Question for SWALE:
I have low libido and I thought I had low testosterone so I went to an endrocrinologist who ordered blood work. I just got my test results back. The doctor just gave them to me over the phone:
Age: 28
Tetsosterone: 766
Free testosterone: 21.2 (pmol/L) - what is that in EDIT: pg/ml?
LH: 3.9
FSH: 2.8
Prolactin: 5.1
Estradiol: 40
Cortisol: 17.8
I have never used illegal steroids before but I have used Biotest's 4AD before.
I thought it was low test or high prolactin that is causing my low libido but all my hormones are in the normal range and the doctor says my results were good and there is nothing he can do to help me.
What could be causing my low libido? My libido has been pretty low for the past 1-2 years. At my levels, shouldn't I be a raging horndog?
Other drugs I am taking: I have been on Prozac (5mg) for many years so that can't be the cause. The only thing I can think of is Finasteride (1/4 Proscar) but I've been taking it only the past 3 months and that is supposed to raise T a little. Unfortunately, the doc didn't ask for DHT to be tested so I don't know what it is.
Things I noticed when I was on 4AD:
1) I was mentally calmer and more alert and didn't need to take my Prozac. I read some studies on PubMed that serotonin and dopamine raises with testosterone so that made sense.
2) Libido was up and my johnson hung bigger flaccid and I had firmer errections like before but it also made it more "numb" - kinda like if I took too much Prozac (I know how that feels because I started on 20mgs many years ago and found that 5 mg was the ideal dose for me)
The above caused me to think I had low endogenous T, but the blood test shows that not to be the case.
Please let me know if there is any other information I left out. Thanks.
I have low libido and I thought I had low testosterone so I went to an endrocrinologist who ordered blood work. I just got my test results back. The doctor just gave them to me over the phone:
Age: 28
Tetsosterone: 766
Free testosterone: 21.2 (pmol/L) - what is that in EDIT: pg/ml?
LH: 3.9
FSH: 2.8
Prolactin: 5.1
Estradiol: 40
Cortisol: 17.8
I have never used illegal steroids before but I have used Biotest's 4AD before.
I thought it was low test or high prolactin that is causing my low libido but all my hormones are in the normal range and the doctor says my results were good and there is nothing he can do to help me.
What could be causing my low libido? My libido has been pretty low for the past 1-2 years. At my levels, shouldn't I be a raging horndog?
Other drugs I am taking: I have been on Prozac (5mg) for many years so that can't be the cause. The only thing I can think of is Finasteride (1/4 Proscar) but I've been taking it only the past 3 months and that is supposed to raise T a little. Unfortunately, the doc didn't ask for DHT to be tested so I don't know what it is.
Things I noticed when I was on 4AD:
1) I was mentally calmer and more alert and didn't need to take my Prozac. I read some studies on PubMed that serotonin and dopamine raises with testosterone so that made sense.
2) Libido was up and my johnson hung bigger flaccid and I had firmer errections like before but it also made it more "numb" - kinda like if I took too much Prozac (I know how that feels because I started on 20mgs many years ago and found that 5 mg was the ideal dose for me)
The above caused me to think I had low endogenous T, but the blood test shows that not to be the case.
Please let me know if there is any other information I left out. Thanks.
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