Hi legends,
Firstly, thank you all for your comments. you all seem very reasonable and informed on this topic and I like that you are actually looking at the long term and not just taking the 'bro' approach that taking exogenous testosterone would give extra muscle and therefore worth it.
So from my last update where I saw the doctor who prescribed me primoteston 250mg/ml injections every two weeks and spun some shit about my androgen receptors not working, I've been to the Andrology Unit at Concord Hospital where I live in Sydney, Australia and man were they professional. I wish I had been referred to them by my gp in the first place because the first endo I saw didn't spend enough time with me (literally two 5 minute consults and then sent me off for tests). these guys at the Andrology Unit gave me 2 endo's for a full hour and ran tests, let me talk and answered my questions. I also did two more blood tests, one on Saturday morning and one on Monday morning in which my testosterone levels came back mid normal range. lh was still under 2 and shgb was still above normal range.
in summary, the endo's said my testicles are normal size, nothing is wrong with my pituitary, bone density is slightly above normal range and everything seems to be functioning fine. they said the low serum levels could have been from an average nights sleep, stressful day beforehand and that blood is not the best marker to measure testosterone function. they asked if I had any liver issues in regards to the high shgb levels and I said no. they said not to worry about that too much because it appears everything is functioning. I've also read that it can be caused by a high fibre diet, which I tend to have (lots of veges, fruits, brown rice etc).
I asked about the low lh level and they said that's normal for my age. they said they are concerned if it's really high or basically non existent. I haven't been able to find too much on this, but I found somewhere say that it should be around 7-8 where as mine is 1.8. does any one know anything else on this?
They are going to monitor me with bloods over the next 3 months and then I go back to the clinic in 3 months for bone scan and testicle check. I told them about the prescription and they said that it is not worth shutting down my system when it's working fine for 1ml every 2 weeks as I will not experience many benefits at that dose. she mentioned that trt is a roller coaster ride (as HFC mentioned above) and why do it if you don't need to.
so for now, I'm staying off TRT. I bought a three month supply of TestoFuel (natural test booster) and am going to be quite diligent on implementing the lifestyle, training and nutritional methods to boost test naturally as stated on anabolicmen.com/ get tested over the next few months and see if there is improvement in my levels. I'm looking forward to not worrying about this and knowing everything is functioning fine.
anyone got any light or advice to share on the above. do you agree with my latest appointment? any comments are appreciated.
thanks again guys