Hello all! Below is my experience so far with triptorelin for secondary hypogonadism. I will keep this thread updated as time goes by.
My lab rat is 34 years old, 5'11", and started at 252 lbs. Lab rat has NEVER used artificial steroids. Cause of hypogonadism is unknown.
Two years ago my lab rat got the following test results:
Glucose - 125 mg/dL (did not fast)
Albumin - 4.7 g/dL
T3 Uptake - 32.6%
T4 (Thyroxine) - 8.7 ug/dL
TSH - 2.4 mU/L
T7 Index - 2.8
FSH - 1.8 mIU/mL
LH - 2.8 mIU/ml
Testosterone, total - 272 ng/dL
Testosterone, free - 52.1 pg/mL
Testosterone, % free - 1.91%
Estrogen, total - 55 pg/mL
Based on these results my lab rat was assuming secondary hypogonadism.
On 1/11/2013 at 9:00 AM lab rat had total testosterone evaluated again, with the following results:
275 ng/dL (normal lab range 348-1197 ng/dL)
Doctor's opinion (he is a GP only, not an endocrinologist) is that the lab rat's testosterone levels are not low enough to warrant medication, and that his levels are caused by obesity.
Decided to try triptorelin and see how it goes.