Hypogonadal Symptoms, Normal Labs

Hi,

TT: 580 ng/dL (1.5 years ago)/440 ng/dL( 1 year ago)/740 ng/dL (3 months ago)/690 ng/dL(1 month ago) Range is around (300-850 ng/dL)

FT: 108.3 pg/mL range being (46-224 pg/mL)
LH: 5.5 (consistent over the year)
FSH: 2.5 (consistent over the year)

TSH/T3/T4/Antibodies - All very normal. I followed the iodized salt protocol and that might have been what brought down my TSH to around 1.0. Body temperatures are fine as of now; energy during the day is fine.

Prolactin- 9 (range being 1-18)
Estradiol**-This was always temporarily elevated. It used to be 47 pg/mL (when I had the test reading of 430). Now, it’s 38 pg/mL. I’m dieting down so that number should be going down.

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Anyways, when I moved to university, over the first two weeks, I had a crazy rush of hypogonadal symptoms. Watery semen, diminished ejaculate, VERY numb penis, no spontaneous/morning/nocturnal erections, musky smelling sweat, a complete void of emotion, extreme fatigue, cant put on any muscle despite a solid routine/diet. And I was only 18! Most of these symptoms have gone away except for the sexual ones and the muscle-building one.

At any rate, my symptoms are HIGHLY similar to the people on propeciahelp - but the odd part is … I’ve never taken propecia or any 5 alpha reductase inhibitor. It’s just so odd that the symptoms are so similar. I have some labs for AdiolG (a metabolite of the 5 alpha reductase II enzyme) that should be out in a week or so.

I had DHT tested (range being 16-79), and my result was 39. Which isn’t incredibly high but it should be functional.

There has to be some androgen resistance as my labs are really normal and I don’t know what else can explain the symptoms i’m having.

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KSMan will advise you to read the stickies before posting.

Given that moving to university is a big change, have you considered whether you’re depressed or something similar to that? Without objective evidence, the muscle building thing may just be your own perception.

[quote]MinusTheColon wrote:
KSMan will advise you to read the stickies before posting.

Given that moving to university is a big change, have you considered whether you’re depressed or something similar to that? Without objective evidence, the muscle building thing may just be your own perception.[/quote]

I already have and made another posting 6 months ago. Yeah, I was depressed but that’s long since been resolved. The physical changes like low ejaculate, very watery ejaculate, etc have not however. And the side effects i’m having are remarkably similar with those that people who took 5 alpha reductase inhibitors like Propecia.

Does anybody here know about MAIS (Mild Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome)?

I feel like despite it being exceptionally rare it might be something I could potentially have.

I had a normal sex drive throughout my adolesecence and puberty, but, right when I “became” an adult, I had low libido and other hypogonadal symptoms. I did, however, take a SpermChecker test a few months ago and I passed it (meaning I should theoretically have over 20M sperm / mL of solution).

That said, my LH isn’t too high and my testosterone isn’t incredibly high. It just confuses me how the lab 6 months ago was like 430 and now it’s ~700 with similar LH levels.

I think it has to do with stress and changes in lifestyle that may have come about in subtle ways as coping strategies. It’s absolutely horrid for your health to be a student. I should know I’m a student and at age 40 I can tell the difference only a week into a new semester. Hours of sitting around using the mind in excess, drinking 2-3 times as much coffee as normal, and having bouts of low and high appetite periods. It can mess up sleep and cause a mild anxiety that is constant. Before, during, and waiting for exams that mild anxiety switches to moderate-severe. Cortisol floods the system and blocks the androgen activity. Messes with a lot of stuff actually and it takes time to recover.

If any of this sounds familiar, do yourself a favor and focus on making life more peaceful and find some balance.

How much vit-D3 have you been taking?

Waking and afternoon temps are?

What exactly did you do to get more iodine on board and are you always using iodized salt now?

Still think that you need anastrozole to lower E2. Someone objected to that before stating that one should not be messing with a young body. But your body is not working right as it is now.

E2=38 is really bad. Get near E2=22pg/ml and your T levels will increase. Your T:E ratio will improve with a compound effect and that should allow for fat loss, especially if your thyroid is right.

