My point to the OP was that he doesn’t necessarily need to be on TRT the rest of his life. He’s 36, he may only need to be on it for another 20 yrs or so, even less, to bring his levels up to mid-normal and when he decides at 55 +/- to go off of TRT he would be at an age where the typical male’s test has declined drastically so he would be in line with the typical male at that point. It’s doesn’t necessarily need to be a lifelong commitment.
If someone at 56, after being on TRT for twenty years were to choose to go off TRT it would be very poor idea (unless there were some medical reason for doing so). After being on for twenty+ years the chance of restarting their natural test production is rather slim and they would be fortunate to have test levels above 150. They'd be lucky if they could manage the energy to even get out of bed in the morning not to mention the health problems associated with low test levels. Their quality of life would basically flat out suck. And without any good reason to other than to say "Well I'm old now, may as well just be feeble and decrepit now like the "typical male" my age."
I also doubt that many competent doctors would advise that after being on TRT for decades that you should go off "Just because" or tell their patients "Hey your really old now so what difference does it make anymore. Quality of life? Why should you care about that anymore? After all you're OLD. Just sit in your rocking chair in the corner and let other people enjoy life."
It's also a myth that guys automatically see their test levels plummet into the toilet with age. While some decline over the years is unavoidable the main reason that most older guys test levels are so poor is due to the fact that most haven't worked out in decades, are overweight, have a horrible diet, drink, smoke, etc. Some think that TRT is going to be the magic cure all but if your lifestyle choices suck there is only so much that it can do.
I'm 54, at my last bloodwork my test levels were 650, I'm stronger than I've ever been and my sex life is better and every bit as frequent as it was when my wife and I were in our twenties. Yet according to you in another a year or two I might as well just pick out a funeral plot, give up on life and roll over and wait to die.
And no offense but this kind of attitude is something that I might expect to see from someone in their early twenties who thinks that they'll live forever and never get old themselves and who thinks that anyone over the age of 35 is "really old". At 41 you're no kid, I can assure you that 55 is right around the corner and will be here quicker than you think. It would be interesting to see if your perspective changes when you get to that age yourself.