Today is my follow up appointment re: low test levels.
I've been having a few concerns that it's possible someone on this forum with TRT experience can help with.
My primary issue is that I am quite young, 31, and would like to have children sometime in the next few years. I can only find contradicting research with respect to long-term androgen replacement and fertility. It seems in some cases it actually increases fertility and in others it requires the complete removal of the androgens, high doses of HCG and then possibly recombinant FSH if no conception occurs within 6-12 months of HCG treatment..
This seems like a catch 22, as the removal of the exogenous testosterone is going to cause a decrease in libido and ED is going to become a problem again. Levitra seems to work well for me... but it's ridiculously expensive, as is FSH. Thankfully, I will either be residing in Australia or the UK where medicare/NHS covers fertility treatment costs (although with long queuing and a capped limit).
Anyway, for those with input on long-term exogenous androgen replacement and fertility please chime in with your experience and wisdom.
Oh, and as for the crohn's, or course it's a serious issue, but:
A) Would you let that stop you from achieving what you want?
B) I've been in remission for five (5) years.
C) I'm pretty fucking sure I know more about my body and it's function that you do.
I think this would be better answered if posted in the Men's Health Forum.
HDH
