Issues were ED off and on, difficulty having an orgasm during sex, and when I did have an orgasm I felt like I was good for a few days. As soon as I realized that I had to increase my dose to bring my T levels above the clinical range, until symptom resolution, that fixed everything. I can have quickies now that I was never able to do at any age. I can have sex three times a day or more of I wanted to and I’m 45. Getting the T levels up was key. Don’t worry about the prolactin too much. It has to get really, really high to start becoming a concern.
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Wrong method of administration and most probably the wrong type of cream. Should be 20% concentration, 200mg per gram, micronized testosterone in a versabase cream applied BID. There is no doubt that this works better than injections right now. I’m stuck using injections until my wife stops breastfeeding as I need to avoir transfer at all costs right now.
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
I’m taking 40mg EOD sub-q and that brings me to about 610ish in total T. SHBG at 38, E2 (non sensitive) at 25.6.
I’m also taking 90mg armour thyroid for hypothyroid.
I have bloods tomorrow where I’ll get total and free T along with prolactin and sensitive E2.
I thought 140mg a week was a lot. I wonder if I need to up my dose.
Thanks again
I don’t even measure my total testosterone anymore, only free testosterone. You should ensure you get labs for those. Your total T levels are à far fry from what the non-symptomatic guys in our group have so, yes, you would definitly do better with a bump in dose. You making a judgement call based on what other people are taking and what the lab ranges are. You need to throw that all away. Some guys need less, others need more. If you have symptoms, increase dose. My symptoms went away when I got to 250mg a week and my free T was 28. For some reason I needed more than most guys. Any less and my symptoms come back. So that’s my number. Your number is for you to discover.
You mean like this???
Hahahahahahahahahah
I was right. You are truly lost.
Best wishes to you and “your group”. This was a topic on Difficulties of Achieving Orgasm, not shots vs pellets … so my work is finished here.
Again … hahahahhahahaahha
I’m not getting into the pellets are crap disagreement, but the difficulty orgasming and feeling like I can’t for 2-3 days afterwards is exactly what I’ve been experiencing. Prolactin was at the high end of normal for me too but lowering it didn’t help. I’ve started TRT at 140mg a week so hopefully that is enough to help. The doc is open to going higher if needed.
It gives me hope when I see stories of someone like yourself with symptoms similar to mine that end up improving significantly via a similar route as I am on.
My free T was like 5 or 6 I think? So I have plenty of room for improvement, haha
@traveling-man you call those labs optimized? Really? You’re serious?? Lol! It is not me who is lost, it is you. You provided exactly what I was expecting to see. I just can’t believe that you would post those labs and feel all proud of yourself at the same time. I had a good laugh. Thank you for that.
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Once your free T is high enough, your elevated prolactin will no longer be an issue. Just ask my wife 
Man I can’t wait. I’d pay just about anything to get things back to normal.
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They are. For new people how in the world can you even consider them to be good?
You hve no clue what levels you need. You can not modify dose. The release is inconsistent. Might feel great for 2 months and the next few suck. Doc can’t takd them out if dose is to high.
What else ?
Maybe if you know your dose sure go for it. But how are you going to deal with the ups and downs of the t secreted Int’l blood stream?
You really don’t get dialing in a protocol or what friend?
Again pellets are inconsistent. That could be part of the problem.
Why do you insist on arguing on a topic you are totally ill equipped to discuss? Your dealing with folks who are in the know. I’m newer to this than dbossa but we both consult docs and have prett much studied trt via trt doctors experts and etc.
Who taught you?
They work for him, an he feels great now. I’m not really sure how telling him he’s wrong is going to change that, or his opinion. Much like I know that @enackers loves the cream and is not going to be swayed in his opinion by someone else’s difference of opinion
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Not to take away from the ongoing above discussion:
Did a little more research into pumpkin seed oil. Found an article about dosing. 5 grams twice a day seems to be the sweet spot. Getting ready for a 3.5 hr drive which took 7 hrs due to traffic accidents to try the new dosage. 6 grams before departure and yes it worked great, just one pit stop to urinate. Prostrate responded admirably to it. 6 grams before bed and no midnight bathroom trips. Next is seeing how well it works when sex is involved, will update when it happens
Can you elaborate on pumpkin seed oil and what your using it for?
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Pumpkin seed oil reduces inflammation in the prostate by reducing DHT conversion. Allows for complete emptying of the bladder, less urgency as well.
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Trouble reaching orgasm is generally and usually due to too much serotonin floating around.
It’s been a while since you’ve posted @roscoe88 - how are things going? How are you feeling these days?
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Doing about the same. Still in search of arousal.
I’m doing weekly shots. Was doing 150mg/week (one shot) and last week I decided to do my whole vial, which is supposed to be a 1ml vile. Turns out it holds about 1.1ml, or 220mg test.
So, I’m going to run weekly shots at 220mg for a while and see how I feel.
At this point, I’m trying anything. Trying to get my free T up high.
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I’m rooting for you man, this stuff is tricky for sure. I’ve found recently that my wife’s increased engagement in giving attention and affection has helped a ton.
We had a deep conversation on 6/7 that cleared a bunch of stuff up… And we’ve been having sex basically every night/day since. 16 out of the last 17 days… sometimes twice a day. There have been times I couldn’t finish though, but things have definitely changed.
I’d be interested to hear your progress on larger doses. I really hope it works for you.
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What’s your current protocol?
You mentioned you didn’t get sex drive until you had your FT up high. How high above range was it>?