Boba155
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Mild Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and HRT
Hi all!
So I was recently diagnosed with MAIS. Here's an abstract which explains the symptoms:
"Impaired spermatogenesis is not an obligate expression of receptor-defective androgen resistance."
Basically it's a condition where even though you produce normal or even high levels of testosterone (I was 680 TT, 15.6 Free) you express many low testosterone symptoms because your receptors respond very poorly to androgens. Growing up I always looked far younger than my age, carried no muscle mass on my body whatsoever (6'2 130 lbs), grew male hair only on my legs and arms (no chest or facial hair) and more, such as a very weak jaw, narrow shoulders, and a high voice.
Surely enough, my doc raised the possibility of MAIS to me when he saw how concerned I was with my masculinity, or rather lack thereof. Surely enough, we performed the genetic testing using a fibroblast sample from me and the test came up red: an extremely reduced affinity for T and DHT.
My doc and I, while both ecstatic that we had isolated the root of all my problems over the last 18 years, were slightly saddened as the only way to truely treat MAIS is with high dose TRT.
So after biting the bullet, I decided to go on high dose TRT (500 mg/wk). Now I understand many of you may think this is a crazy dosage, but please understand that I am a rather unique case.
Here is my question to you all. Is there any way I can use 500 mg Test E for the rest of my life healthily? I am worried about cholesterol and BP, along with heart problems from running such a high dose for so long.
My second question would be the issue of TRT itself. I'm only 18 years old, which means that I would have a VERY long TRT life ahead of me. I would be on shots for the next 65-70 years, which I'm sure to most would be disconcerting. To me, it certainly is. Could anyone who has gone on TRT at a young age as myself possibly PM me their TRT experience? It would mean the world to me!
Thanks all!