- sccp,
This question is to those out there who are being treated for low t... what symptoms did you notice, and how did they appear? And how effective is your treatment?
I'm only 28 but over the past 6-8 months I've noticed a steady decline in sex drive, erections, quality, etc. I have a lot of the symptoms of low t but at my age I didn't consider it a likely possibility? I went to my normal doctor a few months ago and he ran all the standard blood tests (but didn't check testosterone levels). Everything including cholesterol came back wonderful. I had a saliva testosterone test done and it came back just 2 points into the "normal" range so he didn't think a blood test was necessary. But two points lower and I would have been deficient.
I use to wake up with morning wood every morning, now I get it a few times a week. I use to masturbate at least once a day, now I can go 3-5 days without even really having the urge too and when I try often it takes work. My volume of ejaculate is definitely down from what it use to be as well. I have virtually no sex drive, I can watch porn or see a hot girl walking along and it doesn't phase me a bit most of the time. Every down and then I'll have a "good" day though and feel normal but those are getting rarer and rarer.
No drug use, alcohol in moderation maybe once at month at most... its been almost 2 months now since I went out though. I eat fairly good as evident by the cholesterol levels,
Anyone have similar symptoms before your diagnosis, and how did you convince them you were right?
I'm only 28 but over the past 6-8 months I've noticed a steady decline in sex drive, erections, quality, etc. I have a lot of the symptoms of low t but at my age I didn't consider it a likely possibility? I went to my normal doctor a few months ago and he ran all the standard blood tests (but didn't check testosterone levels). Everything including cholesterol came back wonderful. I had a saliva testosterone test done and it came back just 2 points into the "normal" range so he didn't think a blood test was necessary. But two points lower and I would have been deficient.
I use to wake up with morning wood every morning, now I get it a few times a week. I use to masturbate at least once a day, now I can go 3-5 days without even really having the urge too and when I try often it takes work. My volume of ejaculate is definitely down from what it use to be as well. I have virtually no sex drive, I can watch porn or see a hot girl walking along and it doesn't phase me a bit most of the time. Every down and then I'll have a "good" day though and feel normal but those are getting rarer and rarer.
No drug use, alcohol in moderation maybe once at month at most... its been almost 2 months now since I went out though. I eat fairly good as evident by the cholesterol levels,
Anyone have similar symptoms before your diagnosis, and how did you convince them you were right?
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