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r/Testosterone•
roidmonko

Still having libido and ED issues despite blood work looking good. Unsure what to do

Back on TRT, 50 mg x2 per week. 6 week blood results (I inject Mon and Fri, test was taken before next shot on Friday)

• Testosterone 20.6 nmol/L (8.4-28.8)

• Testosterone Free 518 pmol/L (115-577)

• Estradiol 103 pmol/L (<157)

• Prolactin 11 ug/L (3.8 - 20.6)

• SHBG 24.8 nmol/L (10-70)

Im still having issues with libido and ED that started awhile back when I spiked estrogen.

Should I reduce dose even more? The estrogen may go over the range after each shot before going down. Or should I wait longer for my body to stabilize?

Posted Mar 5, 2022, 3:09 PM UTC

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eazyebc •

Just keep in mind that ED is very complicated and isn’t always a hormone issue. You could definitely try to lower your estrogen a bit and see if that makes a difference. Cialis is very effective against ED and can be taken daily

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hausofedd •

On cialis 2.5 daily.. with rood rx it is cheeap

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cooltonk •

do you need prescription for that?

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hausofedd •

Yes

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Safe-Tumbleweed8819 •

My dick works better with higher estrogen then I did with lower. Are you watching a ton of pornography? You're probably not an old meth head but that could potentially fry your reward system as well as your sexuality when you finally come off it

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hausofedd •

Yeah porn ain't your friend...it really does sap your sex drive

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Safe-Tumbleweed8819 •

It took me years to recover and I'll likely never be the same after meth and porn combo for months after the girl I was having sex with on meth moved away. Ahh, living the dream. Good God I'm glad I'm not using that poison anymore. Years ago. I was a heavy IV poly-drug abuser for a little over a decade. Just got 10 years off the IV drugs on 2-22-22 💪

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scandicock •

hold on, porn reduce ur SEX DRIVE as in LIBIDO? Why is that?

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hausofedd •

Prolonged use primes your brain for superstimuli.... Your brain will trim dopamine receptors when you are over stimulated... So everything else seems lame... You end up wanting to search for porn vs have actual sex.

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SorriorDraconus•

This sadly. I definitely overdid it when younger and doubt I’ll ever fully recover.

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Safe-Tumbleweed8819 •

Same. I accepted that years ago. Funny how some things are terrifying to think about and then as you age things happen in life is beyond your control or too late to be able to control it, and then it just is what it is and you learn how to live like that. Surgeries, injuries, abuse, self-abuse Etc testosterone therapy has greatly increased everything for me but it'll never be what it once was, and that's my own fault. I do enjoy educating others on the mistakes I've made though because boy have I made a lot

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PatriotUncleSam •

Some people just need higher testosterone to feel normal and get relief of symptoms. You might be one of those guys. I felt like shit until I moved my dose up to 200mg a week.

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I_see_now•

Adding HCG seems to fix this issue for some people. Lots of threads on here about that.

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DownwardCausation •

Your E2 is high for your T level

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Olavodog •

Try a higher dose for 6 weeks and write down how u feel. If u feel even worse, then u know going up was the wrong choice and maybe u should try 80mg

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