Looking for Studies to Back Up

Are you in UK? No, iodized salt not common there…

Need your labs posted here with lab ranges. Not just hormones, everything.

Please post thyroid labs as no one can agree on what good or normal means or should be.

Many guys with low T are depressed.

With low T, need to test LH/FSH to see if there is an issue with testes or pituitary. If LH/FSH are low, should test prolactin to see if a prolactin secreting pituitary adinoma [not rare] is the cause.

Please see the first two stickies below. In the 2nd you might find some factors related to your case.

Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman

  • advice for new guys - need more info about you
  • things that damage your hormones
  • protocol for injections
  • finding a TRT doc

Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.