27m, DEAD Libido and ED Although Free T is Very High

I hope that this is not a pattern for you that creates a strange diet.

Your total cholesterol is very low. TC<160 is associated with increased all-cause mortality.
Are you using a statin drug to lower cholesterol?
Cholesterol is the foundation for creating your steroid hormones and other critical functions.

How old are you?
List all medications, Rx and otherwise.
What medical issues do you have?

TSH should be closer to 1.0, the ranges are useless.
TSH may be elevated by not using iodized salt.
Do you get cold easily?
Outer eyebrows sparse?
Low energy?
Low mood or depressed?
Is your thyroid sore or enlarged?
Sore throat?

Kalium high? -meds?

ALAT may be pointing to a liver issue. But can be elevated from training or sore muscles.

FT, free testosterone is released in pulses with a short half-life. So any one lab does not tell you what an average may be. But we know that FT is not low.

No indications of any insulin issues.

HDL is low. May be able to fix. Explain diet.

Hematocrit=41 is low.
We do see lower hematocrit with low-T but your T is not low.
This raises concern that blood may be lost from bleed in your gut. Get an occult blood test that detects blood [hidden] in your poop.
You seem to have some digestive problems that could be part of the picture.

Lost in translation: Was cortisol tested? Do AM cortisol at 8AM.

Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman

  • advice for new guys - more info please
  • things that damage your hormones
  • protocol for injections
  • finding a TRT doc
  • thyroid basics - check oral body temperatures

I do not think that low T is the problem.

Labs: - fill in the blanks
TT
FT
E2
LH and FSH
AM cortisol
if body temps are low:
-fT3, fT4 [please test these free hormones and not total
prolactin

CRP is fine

SHBG is high. You have enough T to keep it lower, elevated E2 could be the problem.

Do you feel that you are compulsivity swallowing? Do you have an irritation or a lot of saliva?

“more and more iodised feed is used for production animals, resulting in increased iodine contents in milk and dairy products

  • you avoid dairy

The good news is that some of your issue might clear up if you fix an iodine deficiency.

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