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Hey Guys, for the past two and a half years I have endured what can only be described as a living hell. After getting a varicocele due to weight training, my left testicle atrophied and I ended up going down hill very fast.
My right testicle was undescened as a child, but brought down soon after birth. However I believe due to this my right testicle never fully matured into full adult size. The left testicle appeared to be almost three times the size of the right one before the left side varicocele.
During the period after getting the varicocele, I watched my total testosterone, free testosterone, estridol, thyroid hormone (TSH) and various other hormones all make marked changes. I was lucky enough to have bloodwork done before I ended up in this situation, which might paint a better picture for anyone investigating my story.
Here is some background about me:
Background:
Age: 25
Nationality: British
Height: 6ft
Weight: 66kgs
Symptoms:
Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
Erectile Dysfunction
Intermittent Perineal Discomfort (Muscular)
Intermittent Bladder Discomfort (Muscular)
Testicular Atrophy
Abnormal Tight Scrotum
Reduced Penile Sensation (Lack Of Feeling)
Penis Loose / Unsupported At Base (Connective Tissue / Muscular)
Frequent Urination
Loss of Spontaneous Erections
Mild Urinary Incontinence
Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage and wrinkled feeling)
Emotional Blunting
Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
Lack of Motivation
'Zombie' Like Fatigue / Tiredness
Penis Feels "disconnected" from head / body
Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
Mild Anxiety
Mild Depression
Fatigue / Lack Of Energy
Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems / Constipation
Dry / Pale Skin
Itcy / Irritated Skin (on hair / sweat populated areas)
Mild Paranoia
Social Anxiety / Lack of Confidence
Hands / Feet Sweating (high norepinephrine symptom)
Body Odour (high norepinephrine symptom)
Anxious / Irrititable
Skin Thinning
Joint Clicking
Lowered body temperature / decreased metabolism
Cold Hands / Feet
Lack of blood flow to the penis (when when flaccid)
Inability to hold water (low estridol)
No upper body muscle definitation
Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
Depressed / Suicidal Thoughts
Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
Muscle Weakness / Softness
No Muscular Definition
Low Amount Of Body Hair
Trouble pursuing goals / objectives.
Sleep irregularities.
Rapid mood modulation (Depressed to happy within hours)
Inability to focus on long-term goals, putting things off.
I appear to have symptoms of high norepinephrine, high progestersone, low estridol, low thyroid hormone, low free testosterone and low cortisol. All of which appears to match up when comparing previous blood and saliva tests. My DHEA, Progesterone, DHT were all high on saliva tests and my cortisol and thyroid hormone levels were low.
My progesterone was very high (way over the range) on tests and I need to lower this somehow. DHT was within the normal range.
Strangly, I appear to have symptoms of high DHT with very fast growing hair on my head, normal beard growth and no prostate problems.
I will compile and post full blood work tomorrow. I am not getting support from doctors, which I believe is due to my age and not wanting the responsability of treating someone like myself.
When I was first diagnosed with low testosterone I ran Androgel at two packets a day for 5/6 weeks. I noticed no improvements in my symptoms, though I believe my libido was increased slightly. I then discovered androgel wasn't absorbing correctly and had in fact lowered my total and free testosterone levels further than before. I went onto 125mg of test-e weekly for again 4/5 weeks and it only made me feel worse. The ED was in fact worse than before, though I felt slight improvement in my mindset and mood.
It appears that my problem isn't testosterone related, but more likely thyroid.
