Recent content by Nuclearbark

That's a good call. I'm going get my doc to test my SHBG levels too. Thanks for the advice!

I'm having trouble dialing in my TRT and I'm hoping I can get some feedback from the community as to what I'm doing wrong. I've been off and on TRT with the same protocol for 3 years. I came off twice to get my fertility back, but have been on the same protocol with no change for over a year...

I've been down this road before. Came off TRT and used Clomid to conceive our first child. Took over a year, but it worked! For our second, I added hCG to my TRT protocol and it took three months. I MUCH preferred the TRT route (obviously). Both kids are happy, healthy and enjoying life.

Baloney. I was on TRT with a GTA based doctor and there was never any charge. My guess is that the doctors are being overwhelmed by people who come in complaining of low T. That, or the number of people being treated for it has forced the government to stop covering the cost. My current doc...

Good point on the hydration! Both labs were done at the same time early in the morning after a 12 hr fast. First one was a baseline test with no TRT. I'm interested to see where it is in another 3 months. BTW: my protocol is 50 mg test cyp 2x a week + 250 iu hcg 2x a week. Feel great other...

Baseline hematocrit was 0.42 (0.40 - 0.50) prior to starting TRT in January. Test last week showed that it dropped to 0.40. Is that normal? I wouldn't typically complain it's just that I've noticed a steep decline in my endurance (running) since starting TRT. Can't pin it down, but TRT has been...

I know one! Tried private messaging you, but it said I don't have permission. Will figure it out and send you the details.

Sucks to hear your story dude. I had a doc who was the self-proclaimed Testosterone guru in Toronto. He had me on 5 g of Androgel a day with no worry of sperm loss. After spending 4 ignorant months trying to conceive, I found this site and my life has changed. Like Shithead (?) mentioned, it...

Where are you from in Ontario? I'm in the GTA and can direct you to a great doc. Need to pay though. Definitely get your thyroid checked like Halfwit mentioned. Go to a walk in clinic if needed.

Yes, I'm in Canada and use a lab here - Lifelabs. Not sure why my LH/FSH are normal, however, I used clomid directly after coming off TRT and then moved to HCG. I know others sometimes do the opposite. Maybe that has something to do with it?

I actually asked about Adex (you guys have trained me well) and he said that due to my already low estradiol that it wouldn't raise it greatly. He is familiar with Arimidex and will prescribe it. Hopefully by then my wife will be preggo and the conversation will be a little different... As for...

Hey Guys, I chimed in back in the summer about coming off trt to restore fertility. Got tons of great advice and I'm happy to say as of my last sperm count (about 2 months ago) everything looks great. Sperm has returned and is highly motile. Unfortunately the bad news is that the wife still...

A quick update: Got some results from a lab I did 1.5 weeks prior to the results I've posted. I guess in Canada we use a different scale, so I've tried to convert it (please correct me if it's wrong). *note: I was on the same 50 mg clomid/day program. I have since stopped clomid - it didn't do...

I'm actually off the gel now. When I was taking it, I'd get that good burst for about an hour then crash hard. Sounds like a typical experience. I did a separate free T & E2 test via my family doctor about 2 weeks ago. However, I haven't been able to get a hold of the doctor for the results...

Thanks for the reply guys. Yes, the test was taken while on clomid so the LH is probably a result of that. Do you think I should stop the clomid altogether? Maybe I am secondary... Do you know of any other way to get my testicles to produce my T? I'm definitely staying away from the gels next...