Thanks for the info. Providing your cholesterol and blood pressure are sitting pretty you don’t sound like you’re in that bad of a place health wise.
TRT does sounds like it may be a good option for you if you can’t get a handle on your SHBG and it’s still causing you libido issues after many attempts at resolution.
I do like an experiment, I wonder if a couple of months of HCG mono-therapy to lower your SHBG is worth a shot? Maybe it will reset to a new normal somewhat? I’m not sure how responsible it is to screw with you HPTA so flippantly though….
Ultimately, you’re already married and have kids so you probably won’t be concerned about fertility. The chances are you (and the wife) would enjoy a good solid 150mg/week of the secret sauce.
I’m curious and interested in both TRT and HCG. Proviron and Androsterone are also intriguing, but ideally these would be under the care and administration of a doctor. . I don’t want to make matters worse accidentally. Although finding a knowledgeable doctor is proving difficult to find at the moment. If things don’t improve by the end of the year, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.
Have you or anyone you know in a situation like mine tried any of the above? Results?
Totally agree you should see a doctor for your TRT.
You have more TT than I had before TRT but less FT. My SHBG sits mid twenties to low thirties naturally and high teens to low twenties while on TRT.
Your SHBG will almost definitely come down significantly when you start injecting testosterone. I’m not sure about HCG but my TRT levels were maintained when I switched to HCG mono for a a month while coming off TRT back in September. One might deduce from that that HCG would also lower your SHGB potentially making it a good option for you to try.
If I’m not mistaking testosterone isn’t the only hormone that binds to your SHBG. It seems like your testosterone might have a stronger affinity to the binding effect leaving no space for the e2 which is maybe why it’s so high. I’m not sure what causes this but it’s an interesting case. Maybe someone more knowledgeable could confirm or explain this phenomenon.
To answer your question
No, my reasons for getting on T were quite different to yours and I don’t personally know anyone else who has run TRT.