Is My Testosterone Count Too Low?

[kinggg]

Hi guys.. My libido is at an all time low. I'm presently 50 and need your help. My testosterone count is 337. Do you think this is considered too low and if so is it low enough to get on TRT?

[dg_moore]

It's hard to say. Some report astounding results from TRT, while others, like me, have no sucess at all. When I was about your age my libido was low and my T tested about 180. I got it up to about 800 with Androgel but it made no difference at all - no improved libido, no increased energy, no elevation of mood. You might give it a try - you may be one of the lucky ones.

[Cajun Jeff]

I’m not sure where mine wasn’t the Dr did say it was low normal what ever that means. I did start injections. It was fantastic for me. Still on them now. I had amazing results.

Everyone is different.

[dtwarren1942]

Several years ago my T level came in at 290 and my Endocrinologist advised that it was normal for guys over 60. However, I decided to see an urologist who prescribed Androgel which increase my T to over 800 but had no beneficial effect on my diabetes induced ED. I also don’t recall any increase in libido. After six months on TRT, my Endo advised that my PSA had begun to rise and recommended I phase out of TRT.

[kinggg]

I’m not sure where mine wasn’t the Dr did say it was low normal what ever that means. I did start injections. It was fantastic for me. Still on them now. I had amazing results.
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Are you taking the TRT injections that are short term that give you almost instant sexual high? Or the long term injections that take time like weeks/ months to build up in the body?

[Cajun Jeff]

It does shoot the T level up quickly but it starts to ware off fairly quick. That is why my Dr recommended that I get my shots at 2 weeks vs 1x a month.

[Simbarn]

It does shoot the T level up quickly but it starts to ware off fairly quick. That is why my Dr recommended that I get my shots at 2 weeks vs 1x a month.

In many cases, even fortnightly is too long as the dose needs to be quite high in order for the T level to be sufficient towards the end of the second week.
What T ester was he injecting you with for it to last monthly? I don't know of any that would work this way.
I inject twice weekly, I do it myself and have done this for years. This maintains a much better peak and trough, which also helps stop testosterone being converted into excessive amounts of estrogen.

For a level of T to last 2 weeks, a dose of around 200-250mgs of T Cypionate or Enanthate needs to be injected. This is a large amount of T to be given at one go. The body goes into correction mode as it attempts to stabilise hormone homeostasis. Over time it will increase levels of aromatase enzyme in various tissues so that this this constant influx of T can be managed.
This is what happens with bodybuilders when they take large amounts of testosterone. However, it happens in a faster and greater amount. It can take many months for them when they stop their cycles for this production of estrogen to decline, one of the reasons it can take the HPTA so long to recover function.
This can happen to guys who take T for replacement purposes in the doses I mention above. It just takes longer.

[Cajun Jeff]

Kinggg, I am on TRT. Yes. My dose is 1cc every 2 weeks. It started at 2cc 1 time a month.

I must say it has helped me. That being said everyone is different.

[GoodWood]

My understanding is that the “normal” Testosterone Total level is 250-1100 ng/dL. For Testosterone Free it’s 35-155 pg/mL.

But different men seem to ‘need’ different levels. One man could be on the lower end of “normal” and feel fine. The next could have the same levels and would feel symptoms of Low T.

Talk with your doctor about your lab values and how you feel and see what he/she has to say.

[kinggg]

I inject twice weekly, I do it myself and have done this for years. This maintains a much better peak and trough, which also helps stop testosterone being converted into excessive amounts of estrogen.

Are you saying that short term T injections are better than the more expensive long term T injections? What i mean by 'better' is does it produce more libido than the long term T injections? Does it also achieve libido faster?