[quote]KSman wrote:
How much vit-D3 have you been taking?

Waking and afternoon temps are?

What exactly did you do to get more iodine on board and are you always using iodized salt now?

Still think that you need anastrozole to lower E2. Someone objected to that before stating that one should not be messing with a young body. But your body is not working right as it is now.

E2=38 is really bad. Get near E2=22pg/ml and your T levels will increase. Your T:E ratio will improve with a compound effect and that should allow for fat loss, especially if your thyroid is right.[/quote]

4000 IU/day

Temps are fine, near 98.6

Iodoral for a week, thyroid labs came back normal (TSH ~1.03, thyroxine was fine)

I might need to lower my E2; I might not. None of my doctors are willing to prescribe me anastrozole for a mildly increased E2. Do other people on this board really have sexual problems with just an E2 near 38 (with test levels around 600-700)?

I was on TRT for a few months and my E2=37 was:

  • making me short tempered
  • noise intolerant
  • probably bitchy
  • libido was lowered
  • sexual performance was reduced

With anastrozole, I felt better, almost reborn, in 5 days and it kept getting better for around 3 weeks. It is really rare that anything gets under my skin now. Libido greatly improved. And while TRT lead to a rapid weight loss, waist 34–>32", lowered E2 lead to a loose 31" jeans. So some stubborn fat patterns can respond.

Yes, there is a normal range. But that does not mean that high normal or low normal is associated with proper physical and mental functioning.

[quote]KSman wrote:
I was on TRT for a few months and my E2=37 was:

  • making me short tempered
  • noise intolerant
  • probably bitchy
  • libido was lowered
  • sexual performance was reduced

With anastrozole, I felt better, almost reborn, in 5 days and it kept getting better for around 3 weeks. It is really rare that anything gets under my skin now. Libido greatly improved. And while TRT lead to a rapid weight loss, waist 34–>32", lowered E2 lead to a loose 31" jeans. So some stubborn fat patterns can respond.

Yes, there is a normal range. But that does not mean that high normal or low normal is associated with proper physical and mental functioning.[/quote]

Even with normal E2 levels (~27), I was still symptomatic.

I’ll consider anastrozole though. Might have to be on testosterone to reach supra-physiological levels because my AR seems to be desensitized by something, perhaps congenital. I’m going to make an appointment with an endo at UCLA and see what he thinks.

[quote]ABars wrote:

[quote]KSman wrote:
I was on TRT for a few months and my E2=37 was:

  • making me short tempered
  • noise intolerant
  • probably bitchy
  • libido was lowered
  • sexual performance was reduced

With anastrozole, I felt better, almost reborn, in 5 days and it kept getting better for around 3 weeks. It is really rare that anything gets under my skin now. Libido greatly improved. And while TRT lead to a rapid weight loss, waist 34–>32", lowered E2 lead to a loose 31" jeans. So some stubborn fat patterns can respond.

Yes, there is a normal range. But that does not mean that high normal or low normal is associated with proper physical and mental functioning.[/quote]

Even with normal E2 levels (~27), I was still symptomatic.

I’ll consider anastrozole though. Might have to be on testosterone to reach supra-physiological levels because my AR seems to be desensitized by something, perhaps congenital. I’m going to make an appointment with an endo at UCLA and see what he thinks.
[/quote]

Just seems like you’re grasping for straws to go on TRT…

[quote]MinusTheColon wrote:

[quote]ABars wrote:

[quote]KSman wrote:
I was on TRT for a few months and my E2=37 was:

  • making me short tempered
  • noise intolerant
  • probably bitchy
  • libido was lowered
  • sexual performance was reduced

With anastrozole, I felt better, almost reborn, in 5 days and it kept getting better for around 3 weeks. It is really rare that anything gets under my skin now. Libido greatly improved. And while TRT lead to a rapid weight loss, waist 34–>32", lowered E2 lead to a loose 31" jeans. So some stubborn fat patterns can respond.

Yes, there is a normal range. But that does not mean that high normal or low normal is associated with proper physical and mental functioning.[/quote]

Even with normal E2 levels (~27), I was still symptomatic.

