We have many guys with similar issues here.
Thyroid: Before you do labs…
Evaluate overall thyroid function via oral body temperatures, see that further on below.
Many have thyroid issues from not using iodized salt. Please provide history of that.
Do you get cold easily?
Outer eyebrows sparse?
Normal lab results often hide interesting things. Please post all lab work with ranges. “normal” can often be sub-optimal.
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age=20
height
weight
waist size
how much body/facial hair?
did you grow slow and steady or early and fast?
other medical issues?
other medications?
blows to the head? -when
when did depression start?
when do you think testosterone became low?
Any pain or ache in your testes?
Have testes been examined?
Have testes become smaller or pulled up tight?
Many have to find a doctor who is not an idiot.
Please be aware that TRT can make testes shrink and threaten infertility unless hCG is used to keep the testes working. TRT causes LH/FSH–>zero.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.