Hello. I'm a 29 year old male, 6 feet tall, 255lbs, who has been doing extensive research lately on Low T. I have NUMEROUS symptoms:
-Lack of facial hair/inability to grow a beard
-Intermittent pain in right testicle that comes and goes
-Poor mood/moody. Lack of interest in just about everything. Indifferent.
-Mild sporatic depression/general sense of hoplessness
-Non existent libido (the Mrs. is getting antsy for improvements as her drive is very high)
-Low energy/aversion to do things
-Easily gain weight (packed on 20lbs since mid-May)
-General diet isn't horrible. I eat as healthily as possible, trying to stay at or around 2500 calories/day, 200gprotein
-Inability to concentrate
-Gyno symptoms (I actually have a mammogram scheduled for early August)
-Rarely get morning wood
The list continues, but I could go on and on...
I went to the doctor and had my levels tested and inquired SPECIFICALLY about HRT/TRT and he only ordered tests for total T, which came back at 360 which, of course, is in the "Normal Range". So I called and asked for a referral to an Endo and now the GP wants to sit down and speak with me about it again. I've also called to see a Urologist, but there are only 14 in the region who my insurance works with and they're pretty booked up.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Right now, the way I see things, and based on the research I've done, I'd like to first try a course of Clomid and HCG to see if that helps increase my T levels without having injections. Not that I'm anti-injections, but because I want to have kids in the near future (semen analysis tomorrow actually to see if there are problems in that dept.) and I know TRT can muck that up.
The GP I saw didn't ask any questions really. I mentioned TRT and he added it to the generic blood work order and shook my hand and off I went! Again, ANY advice will be greatly appreciated!