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So, I got my testorone level test results back... and it is LOW!
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djsf
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I went to see my regular doctor today. I have Kaiser, a popular HMO where I live. My doctor is very good and I like the way he handled my situation.
I told him I had been experiencing decreasing sex drive for the past year, that I researched it, thought it might be low test, went and got blood tests on my own and confirmed that to be the case. I showed him the test results, and he was shocked my test was that low.
He then asked me if I had done steroids and I 'fessed up. He asked how much and I told him the truth: two cycles, moderate doses, short in duration (6 weeks), plus some prohormone use last summer. He was not at all surprised, but thought test levels that low should only be seen with much longer/stronger steroid use. He felt my steroid use pattern shouldn't have caused a problem this severe.
So he referred me to an endocrinologist, who I will see next week. He thinks HRT will likely be needed, and Kaiser would provide that for me for free, covered by my insurance. Nice, huh?!
As an aside, my doctor asked me how I liked the steroids and what effects I saw. I told him how I saw rapid muscle development, how I felt great, had strong sex drive and felt totally up, positive and confident while on. He smiled and tole me he was thinking of trying steroids himself and I better not say any more because he was liking what he was hearing! ;-)
Anyway, it's good news my doctor is reasonably steroid-friendly and he is committed to helping me resolve my low testosterone problem. I will probably not need to use the HRT clinic.
I told him I had been experiencing decreasing sex drive for the past year, that I researched it, thought it might be low test, went and got blood tests on my own and confirmed that to be the case. I showed him the test results, and he was shocked my test was that low.
He then asked me if I had done steroids and I 'fessed up. He asked how much and I told him the truth: two cycles, moderate doses, short in duration (6 weeks), plus some prohormone use last summer. He was not at all surprised, but thought test levels that low should only be seen with much longer/stronger steroid use. He felt my steroid use pattern shouldn't have caused a problem this severe.
So he referred me to an endocrinologist, who I will see next week. He thinks HRT will likely be needed, and Kaiser would provide that for me for free, covered by my insurance. Nice, huh?!
As an aside, my doctor asked me how I liked the steroids and what effects I saw. I told him how I saw rapid muscle development, how I felt great, had strong sex drive and felt totally up, positive and confident while on. He smiled and tole me he was thinking of trying steroids himself and I better not say any more because he was liking what he was hearing! ;-)
Anyway, it's good news my doctor is reasonably steroid-friendly and he is committed to helping me resolve my low testosterone problem. I will probably not need to use the HRT clinic.
keep that Doc DJSF!!! Def one of the more progressive I would say. You may be very happy with with what some HRT doses of test will do for you. In the past (being a minimalist) have done cycles of just 200mg PW of test E and gotten repectable results in regards to strength an body mass increases. Unfortunately on the HRT dose I am on now I will not see such a thing but good luck. Please keep us informed of your results next week.
djsf
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Yeah, I'm going to give it a few months, and am doing another PCT to give it a boost now. If it can't recover to the middle range in 3 months, then I can be pretty sure my test would not improve much beyond that in the future. In that case, it's "better living through chemistry" and top-of-range test levels for me, by injection.Lestat said:
djsf
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Also, I think I know what might have gone wrong. I think I had some bad or bogus HCG when I did the PCT after my last cycle. I am doing HCG now, from a different source, and boy, does it make my balls sore! I assume that is because they are growing. It is a good feeling, like something important is going on down there. When I did HCG in my PCT, I felt no such sensation. Might have been bad/expired HCG?! In ang event, this is a good sign of potential recovery starting.
