Your lab results are largely determined by when you do the labs! Labs after 6 weeks are rather useless. You cannot get FT tested there. Get SHBG tested.
Please post all available labs with ranges.
Transdermal T has the highest T–>E2 potential of all T delivery methods. Gels the most, creams are a bit less.
Pre-TRT, did you test?
- LH
- FSH
- prolactin
- to try to find the cause? At your age, low-T is symptom, not the disease.
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.