24/08/06 (Before varicocele - no symptoms)
TSH: 0.63 [0.35 - 5.5mu/l)
FREE T4: 15.8 (9 - 24 pmol/l)
Total T: 24.3 nmol/l (9.4 – 60.0)
14/11/06 (Few months after varicocele)
Total T: 15.2 nmol/l (14 – 40)
SHBG: 26.0 nmol/l (20 – 45)
Free Androgen Index: 58% (70 – 100)
Calculated Free Testosterone: 356.7 pmol/l (300 – 600)
FSH: 2.7 iu/l (0.7 – 6)
LH: 3.9 iu/l (0.8 – 6)
Estridol: 73 pmol/l (55 – 184)
TSH: 1.9 iu/l (0.4 – 5.5)
PSA: 0.2 ng/ml (0.2 – 4)
Free PSA: 0.2 ng/ml (0.1 – 2)
PSA ratio: 1.1 (0.09 – 0.5)
21.11.2006 (After Varicocele)
Total T: 14.0 nmol (no ranges available)
23.12.2006 (No Hormone Replacement Therapy):
Total T: 20.9 nmol/l (10 – 36.0)
SHBG: 20 nmol/l (6 – 45)
Free Androgen Index 104.5 (36 – 156)
LH: 3.9 U/L (2.0 – 8.6)
FSH: 2.2 U/L (1.0 – 4.5)
Prolactin : 169 Mu/L (0 – 400)
08.04.2007 (Saliva Testing Only)
Adrenal Stress Index (Units - nM):
7am - 8am: 4 : Normal Range (13 - 24)
11am - noon: 5 Normal Range (5 - 10)
4pm - 5pm: 1 Normal Range (3 - 8)
11pm - midnight 3 Normal Range (1 - 4)
Cortisol burden: 13 Normal Range (23 - 42)
DHEA: 6 Normal Range (3 - 10ng/ml)
17-OH Progesterone: 27 Normal Range (22 - 130pg/ml)
TSH: 110 Normal Range (20 - 120nIU/ml)
T4: 0.33 Normal Range (0.17 - 0.42ng/dl)
T3: 0.34 Normal Range (0.21 - 1.10 pg/ml)
DHT: 47 Normal Range (22 - 123 pg/ml)
E2/Estridol: 12 (1 - 3 pg/ml)
FSH: 85 (<125 uIU/ml)
LH: 88 (10 - 25 Uiu/ML)
Progesterone 265 (5 - 95 pg/ml)
Free Testosterone: 10 (15 - 135 pg/ml)
11/02/08
TSH 1.21 [0.35 - 5.5mu/l)
Free T4: 13.4 (9 - 24 pmol/l)
Total T3: 1.5 (0.9 - 2.8 nnmol/l)
Cholesterol: 4.5 (mmol/l - no range)
All blood and saliva work done to date. Please comment.
My right testicle was undescened as a child, but brought down soon after birth. However I believe due to this my right testicle never fully matured into full adult size. The left testicle appeared to be almost three times the size of the right one before the left side varicocele.
During the period after getting the varicocele, I watched my total testosterone, free testosterone, estridol, thyroid hormone (TSH) and various other hormones all make marked changes. I was lucky enough to have bloodwork done before I ended up in this situation, which might paint a better picture for anyone investigating my story.
Here is some background about me:
Background:
Age: 25
Nationality: British
Height: 6ft
Weight: 66kgs
Symptoms:
Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
Erectile Dysfunction
Intermittent Perineal Discomfort (Muscular)
Intermittent Bladder Discomfort (Muscular)
Testicular Atrophy
Abnormal Tight Scrotum
Reduced Penile Sensation (Lack Of Feeling)
Penis Loose / Unsupported At Base (Connective Tissue / Muscular)
Frequent Urination
Loss of Spontaneous Erections
Mild Urinary Incontinence
Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage and wrinkled feeling)
Emotional Blunting
Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
Lack of Motivation
'Zombie' Like Fatigue / Tiredness
Penis Feels "disconnected" from head / body
Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
Mild Anxiety
Mild Depression
Fatigue / Lack Of Energy
Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems / Constipation
Dry / Pale Skin
Itcy / Irritated Skin (on hair / sweat populated areas)
Mild Paranoia
Social Anxiety / Lack of Confidence
Hands / Feet Sweating (high norepinephrine symptom)
Body Odour (high norepinephrine symptom)
Anxious / Irrititable
Skin Thinning
Joint Clicking
Lowered body temperature / decreased metabolism
Cold Hands / Feet
Lack of blood flow to the penis (when when flaccid)
Inability to hold water (low estridol)
No upper body muscle definitation
Memory Loss / Forgetfullness
Depressed / Suicidal Thoughts
Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
Muscle Weakness / Softness
No Muscular Definition
Low Amount Of Body Hair
Trouble pursuing goals / objectives.