I’ll consider anastrozole though. Might have to be on testosterone to reach supra-physiological levels because my AR seems to be desensitized by something, perhaps congenital. I’m going to make an appointment with an endo at UCLA and see what he thinks.
[/quote]

Just seems like you’re grasping for straws to go on TRT…[/quote]

I think considering TRT is a very rational choice considering my circumstances.

Hey @ABars

I am in the same situation as you. I have felt normal most my life, but at the age of 18 I started to hit the gym, and eat alot of protein etc. I instantly gained muscle and got a surge in libido. I started to feel really good, libido was high and I guess you could say I was your normal 18 year old male. Anyways after years of putting on muscle , 3 years later I had to much of a bodybuilders physique to play soccer. I decided I would stop lifting weights, and cut my calories drastically. I was also running 5-10 km a day, and diet consisted of salads, rice, beans, water and black coffee.

It was around this time in June/July 2016 where all hell broke loose. I went from my normal 170 lbs at 5’10 down to 139 lbs. I got ripped! Obivously from being malnourished and overtrained. Slowly but surely I developed the following symptoms:

-0 Libido
-No morning + No spontaneous erection for the last 3 years now.
-Genitals are numb/insensitive. They feel like rubber.
-Low semen volume and force
-No pleasure in Orgasm
-Dry tired eyes
-Armpits,Groins,Scrotum feel like they do not emit sweat anymore like before
-Musky body odor
-stress incontinence

I have seen 3 urologists , 3 neurologists, and 4 endos with no answers for this. This is 100% hormonal. At first after not getting a diagnosis from the doctor and reading around google I was sure I had CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME. After this was ruled out I came across the propecia help forum just like you.

I have Low DHT, Low e2 , but Upper Normal Total T. Liver enzymes GGT+ALT are up as well as bilirubin. DHEA-s is also elevataed. This is all unbelievable to me and it seems like the body has developed some kind of androgen resistance?! I also did not take steroids/propecia/accutane or anything else. My body just stopped working at 21 years old. Can you update me on your situation please?

Can anyone find a cure for me and @ABars
Im thinking of seeing a hematologist, as I have other stuff out of order not just hormones, Billirubin, Uric Acid, GGT, ALT, Creatine are all up as well.

DHT is flagged low +E2 is low.
Total T is in the upper 600s.

The musky body odor seems estrogenic in a sense. Its as if e2 is being excreted thru the sweat pores excessively/rapidly, or it is trapped in the body and not being eleminated idk?!

Your case seems complicated and you need to be checked by a really knowldgable doctor who will look closer not only at your hormones, but overall condition. I can recommend this guy:

You’re not excreting estrogen through sweating, your not converting much FT–>E2 (or FT–>DHT) because you probably lost some aromatase enzymes through extreme starvation. When E2 is low you do not hold onto water very well and sweat it quickly.

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ok guys so Obviously I have low dht and low e2 as well as whole bunch of stuff wrong with my blood. I never took any dht inhibitors …

What do you guys thought If I took a Metal Toxicity/Mineral+Vitamin Hair Analysis done? It is quite expensive for me so I was wondering if it holds any weight if something like Zinc were to come back high, but copper depleted, or will the doctors just take it with a grain of salt??

It can’t hurt. At least you’ll have some sort of map to look at to see where to go from here.

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I was asking around and am a bit discouraged to get the hair anaylsis done as people are labeling it as quackery. It costs about 400$ US here in my region of Europe… so Im starting to second guess myself? Does tribulus really raise T? Im thinking of trying it since its alot cheaper?

Tribulus isn’t going to raise your test levels enough to make any difference at all. I don’t know about the hair analysis but there are ways of testing for vitamin /mineral deficiencies that are good.

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dextermorgan,

I won’t be getting any help from my doctor, as he has sent me to about 4 or 5 tests and all have come back negative… So how else can I do mineral/vitamin test??

What would you suggest I do, if you were in my position, and lost all libido, numb gentials, strange odor from armpits etc…numb ejaculation, low volume and force…

Liver enzymes high +billirubin +creatin
Dht low +e2 low
Total T 650’s
Dhea-s also elevated, +albumin elevated…