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Proviron may or may not help with idiopathic oligospermia...
The primary cause of low sperm count in his case is HPTA dysfunction (low test & FSH).
BTW, it's not true that it takes 3 weeks for exogenous test to suppress your HPTA.
Horm Res 1976;7(3):138-45 Related Articles, Links
Bioavailability and LH-suppressing effect of different testosterone preparations in normal and hypogonadal men.
Nieschlag E, Cuppers HJ, Wiegelmann W, Wickings EJ.
The therapeutic effectiveness of intramuscularly administered testosterone esters and free testosterone in suppositories was investigated by the measurement of plasma testosterone and LH levels after administration to normal and hypogonadal men. Testosterone levels were elevated above the lower physiological limit for 1 day after 25 mg testosterone one propionate, for 2 days after 50 mg testosterone propionate and for 14 days after 250 mg testosterone oenanthate. LH levels were suppressed for the corresponding periods. Elevated plasma testosterone and suppressed LH levels were maintained by testosterone suppositories (3 x 20 mg for 5 days).
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 Mar;81(3):896-901 Related Articles, Links
Comparison between testosterone enanthate-induced azoospermia and oligozoospermia in a male contraceptive study. II. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of once weekly administration of testosterone enanthate.
Anderson RA, Wu FC.
....Thirty-three healthy adult men, aged 21-41 yr, were given 200 mg T enanthate (TE), im, weekly for up to 18 months...
...Plasma concentrations of both LH and FSH decreased rapidly after the first TE injection; a significant decline in LH was detectable after 24 h. Mean levels of both gonadotropins decreased to less than 0.5 U/L by the end of 4 weeks and to below the limit of sensitivity of the assays (0.05 IU/L) by 12 weeks...
The primary cause of low sperm count in his case is HPTA dysfunction (low test & FSH).
BTW, it's not true that it takes 3 weeks for exogenous test to suppress your HPTA.
Horm Res 1976;7(3):138-45 Related Articles, Links
Bioavailability and LH-suppressing effect of different testosterone preparations in normal and hypogonadal men.
Nieschlag E, Cuppers HJ, Wiegelmann W, Wickings EJ.
The therapeutic effectiveness of intramuscularly administered testosterone esters and free testosterone in suppositories was investigated by the measurement of plasma testosterone and LH levels after administration to normal and hypogonadal men. Testosterone levels were elevated above the lower physiological limit for 1 day after 25 mg testosterone one propionate, for 2 days after 50 mg testosterone propionate and for 14 days after 250 mg testosterone oenanthate. LH levels were suppressed for the corresponding periods. Elevated plasma testosterone and suppressed LH levels were maintained by testosterone suppositories (3 x 20 mg for 5 days).
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 Mar;81(3):896-901 Related Articles, Links
Comparison between testosterone enanthate-induced azoospermia and oligozoospermia in a male contraceptive study. II. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of once weekly administration of testosterone enanthate.
Anderson RA, Wu FC.
....Thirty-three healthy adult men, aged 21-41 yr, were given 200 mg T enanthate (TE), im, weekly for up to 18 months...
...Plasma concentrations of both LH and FSH decreased rapidly after the first TE injection; a significant decline in LH was detectable after 24 h. Mean levels of both gonadotropins decreased to less than 0.5 U/L by the end of 4 weeks and to below the limit of sensitivity of the assays (0.05 IU/L) by 12 weeks...
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