I was experiencing the usual symptoms of low test, anxiety, libido, lack of concentration, concentration, general lethargy etc, i spoke to my Doctor who was willing to do bloodwork for everything bar test, eventually i convinced him to do those bloods as well. Everything came back fine according to the doc, i asked for my test results and he gave me a figure of 8.6 which he said was in range as the bottom of the scale was 8.0; i assume this is nmol/L. All the research iv done suggests that 8.6 is very low and the doc is using a very low base figure as well. I'm 40 yrs old and these figures would be more indicative of a ninety year old man IMO. I think my levels would equate to around 225ng/dl. I expressed my concern and he will refer me to an endo after another blood test on tue morn. I think it will be a stuggle to get any testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) as it is within what he considers normal range. As silly as it sounds would it drop my test levels if i don't sleep the night before the blood work? This may drop me below the very low benchmark my doc uses for his scale. I am in the UK and they seem to be slow in accepting low test levels for men as a real issue, they seem to put it all down to age and dismiss any concerns.
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
