Just in case anyone is reading this thread, I wanted to try to elaborate my history better in case it would help anyone.
Up until 35, I really enjoyed and was able to ejaculate 3 times a day (morning, noon, and evening). Morning and evening would usually be sex with my wife but the nooner would usually be masturbating in the bathroom at work (hey, I was at lunch you know!). I was always able to ejaculate quickly and easily (usually within 5 minutes at work) which helped at lot lol. I had good volume and length on my first cumshot although it would decrease of course with each shot. I would usually shoot about 5 - 7 times and as far as 2 feet (yes, on my face many times) on the first shot but by the last shot, it would usually only be about 6 inches in length.
However, around 35, I started experiencing a big delay in my refractory period and a slight decrease in my libido, as well as a decrease in the length of my cumshots. I started not feeling an overwhelming desire to jack off at noon like usual so I started skipping that. My first cumshots were also down to only about a foot unless I was really, really stimulated. I would also only shoot 3 or 4 times. This did not happen all at once of course but gradually over a couple of years. I just thought it was me getting older since I could tell that my testicles (which used to be huge and the size of walnuts no joke), were getting smaller although they were still average size by then I'm guessing (the size of average grapes, medium marbles).
But then I had a vasectomy at 40 and things got even worse. Maybe it was a coincidence but at that time things did happen immediately. I called the Dr who did the surgery but he told me I was crazy. My first ejaculation after the surgery was a DRY CUMSHOT! I couldn't believe it! Anyway, since then, I was only wanting sex just once a day and whenever I did masturbate, I would only shoot 2 times and only about 4 or 5 inches even on my first shot. I was very depressed. My orgasm used to last 20 seconds easy and now it was down to about 5 seconds so I started looking for an answer. By then, my testicles were the size of small marbles.
So I tried for 5 years to find an answer but never found a Dr who would help me or even do any blood work because they all said if I wanted sex once a day every day and had no ED symptoms, then I was doing great for my age! So I decided to try and treat myself. I went straight to TRT because I finally got blood work done and my Total T was at 227. I didn't know to do free T or anything else. At first, it worked great. My testicles really did start getting bigger and within 2 weeks, they were back to the size of medium marbles. My Total T was way up to 820. I was back to shooting 2 feet (sometimes) and usually 5 times each episode and even up to 3 times a day. My wife was amazed. But after 2 weeks, my testicles started hurting really badly right after I applied the Testim. They would then get soft and I could tell that they were shrinking again but I continued on using it because my doctor said that it was normal.
Big mistake on my part for listening to that idiot! My testicles continued to shrink to the size of raisins although my libido was still great. However, my volume was way down again and so was my shooting length. My Total T was still high at 720 but I finally asked the right question and was told that I would now have to stay on Testim for the rest of my life which I didn't want to do.
So I quit Testim cold turkey. My testicles gradually increased to the size of small grapes but I began to have ED problems. I finally found out about Clomid and Novaldex and decided to try Clomid first. It worked great for about a month at 25mg a day (it was increasing my testicle size) but then it did what Testim did and started to shrink my testicles so I cut it down to 12.5 mg a day but it still shrunk them so I stopped it and went to Novaldex 20mg a day which worked OK. It increased my testicle size some and increased my Total T to 610 while I was on it. My ED symptoms went away and my volume, etc returned.
But I eventually quit the Novaldex and so my testicle size went down but luckily just a little. My T went below 300 again (261) and my ED symptoms came back but luckily my libido was still great. I then discovered Cialis and what a miracle drug that is. It cured my ED symptoms immediately and I found that it lasted 4 or 5 days! That was unbelievable since Viagra had only lasted a few hours.
SO, I had a choice to make. Either take Novaldex every day and be almost normal or take Cialis every 5 days with the same results. Since I didn't know the long term effects of Novaldex, I chose the Cialis. So far, so good, after 2 years. My T is stable, the size of my testicles are stable, my volume though is lower and I don't shoot as far but I have no refractory period on Cialis for the first couple of days and that is a lot better than the ejaculation/cum issues.
What I mean by no refractory period is that even after I ejaculate, I stay hard until I ejaculate again which usually takes about another 20 minutes. Even then, I still stay hard! My wife loves it lol. I return to normal after 4 or 5 days (meaning that I get soft after the first ejaculation) and so then I know its time for another Cialis pill.
So that's it. I'm 50 and I have sex once a day. I usually try to cum twice and my wife cums 3 or 4 or even 5 times to my once or twice so she is very happy to say the least lol. I think the key to my good libido is the fact that I get excited knowing that I can get an erection and the thought of possibly cumming twice that day. I like to get oral first and then please her 4 or 5 times
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However, I sometimes think I am "cured" and so I don't take Cialis every 4 or 5 days but when I don't, I can't get an erection at all. This then decreases my interest in sex and then my wife complains lol. I have tried Zinc, Goat Weed, Arginine, etc but nothing has worked that great so I am just going to stick to Cialis for now although if I could find another way to increase my NO, I would try it. And although I would love to have my T way up, I guess I will live with what I have right now. One final thought, I was also able to stay hard after I ejaculated the first time when my T was way up but not every time. I also got quite a but of acne and terrible mood swings, short temper, angry, etc so it had a lot more side effects than Cialis. The only one with Cialis is a headache.
What's funny is that all I wanted to do was fix my ED and luckily I have, so I am satisfied I guess although the ONE thing that is still deficient is that my orgasms are not MIND BLOWING like they are when my T is way up so I don't know. I may go back to the Novaldex for awhile lol (I sound like Chap now lol). I will post again if I get any positive feedback. ")