Nozza
May 19, 2016, 10:39am
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Hey KSman long time no post for me.
I definitely am in need of your vast expertise again!!! Things have gotten really bad really fast…
Ok so it has been a long time since I posted here.
Quick update. I took letro for a while and while doing all the stuff off anabolic men got me incredible results I had an awesome libido and my erections were perfect, I dropped lots of fat and gained muscle. Everything was great!!
Here were my results then
LH - 9 IU/L (3-20)
FSH - 10 IU/L (3-20)
Oestradiol - 115 (Optimum is 80 according to your numbers KSMan)
Free Testosterone (Calc) 1280 - (150 - 700)
Testosterone - 42 nmol (10-33)
Sex …
Hi KSman. I posted some updated blood work I’d like your opinion on when you get a chance. Please and thanks!
https://forums.t-nation.com/t/31-started-trt-new-labs-5-31-16/217269
Hi KSman, could you take a look at my thread here
My labs look great, Last one in April looked like this~Quest Lab
Estradiol20
PSA 2.1
SHBG 16
T-Free 353
T-Total 1204
T3 (Free) 4.3
Hematocrit 43.1
currently injecting test~ 0.42ml IM / 2x/wk
HCG 600iu SQ / 2x/wk
Anastrozole 0.5mg 5x per week
Sermorelin 500mcg SQ / qhs
When I feel good I feel great however I’ve begun retaining fluids and gaining weight and I have had a definite hard time keeping to a diet with weird cravings from time to time
After my last mild i…
KSman thanks for your advice in this forum as you’ve unknowingly been a HUGE resource in my personal journey so far with this. Below is my thread and would sincerely appreciate any input. Thank you!
[EDITED/SHORTENED] I’m looking for some guidance on this as I’ve been reading through a ton of posts here for the past week and I am sincerely grateful for all the stories, advice, and support you gentlemen have to offer here…
Age - 34
Height - 5’ 8.5” at most recent dr. visit, swear I was taller when I was younger
Waist - 36-38
Weight - 206 about 25% estimated BF
Hair - on chest, stomach, back, legs and butt, full facial beard capabilities. Hair on upper body slowly filled in late 20s
Car…
@KSman can you please look at my thread ? I’ve posted two questions with an update on my situation, and I need some advice.
@ksman
Hello sir. Would you mind checking out my thread.
age 39
height 6’2
36 waist pants size
Body hair has been light all my life. Back hair has increased in past 4 or so years. Facial hair will only grow to about an half an inch long and stop on the jaws, maybe a little longer in the goatee area. Top of head seems to have recently stopped growing hair or just really slow.
Store all my fat in the chest and gut area. Its been this way all my life. Trim everywhere else. Trim legs and arms. Noassatol.
When I was 18 yrs old I was diagnosed …
@KSman
I updated my thread with info and question
@KSman
I got the results of my MRI today. The Dr’s nurse called and said I have a 2mm Pituitary adenoma. They told me to start taking the caber and to come back to the Dr in September for another set of bloods (I guess to check prolactin).
With that being figured out what should I do in regards to test? My Dr didn’t seem to concerned about my test and seemed to think that fixing the prolactin will cause my test to raise back to normal on its own.
Should I wait to see with blood work in sept? …
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I received results for my second set of bloodwork at the 12 week mark and have a question about anastrozole dosing with the increase in Test Cyp. Thanks in advance KSman.
33, Low T, Trying to Find Cause and Best Treatment Option
Hey Ksman,
You’ve had bit of a break from here. So i thought i’d post here, i have posted my latest results in my thread, though my 6 week follow up is day after. I will post the 6 week blood work also later on.
6 weeks on and no improvements other than a couple of days of finding almost 80% of the women on the street hot which was a bit of a change to the normal instinct. Is it normal to take more time to respond to treatment?
Hi KSman,
I wrote a comprehensive first-timer post (full labs and oral temp included) and would appreciate your insight into my case:
Hi everyone,
Background
• Normal timely pubertal development in terms of physical features: normal height, normal voice depth, strong jawline, good athlete, lean/muscular, normal development of testicles and pubic hair
• Could not ejaculate until age 20, which is WAY past normal range for males
• Was not interested in sex in high school and college; turned it down many times and did not have a good reason why other than lack of interest
• I’ve always been fairly low self-confidence, low ene…
Bumping for @KSman again! Please review my thread I’ve been trying to get a response from you for a long time. Hope you have some insight!
KSman
July 10, 2016, 7:16pm
846
@ equal0212 Please link me there. You are active in many threads and its hard to find you.
Had a couple of bad days, probably due to the stress of TRT not showing decent effects. I’ve been having regrets about the potential that I did not need TRT despite all my symptoms and blood work pointing towards low T. I just do not understand why I’m not feeling any change. I seem to be healthy other wise. I will get off and do an HPTA restart after revaluation in a month. If no change in symptoms, I’d prefer to live a low quality of life without simultaneously injecting myself 5 times a week. …
Here you go!
EDIT: Waiting to hear from you.
Please check my update when you get a chance Ksman. Thanks for your feedback bud.
Do you think the attached would be superior to hcg as a LH + FSH analogue?
KSman
July 21, 2016, 3:24pm
850
Absolutely. But it seems to be quite costly. Superior to hCG if fertility is a concern. Otherwise, the costs are not justified compared to hCG for general TRT preservation of the testes. I need to point out that some T+hCG guys who wanted to make a baby got a pregnancy quite easily, before they really got going with T+SERM to improve the odds.
Those were my thoughts as well. It would be difficult to obtain as well I’m guessing without a script. Any idea on the cost without insurance coverage?
KSman
July 21, 2016, 4:14pm
852
Some here have used it, but I expect that none have born the costs long term.
With insurance, it simply might be denied.
Do not know costs. Your pharmacy would look that up for you.
Hi Ksman,
I just updated my thread so if you could take a look, I’d really appreciate it! Thanks!
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Hi Ksman,
I got LH and FSH tested like you said. I didn’t get bio-T tested cause it was $250 alone for that test. If needed I can afford it, so let me know if you still think I should get that tested in my next lab test. I put all my lab results including the latest into the table below so it’s easier to read. I also put my medication timeline in there too.
Here are my notes from my last visit with Dr Saya on 7/20/16:
“Your body has had a good response . Pituitary gland reved up…
Thanks for the quick reply! I just wrote some follow up questions to your post here:
As soon as I saw high LH I thought high SERM dose without knowing anything else. The high LH/FSH is driving high T–>E2 inside the testes and Arimidex/anastrozole is cannot control T–>E2 inside the testes as T levels there are too high for a competitive AI to work there.
Doctors do not know this, it took an engineer [me] to figure that out!
One needs to only understand the essence of what “competitive drug” implies and know that intratesticular testosterone levels can be up to 80-100 time highe…