Sleep irregularities.
Rapid mood modulation (Depressed to happy within hours)
Inability to focus on long-term goals, putting things off.
I appear to have symptoms of high norepinephrine, high progestersone, low estridol, low thyroid hormone, low free testosterone and low cortisol. All of which appears to match up when comparing previous blood and saliva tests. My DHEA, Progesterone, DHT were all high on saliva tests and my cortisol and thyroid hormone levels were low.
My progesterone was very high (way over the range) on tests and I need to lower this somehow. DHT was within the normal range.
Strangly, I appear to have symptoms of high DHT with very fast growing hair on my head, normal beard growth and no prostate problems.
I will compile and post full blood work tomorrow. I am not getting support from doctors, which I believe is due to my age and not wanting the responsability of treating someone like myself.
When I was first diagnosed with low testosterone I ran Androgel at two packets a day for 5/6 weeks. I noticed no improvements in my symptoms, though I believe my libido was increased slightly. I then discovered androgel wasn't absorbing correctly and had in fact lowered my total and free testosterone levels further than before. I went onto 125mg of test-e weekly for again 4/5 weeks and it only made me feel worse. The ED was in fact worse than before, though I felt slight improvement in my mindset and mood.
It appears that my problem isn't testosterone related, but more likely thyroid.
24/08/06 (Before varicocele - no symptoms)
TSH: 0.63 [0.35 - 5.5mu/l)
FREE T4: 15.8 (9 - 24 pmol/l)
Total T: 24.3 nmol/l (9.4 – 60.0)
14/11/06 (Few months after varicocele)
Total T: 15.2 nmol/l (14 – 40)
SHBG: 26.0 nmol/l (20 – 45)
Free Androgen Index: 58% (70 – 100)
Calculated Free Testosterone: 356.7 pmol/l (300 – 600)
FSH: 2.7 iu/l (0.7 – 6)
LH: 3.9 iu/l (0.8 – 6)
Estridol: 73 pmol/l (55 – 184)
TSH: 1.9 iu/l (0.4 – 5.5)
PSA: 0.2 ng/ml (0.2 – 4)
Free PSA: 0.2 ng/ml (0.1 – 2)
PSA ratio: 1.1 (0.09 – 0.5)
21.11.2006 (After Varicocele)
Total T: 14.0 nmol (no ranges available)
23.12.2006 (No Hormone Replacement Therapy):
Total T: 20.9 nmol/l (10 – 36.0)
SHBG: 20 nmol/l (6 – 45)
Free Androgen Index 104.5 (36 – 156)
LH: 3.9 U/L (2.0 – 8.6)
FSH: 2.2 U/L (1.0 – 4.5)
Prolactin : 169 Mu/L (0 – 400)
08.04.2007 (Saliva Testing Only)
Adrenal Stress Index (Units - nM):
7am - 8am: 4 : Normal Range (13 - 24)
11am - noon: 5 Normal Range (5 - 10)
4pm - 5pm: 1 Normal Range (3 - 8)
11pm - midnight 3 Normal Range (1 - 4)
Cortisol burden: 13 Normal Range (23 - 42)
DHEA: 6 Normal Range (3 - 10ng/ml)
17-OH Progesterone: 27 Normal Range (22 - 130pg/ml)
TSH: 110 Normal Range (20 - 120nIU/ml)
T4: 0.33 Normal Range (0.17 - 0.42ng/dl)
T3: 0.34 Normal Range (0.21 - 1.10 pg/ml)
DHT: 47 Normal Range (22 - 123 pg/ml)
E2/Estridol: 12 (1 - 3 pg/ml)
FSH: 85 (<125 uIU/ml)
LH: 88 (10 - 25 Uiu/ML)
Progesterone 265 (5 - 95 pg/ml)
Free Testosterone: 10 (15 - 135 pg/ml)
11/02/08
TSH 1.21 [0.35 - 5.5mu/l)
Free T4: 13.4 (9 - 24 pmol/l)
Total T3: 1.5 (0.9 - 2.8 nnmol/l)
Cholesterol: 4.5 (mmol/l - no range)
All blood and saliva work done to date. Please comment.