So my doc just called to give me general blood test results, and my test is low...

Also get your Estrogen checked, regularly.

why should you not tell them anything about sex function?

>I have friends who are doing it who don't even really lift and they look much better

Ultimate body dysmorphia. There is no way someone who doesn't even really lift would look better than that.

few times a year do dry orals on top of your cruise and youre set

I'm 42 and been busting my ass for two years at the gym. I've gotten pretty good results... but I'm tempted to talk to my doc about getting on some test. How hard is it? At my age I'm sure it's taken a dip. Do I have to claim that I'm miserable and sickly?

>and my test is low.
Eat more protein/meat, sleep more, work out more/harder than you already do, have more sex and fap more
>chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2013/07/no-fap-more-like-no-fucking-way.html
>chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2010/09/enough-already-sex-and-baddassery-are.html
>chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2010/09/enough-already-sex-and-baddassery-are_07.html
>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation#Health_effects
>europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838(16)00377-8/abstract/ejaculation-frequency-and-risk-of-prostate-cancer-updated-results-with-an-additional-decade-of-follow-up
>webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20040406/frequent-ejaculation-prostate
>urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/prostate_cancer712.php
>frequenturinationinmenexplained.com/ejaculation-and-prostate-cancer/
>m.joe.endocrinology-journals.org/content/52/1/51.short
>answers.webmd.com/answers/5004889/what-nutrients-do-you-lose-when-ejaculating-or-masterbating-do-you-lose-testerone-
>healthtap.com/user_questions/1294935-how-long-does-your-body-take-to-replace-the-nutrients-lost-by-masturbation
>press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jcem.85.1.6291
>anabolicmen.com/fats-and-testosterone/
>chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-simplicity-of-dieting-it-really-is.html?m=1

OP here, thanks for all the info guys. I'd like to avoid TRT if I can, but the injuries and halts in progress lately have been destroying me.

I'm also recently single again and feel like I need some more test to help motivate me to get out there.

I went in because I was having sleep issues from stress and just needed something to help with that downward spiral. She ordered standard blood work and was like "we may as well do a test check while we're at it".

In retrospect it makes lots of sense my test was low, I check the box on all the symptoms.

Many policies do no cover sexual function.

Why would you want to add the side effects of medication when you fine? Vanity?

True

I said don't reallllly lift. Very casual. And are getting nice results

>Why would you want to add the side effects of medication when you fine? Vanity?
Mmmmm yes, mostly. And I would love to see a little more progress for my efforts. It's frustrating hitting the wall.

how has your mood changed? anxiety, blood temperature, ambition, aggressiveness? Have you gotten laid more? anything noteworthy outside of gains that has changed since TRT?

How soon after your last workout was the blood taken? I've heard that your testosterone can drop, temporarily, for up to a few days after a hard workout.

>there are people that roid just to get on levels like 700ng/dl while you roid and get up to 2400ng/dl

I feel sorry for you dyel faggots

Should I get TRT?
>20yo
>low libido
>low motivation
>trouble getting sleep
>constantly tired
>hitting the wall at gym (I train 5 times a week and eat well)
>depressed
It has been like this for almost 2 years now. Even my younger brother has passed me in all lifts with same training and food.
I have heard that doctors in my country dont give TRT too easily but I maybe could get test elsewhere.

>29
>434
>Men's clinic wouldn't do anything because insurance won't cover it.
>Go to local clinic
>Doesn't even ask for results, gives me 400 Test C
>tells me to come back in 2 weeks

Sounds good.

Do you know if it will affect your fertility??
I want to have children someday.

It does affect fertility:

When artificial testosterone is introduced into the body, the pituitary gland in the brain senses its presence and shuts off the supply of hormones that stimulate the testicles to make their own testosterone and sperm. The brain cannot differentiate natural testosterone from synthetic, so it shuts down its own sperm-making mechanisms.

I'm in the same boat. I'm 23 and have 120ish test. Most docs try everything else before putting you on test this young, but if that's the actual issue, there's nothing else you can do. Just get your blood taken, anyway. You never know.

OP here... this has me heavily leaning against it then. I also only slept a few hours each night leading up to the test. Like I said above, it's the reason I saw the doctor in the first place... stress/sleep issues. I wasn't going in for test.

Maybe I need a second test while I'm well rested. I was just repping out bench at 235 and feeling strong an hour ago at the gym, so I'm having trouble with the diagnosis now.

Penev et al. for example. Where the researchers gathered up a group of healthy men to test their testosterone levels first thing in the morning when they had just woken up. They also gave these men a wrist band that showed how long each guy had slept…

…The results showed that the guys who had slept for 4 hours, had testosterone levels howering around 200-300 ng/dl.

Compare that to the guys who slept for 8 hours, they had their levels at around 500-700 ng/dl.

The results showed that the more you sleep, the more testosterone your body produces. It’s just that simple.

It gets even more drastic if you go sleepless for a period of time even after a full nights sleep.

Yes, but it can be mitigated by the Dr. Although its a risk.

This is a huge relief. Thanks for the info.

Oh also sleep has "less" of an effect as you get older or at least there is conflicting reports. No one to my knowledge has tracked the affect of sleeping meds on testosterone.

If at all possible don't start testosterone unless you plan to do it forever. Its not a decision to be taken lightly.

>how has your mood changed?
I am happy. I did not realize how depressed I was. All my friends and family said that they noticed a significant positive change in my mood.

>anxiety
Less anxiety. I am agoraphobic, but with TRT I don't have panic attacks nearly as much. Friends and family have also noticed a difference in this.

>blood temperature
Umm.. normal? My cholesterol went up to 275, but with eating right I got it down to 200.

>ambition
No change. I was abmbitious before and after.

>aggressiveness
Much higher. I loose my shit easier but I can keep my anger in check because I'm an adult who can walk away.

Have you otten laid more?
>Married. I want sex more now. So yes.

>anything noteworthy outside of gains that has changed since TRT?
Body acne, deep cystic body acne. Like one are two of em a week.
I worked out a lot before TRT, but with it I am progressing much faster.
It is a gateway drug for sure. It's like, why do 200mg a week when I can do 400, or 600. What happens if I add Deca? Primo? It just gets better and bigger gains.
People are more accepting when I tell them I take steroids when I explain my story of low T. Everyone, even parents are like "yeah man, just do then and get huge, why the fuck not?". TRT is the best thing that has ever happened to me, it completely changed my life for the better. My only regret is that I didn't get checked out sooner.

Good luck user.

I literally just got off the phone with my doctor 10 minutes ago, talking about my blood test and how I have low testosterone. I was at 338. It fucking floored me because sexually, i feel ive been fine, but i have noticed my memory and physical fitness have gotten worse. this sucks

What country?