185-188.
Diet: varies, some mornings scrambled eggs,fruit and coffee. I drink a lot of large coffee 2-3 cups a day
mid morning: protein shake
lunch: typically ham/turkey sandwich and water.
late afternoon: trail mix
Dinner: chicken breast, rice and veggies or Chiptole Chicken bowl,etc…
Always had similar diet but never gained so much weight in such short amount of time
2 months ago: Total Testosterone 319 ng/dL
Received one injection of Cypionate 200ml. Felt great for one week then crashed.
Total Testosterone dropped to 200 ng/dL 2 weeks later
1 month ago Total Testosterone 484 ng/dL (250-1100 ng/dL)
Free Testosterone 58.3 pg/mL (35.0-155 pg/ml)
PSA .3 ng/mL
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 32 nmol/L
Cholesterol 222 mg/dL (125-200mg/dL)
HDL Cholestrol 56 mg/dL
Triglycerides 110 mg/dL ( <150 mg d/L)
LDL Cholesterol 144 mg/dL (<130 mg/dL)
FSH 4.1 (1.6-8.0 mIU/ml)
LH 2.6 (1.5-9.3 mIU/mL)
GGT 15 (3-95 U/L
Iron Total 126 (50-180 mcg/dL)
LD 154 (100-220 U/L)
Phosphate 30 (2.5-4.5 mg/ dL)
Uric Acid 4.9 (4.0-8.0 mg/dL)
Glucose 100 (65-99 mg/dL)
Urea 22 (7-25 mg/dL)
Creatinine 1.01 (.60-1.35 mg/dL)
eGFR 92
Potassium 5.2 (3.5-5.3 mmol/L
Sodium 141 (135-146 mmol/L)
Calcium 9.5 (8.6-10.3 mmol/L)
Protein Total 7.2 (6.1-8.1 g/dL)
Insulin 7.0 (2.0-19.6 uIU/mL)
Prolactin 6.0 ( 2.0-18.0 ng/mL)
TSH 1.23 (.40-4.50 mIU/L)
Estradiol 45 <39 pg/mL)
DHEA Sulfate 279 (70-495 mcg/dL)
Alkaline Phosphatase 53
Albumin 4.5
Globulin 2.7
AST 23
ALT 37
WBC 3.8
RBC 5.17
Hemoglobin 16.2
Hematocrit 47.7
Platelet 252
There are a lot of other blood cell results that were within normal range. Not sure to include or not.
I did fast for this blood draw.
2 weeks ago, I added the following supplements to see if I could improve my lab results and reduce symptoms naturally:
Androsurge Anti Estrogen supplement: Vitamin D 1000IU
Grape Seed Extract 150mg
DIM 150mg
Rhodiola Root Extract 125mg
Eurycoma Root Extract 100mg
BioPerine 5mg
and Prime Male Natural Testosterone Booster
Vit D3 5000IU
Vit K2 45mcg
Vit B6 7.5mg
Magnesium 100mg
Zinc 30mg
D-Aspartic Acid Calcium 1600mg
Asian Red Ginseng 120mg
Luteolin 60mg
Mucuna Ext 300mg
Nettle Root 160mg
BioPerine 10mg
Boron 5mg
This was most recent blood drawn 10 days ago after start of the above supplements
Total Testosterone 414 ng/dL (348-1197 ng/dL)
Free Testosterone 9.31 (5.0-21 ng/dL)
%Free Testosterone 2.25 (1.50-4.20 %)
Estradiol Eclia methodology 13.0 (7.6-42.6 pg/mL)
My Estradiol went down quite a bit from 45 to 13 even at the sacrifice of Testosterone from 484 to 414.
Yet, although I have my energy back, no spontaneous and seldom morning erection, and no sex drive.
Im getting ready to make an appointment with a TRT doctor in my area but wanted to be prepared and also see what any of you guys on here recommend!
Thank You So Much
Mike