Newbie question

[Rock3942]

How should I approach my Dr about getting on a TrT? I read tons of the threads on here and definitly want to try it. Im 37 by the way. Thanks for any suggestions

 

[breezy11]

If you have symptoms of low T present them to your doctor and get labs done to confirm the need.

 

[cartoon]

lack of sleep will help lower natural test levels too, a week before you go to you doc, cut your sleep back to 3hrs a night, drop your natty levels like a rock.

 

[TINYTOAD]

I was actually surprised that my test levels were so low.
I really wanted to know where my test levels were, so I had the doc throw that test in with the rest of my blood work.
A few years back, my old doctor refused to even test my hormone levels.

If you're looking to get your test levels back to normal, go see the doc, get your blood work done, and get a script as required.
If you're looking to boost your test levels up into the stratosphere, make some friends.
Remember the six degrees of seperation thing... pretty much any person on the planet is seperated from any other person on the planet by just six jumps. However, never make such jumps blindly. Do your homework.

So yeah... good news... I have a presciption for test. Bad news... I actually need it.

-TT

 

[Rock3942]

Thanks for the replys. Should I go to my regular DR? I ask cause ive heard people suggest a Urologist, so just wondering if I should just go straight to one of them. I actually have pretty good insurance so should cover it.

 

[breezy11]

You'll find different outcomes depending on each doctors opinion of what is considered "normal" hormone levels. I was told that a total testosterone level in the mid 200's was perfectly fine by my primary doc. I took my lab results to a urologist and he felt my levels were quite low. I have also been to several endocrinologists to try and find the root cause of my low T. I ultimately started my trt with a uro. In my experiences they seem to be more open to it than others. Finding one that actually knows how to administer proper trt can be an even bigger problem.

 

[Rock3942]

Im sure, thanks alot brother!

 

[TINYTOAD]

Thanks for the replys. Should I go to my regular DR? I ask cause ive heard people suggest a Urologist, so just wondering if I should just go straight to one of them. I actually have pretty good insurance so should cover it.

David Dunn posted some really good information here: http://anabolicminds.com/forum/35-older/172569-starting-over-11.html#post3183917

Thus far, I have not been able to find an anti-aging specialist who is covered by my insurance. In fact, if you go to my healthcare provider's website, anti-aging medicine is not even a choice, when you're looking for a specialist.

It's still very early, but so far I've noticed that I seem to have more energy during the day. I've stopped sweating at night.

I wish the doctor had something that would just increase my own test levels, so I didn't have to mess with putting on the gel each morning. I read that some company was working on a clomiphene derivative that would accomplish this, but I've had such bad sides from clomid in the past, that I'd be reluctant to go that route.

-TT

 

[Rog336]

Thanks for the replys. Should I go to my regular DR? I ask cause ive heard people suggest a Urologist, so just wondering if I should just go straight to one of them. I actually have pretty good insurance so should cover it.

Go straight to the urologist if your insurance allows you to do so without a referral. I think the trend is for general practicioners to get away from prescribing TRT. That was my experience anyway. So I went to the urologist. They drew blood, did a prostate exam (ouch...) analyzed the test results, and prescribed me androgel a few days later. Don't expect to be prescribed injectible test at first. Most urologists will wait to see how you respond to a gel before prescribing injectibles..

 

[grngoloco]

The gel was easy to give false lows on blood work. The half life was such that all I had to do was quit using it three or four days before doing labs.
Switched to test cyp recently though,,, lucked out by the pharmacy giving me 2000mg/20ml bottles... with three refills I am able to use two for a cycle and one for maintenance ..... plus I managed to save up 8 tubes of pump gel from the pharmacy always giving me more than necessary ..... fyi 10-12 pumps a day of 1% gel kept me at around 1000-1200 test.... original lab prior to trt was 162