In a pre-TRT context, TT is typically the better indicator of one’s T status than FT. FT is released in pulses and has a short half-life, so labs for FT and Bio-T are variable and results can be heavily influenced by random lab timing effects. In both cases TT is low.
LH/FSH indicate that you have secondary hypogonadism.
Your body weight is made worse by low T. But could also be from low thyroid function. You can check your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. If you have not been using iodized salt long term that is a strong factor. If outer eyebrows are sparse, you have a problem.
At your age, you need to be finding the root cause of this, not masking the symptoms with TRT without looking deeper.
Labs:
TSH
prolactin!!!
CBC
hematocrit
fasting cholesterol
fasting glucose
A1C
DHEA-S
Please read these stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - please provide more info.
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
You will find that doctors are the biggest problem.
Yes there are mood problems and you can expect to mellow out.