Hello,
I am a 27 year old male and I have recently been investigating my testosterone levels after feeling more and more fatigued and not ever getting a benefit of lifting weights.
I recently discovered 1.5 yrs ago that I had hypothyroidism and after seeing a great endocrinologist who formulated a time-released mixture of T3/T4 I feel like my thyroid is under control…there are also adrenal deficincies that I’m looking into as well.
I just tested my T-levels through a LabCorp blood test and my first reading was 327 ng/dl and I had a more comprehensive saliva test taken by www.zrtlabs.com that identified these results:
Testosterone - 56 pg/ml ( doc said anything < 80 would start usually seeing symptoms of hypogonadism) Age. Dep.
Estradiol - .8 pg/ml Range (.5 - 2.2)
Progestoreone - < 5 pg/ml Range (12-100)
DHEAS - < 1.0 ng/ml Range (2-23) Age. Dep.
My cortisol levels also showed abnormal in that there was not a normal adrenal spike in the morning.
Since I had a thyroid issue and I also have problems sleeping, I started to think there was a pituitary issue since the pitutatiry regulates melatonin and thyroid output as well. I have a 20 some sister who has fatigue/adrenal issues, a teen one who has thyroid issues and my father had similar testosterone results and lifelong issues of fatigue/mood issues as well so I think there’s heredity involved as well.
I read 2 great books on thyroid and testosterone:
- Kenneth Blanchard’s "What your Doctor May Not Tell you about Hypothyroidism
- Eugene SHippen’s “The Testosterone Syndrome”
Today was my first day using the testosterone/progesterone 1 ml creme on my forehead. I asked my doctor about HCG b/c I was worried about losing my own ability to produce my own testosterone and most likely there might be a pituitary connection due to the thyroid and possible pineal gland’s melatonin output issues due to the fact that I have real problems sleeping at night as my father does as well.
My concern is taking testosterone at such an early age and I mentioned measuring my levels of Luitenizing Hormone (LH) and FSH to determine if HCG might be better for me in getting my testosterone back up naturally.
Are there any side effects of taking HCG as OPPOSED to testosterone creme or should they be taken together?