Low Pregnenolone and Low Free Testosterone Fixes?

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Cortisol=8.3 is way to low for 8-9AM testing. Best done at 8AM.

You need to test LH/FSH to know something about why/if T is low.

Males make a lot of pregnenolone in their testes, but testes require good LH/FSH stimulation.

TSH better near 1.0, are you not using iodized salt?
fT4 and ft4 are nicely mid-range.
Cannot eval rT3 without lab range.
Check oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky.

rT3 can be elevated by various types of stress
rT3 blocks the active hormone fT3

Low thyroid function could explain some of your symptoms.

Also take 5000iu Vit-D3 and later on test Vit-D25 an essential active hormone.

Read these stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman

  • advice for new guys
  • things that damage your hormones
  • thyroid basic