I'm 27 and been a consistent bodybuilder since 14. Never used steroids, but have used some prohormones...i had my levels checked due to low sex drive...they were 347....347!!! LIke unskinny said, cock works, just don't really care! This sucks....my physician told me they were in the normal range, and that was that........i wonder if another doc would prescribe hrt for a guy my age? Any thoughts?
Was your blood test done in the morning?
You might like to try an anti aging type doctor. But HRT is for the rest of your life, there might be other ways to increase testosterone such as (in no particular order):
1. Lower the amount you train as too much training (overtraining) can keep your body under a constant level of stress which lowers testosterone. For example after hard intense squats, testosterone can be depressed for days afterward, so squatting hard every day or two would not be a good idea. Another example is that endurance athletes such as marathon runners are known to have pretty low test levels. Also mental stress can impact test levels. Just try and keep bad stress down if possible.
2. Get an adequate level of fat and calories in general as a calorie/fat restricted diet can lower testosterone. Get your omega 3's. Testosterone is made from cholesterol. An example is that people who take statin drugs to lower cholesterol have impaired testosterone production.
3. Excess body fat, especially around the gut area produces an enzyme which converts testosterone to estrogen, which inhibits testosterone production. Your testosterone level is inversely proportional to your bodyfat level. Example, obese people often have low test levels, and if given an aromatase enzyme inhibitor (AI) will experience a dramatic testosterone increase.
4. Sleep, get at least 7 hours. Most testosterone is produced while you sleep, especially coinciding with REM sleep. If you have sleep apnea for example, waking up many times per night will interfere with testosterone production. Taking zinc before bed can't hurt either. Getting a decent amount of sunlight or bright light, especially in the morning also has an influence.
5. Keep drug and alcohol use under control as they can negatively impact test production.
Most of the above points have medical studies to back up.
If you do want to take drugs to increase test levels then I recommend taking nolvadex 20mg a day for a month then tapering off. This will definately increase your test levels and hopefully after stopping nolvadex your test levels will stabilize at a higher level then before you started. You might like to try this 'cycle' of nolvadex a few times with two to three months break in between. This might 'shock' your endocrine system into working more as it should.
If this doesn't work then HRT is probably your only option left. I hope this information is of use.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor.
