While reading, I came across this study and found it interesting
> studies of sexual dysfunction have generally found no change or slight improvements with testosterone therapy. Improvements in erectile dysfunction measures were rarely statistically significant but modest improvements in sexual desire have been observed
The study is here:
There was also discussion of giving high levels of T to healthy men as a contraceptive. Interesting reading … to me.
Good posting
How many of those men had knowledgeable doctors?
I’m going to assume those TRT protocols in the study were once weekly protocols, I doubt each individual had a TRT protocol tailored for them.
A study examining dose-response relationships in testosterone administered to 61 eugonadal men (ages 18 to 35) found that sexual function did not change significantly with dose (25, 50, 125, 300, or 600 mg of testosterone enanthate weekly for 20 weeks) (Bhasin et al., 2001a).
The first two protocols would have shown negative results, where the third mildly successful with midrange and high SHBG men while the last two would have driven estrogen levels into the stratosphere killing erections.
It takes 6 months to 1 year for erections to reach maximum benefits.
The example quote I gave is from the HYPOgonadal males, whose testes were not functioning corretly.
The key is your quote selection is the word “eugonadal”. These were guys with normally functioning testes, with normal testosterone levels.
IMO, the relevant point is that exogenous testosterone did not make desire or libido go crazy. But it also did not LOWER the ability of either group to get and maintain erections, which contradicts your statement that it would have “driven estrogen levels into the stratosphere killing erections”.
I quoted a summary page of various studies. I didn’t make that clear.
Here is the actual study for what we are discussing.
I remember reading about studies into high testosterone as a male contraceptive. As far as I recall the idea was shelved because although it reduced sperm count significantly as expected, the subjects were having considerably more sex while ‘on’, kinda negating any positive from the lower sperm count