Testing for low testosterone - help needed

[mixednuts]

Hi everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I've learned a lot from you all and appreciate your insights. I finally have the guts to ask you a question and need some advice.

Here's my situation. When I was in 8th grade, I got epididymitis and my right testicle, after the infection went away, shrank down to the size of a small pea. Ever since recovering from that, I never had the tight chest or body that I had before that and even now, (I'm nearing 40) I tend to put more weight on around my upper chest. I don't think it's gyno (many of you say that gyno feels harder..my chest is soft and somewhat fatty). My stats are: 6'1", 185lbs. Very little body in my lower body, very small love handles. All of my weight is in my upper chest area, though there are no hard lumps.

So, I went to my Dr. today to talk to him about it and he's sending me to get the following tests done:

1. Complete Metabolic Panel (Na, K, Cl, CO2, Glu, BUN, Cr, Ca, TP, Alb, TBili, AP, AST, ALT)
2. Lipid Panel (Fasting Speciman) (TChol, Trig, HDL, calc LDL)
3. CBC w/Diff
4. FSH
5. LH
6. Prolactin
7. Testosterone, Total
8. TSH W/Reflex T4, Free

Now, I'm pretty certain I have low test. I just want to be certain that nothing I eat or take, etc., will put my test levels within the range but maybe a little low.

Do any of you have suggestions on how to make sure my levels test low so my results will convince my Dr. to give me the meds I need?

Thanks.

 

[letsrun4it]

there was once a post about how normal guys could make their test so low any doc would give them prescription it involved not eating, drinking, and taking a birth control pill..thats all i rememeber

 

[medrep]

there was once a post about how normal guys could make their test so low any doc would give them prescription it involved not eating, drinking, and taking a birth control pill..thats all i rememeber

where do i sign up for that party!?!?

 

[mixednuts]

there was once a post about how normal guys could make their test so low any doc would give them prescription it involved not eating, drinking, and taking a birth control pill..thats all i rememeber

Are you kiddin me? Birth control pills? I don't have access to b/c pills.

 

[gunrunner]

Hi everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I've learned a lot from you all and appreciate your insights. I finally have the guts to ask you a question and need some advice.

Here's my situation. When I was in 8th grade, I got epididymitis and my right testicle, after the infection went away, shrank down to the size of a small pea. Ever since recovering from that, I never had the tight chest or body that I had before that and even now, (I'm nearing 40) I tend to put more weight on around my upper chest. I don't think it's gyno (many of you say that gyno feels harder..my chest is soft and somewhat fatty). My stats are: 6'1", 185lbs. Very little body in my lower body, very small love handles. All of my weight is in my upper chest area, though there are no hard lumps.

So, I went to my Dr. today to talk to him about it and he's sending me to get the following tests done:

1. Complete Metabolic Panel (Na, K, Cl, CO2, Glu, BUN, Cr, Ca, TP, Alb, TBili, AP, AST, ALT)
2. Lipid Panel (Fasting Speciman) (TChol, Trig, HDL, calc LDL)
3. CBC w/Diff
4. FSH
5. LH
6. Prolactin
7. Testosterone, Total
8. TSH W/Reflex T4, Free

Now, I'm pretty certain I have low test. I just want to be certain that nothing I eat or take, etc., will put my test levels within the range but maybe a little low.

Do any of you have suggestions on how to make sure my levels test low so my results will convince my Dr. to give me the meds I need?

Thanks.

Tell the endo that you have ZERO, negative sex drive and going to split up with you old lady or something like that.
That's what my endo asked me because my test levels were at the bottom of acceptable levels. My dumbass said, no...my sex drive is ok...
So try that. Hope that helps.