First post/introduction/advice (no I don’t want anabolics)

[EZ_E]

Ask yourself if you can live with the symptoms that you have now with Low T.

Are they bearable?

I felt a SHIT TON better after going on TRT, but I was REALLY low.

Does anyone know anything about donating sperm in case he wants kids in the future?

 

[Pete54]

Have you ever considered using a sperm bank before deciding for one or the other? Not sure what the cost in the US might be but in Canada are covered by or medical plan in most cases. My 16 year old son had burkitt's lymphoma , a highly aggressive but treatable form of blood Cancer when he was 13 that affects the bone marrow and can be cured in certain cases. He spent 8 months in hospital and he made a remarkably recovery, He is cancer free and considered cured since this type of Cancer may only come back after two years after discharge; beyond that chances are statistically non existent. He underwent chemo and one of the compounds he used is known for causing male infertility later in live, roughly at 25 and beyond. Chances are 50-50, so our oncologist decided to send him to a semen -or cryobank- for sperm collection and preservation.

 

[Aceohearts]

UPdate.... thanks for everyone’s input.... So today I had my appt with uro. He decided that we should try Clomid since I’m young and that I do want kids. He wants me to come back in 3 months and get some blood work done. I take 25mg for 25 Days then off for 5 Days. I took my first dose today and felt funny. My testes has an unexplainable feeling. My eyes were off balance. My focus was off and so was my eye hand coordination. I had pain in my wrists and my hamstrings and lower back (I did legs 2 days ago).

I went for a workout and it was unreal. I can’t believe this after my first dose. I hope this feeling lasts. I usually max with about 30 on each side for bench press. I ended up with 45 on each side and I could have done more but no more weight. I workout in my basement. I ran for a while and barely broke a sweat. I usually feel like death after a workout and don’t have much energy afterwards. Well I have energy now. Anyone know if any of these symptoms subside? Should I be taking any aromatase inhibitor (not sure how u spell it). Does the Clomid help with fat burning or muscle building? Thanks again for all your help.

 

[DylanGemelli]

you DO NOT need an ai, no... no clomid does not help with fat burning and muscle building but if you have low testosterone then clearly it indirectly helps with that because when your test gets higher you have the ability to burn fat and build muscle that were inhibited with low t levels but directly, no, it definitely does not.. its a female fertility drug bro... it just happens to jumpstart testosterone production as well...

 

[Aceohearts]

Makes sense. Got it. Thx

 

[DylanGemelli]

no problem

 

[Aceohearts]

So I’ve been on clomid 25mg/day for over 3 months. Blood work from last week shows test at 352 up from 311, estradiol at 27, it was taken around noon. I’m bummed. I thought this would do the trick. I’ve been working out, lost 40lbs and have seen improvement. I would like the trt but I still want kids. I see the doc on Monday. Will maybe 50mg/day do the trick? Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[DylanGemelli]

its not going to do it , no... you can talk to your doctor but you have expectations that are not going to be met

 

[Heretolearn01]

I went through kind of the same things u went through however i already had all the kids i wanted and my test lvls were insanely low! Around 125!

Itvwas easy for me to make the jump to trt and it was the best decision i coukd have made. Every aspect of my life improved dramatically both mentally and physically.

Have you thought about just giving trt a try on a short term basis and seeing what it does for you?