Low Libido - Blood Test - Comments?

[ctstrength36]

Hi,

I ran a cycle back in 2013 when I was 22, consisting of Test E @ 500mg for 12 weeks with a 6 week Dbol kick start @ 50mg. I did a nolva/clomid pct of 20/20/20/20 and 50/50/50/50 for 4 weeks after cycle. I have not run another cycle since and my libido/erection quality is currently sub par to say the least. I ran some bloods in search of an explanation and was hoping someone would be able to shed some light or offer some advice. I have been drug free for 3 years now and there doesn't seem to be anymore natural recovery occurring. Would I benefit from a clomid restart, hcg restart, or just take a natural test booster? Any other advice would be great! Thanks.

 

[eryximachus]

Your testosterone levels are low for your age, but more than adequate for normal sexual activity. Your blood glucose level is high, which tells me you are not in good shape.

Your sodium levels also indicate a less than ideal diet.

Change your diet and exercise more with a greater focus on cardio.

Finally - you should not be consuming calcium and should avoid dairy products. Your calcium level is already in the low end of the danger zone for causing cardiac problems. Your heart works by deporting calcium via an osmotic reaction. Your body removes excess calcium via osteoblast cells producing more bone structure. There is a limit to how quickly this process can take place. Calcium builds up in your arteries as an additional result (see calcification).

I should also point out that it is excess dietary calcium that causes osteoporosis. As with all cells in your body, they can divide a limited number of times. Once all of your osteoblast cells are done, they can no longer repair bone structures. You also lose the ability to regulate calcium levels. There is a reason osteoporosis, high calcium intake, and heart disease occur in the same population groups. If you go to Japan where dairy consumption is rare, instances of all disorders I mention are much less.

Global incidences of osteoporosis are accessible on the WHO website.

 

[Seanz]

Your testosterone levels are low for your age, but more than adequate for normal sexual activity. Your blood glucose level is high, which tells me you are not in good shape.

Your sodium levels also indicate a less than ideal diet.

Change your diet and exercise more with a greater focus on cardio.

Finally - you should not be consuming calcium and should avoid dairy products. Your calcium level is already in the low end of the danger zone for causing cardiac problems. Your heart works by deporting calcium via an osmotic reaction. Your body removes excess calcium via osteoblast cells producing more bone structure. There is a limit to how quickly this process can take place. Calcium builds up in your arteries as an additional result (see calcification).

I should also point out that it is excess dietary calcium that causes osteoporosis. As with all cells in your body, they can divide a limited number of times. Once all of your osteoblast cells are done, they can no longer repair bone structures. You also lose the ability to regulate calcium levels. There is a reason osteoporosis, high calcium intake, and heart disease occur in the same population groups. If you go to Japan where dairy consumption is rare, instances of all disorders I mention are much less.

Global incidences of osteoporosis are accessible on the WHO website.

I just want to point out how awesome this reply was!

 

[lupi]

Buddy,
I will only address the non-sex-hormone "abnormalities".
I wouldn't worry about the Ca- your albumin is on the high side. Get ionized calcium if you can but that's not as available. I will very likely be normal.
If your blood work was on empty stomach- you have IGT (impaired glucose tolerance), which is prediabetes. If it wasn't om empty stomach, it's normal. Check your hemoglobin A1c.
Highish sodium in your case can virtually mean only one thing- dehydration.

 

[Dr JIM]

So what did you Doc tell you?

I'm will to wager, IF you even saw a HCP, it was something like YOUR FINE, which is why you came to Meso for another "alternative" opinion.

And to that end better start searching for PSYCHOSOCIAL causes of your poorly defined "suppressed libido" since that's by far the most common cause in those your age,

 

[master.on]

Hi,

I ran a cycle back in 2013 when I was 22, consisting of Test E @ 500mg for 12 weeks with a 6 week Dbol kick start @ 50mg. I did a nolva/clomid pct of 20/20/20/20 and 50/50/50/50 for 4 weeks after cycle. I have not run another cycle since and my libido/erection quality is currently sub par to say the least. I ran some bloods in search of an explanation and was hoping someone would be able to shed some light or offer some advice. I have been drug free for 3 years now and there doesn't seem to be anymore natural recovery occurring. Would I benefit from a clomid restart, hcg restart, or just take a natural test booster? Any other advice would be great! Thanks.

Testosterone (T) and Estradiol (E) are in the lower range but so does LH/FSH
so

1 T ain't low from high E
so you won't need an Aromatase Inhibitor for now

2 so it looks like your pituitary ain't producing upper-range LH/FSH to overcome the borderline low T and E
So your pituitary seems to believe it's ok and settled to low-normal T and E

3 so either
A you can try some HCG
buy a 5000 IU vial to last 5 weeks at 1000 IU/week
to see if T (and probably E as well) increase
B you can do some Nolva at only 5 mg/day for a month to see if T/LH/FSH increase
don't use Nolva off-cycle at high dosages for too long as you may get visual side effects

4 Clomid is crap, dump it.

 

[AIRBORNE DADDY]

Testosterone (T) and Estradiol (E) are in the lower range but so does LH/FSH
so

1 T ain't low from high E
so you won't need an Aromatase Inhibitor for now

2 so it looks like your pituitary ain't producing upper-range LH/FSH to overcome the borderline low T and E
So your pituitary seems to believe it's ok and settled to low-normal T and E

3 so either
A you can try some HCG
buy a 5000 IU vial to last 5 weeks at 1000 IU/week
to see if T (and probably E as well) increase
B you can do some Nolva at only 5 mg/day for a month to see if T/LH/FSH increase
don't use Nolva off-cycle at high dosages for too long as you may get visual side effects

4 Clomid is crap, dump it.

I knew the hcg was coming....o havent seen a single post where you don't reference it....

 

[BirdieNumNum]

Hcg is awesome tho