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I have been working on this for years with no effect from numerous natural remedies. I do not know if I have primary or secondary hypogonadism which is why I want to do an HCG test. I would love to do it myself, but I don't know anyone who can supply me with HCG. My testosterone is around 110, so it is more than what supplements or exercise can do. Probably been this way all my life because I can still get an erection, grow facial hair, etc. Men who have testosterone of 700 are nearly completely debilitated when it goes down to 300 or 400. My body somehow has become used to the low levels and makes good use of what I have. However, I can't build muscle, increase endurance, or increase strength. I managed to lose 70+ pounds through nutrition and exercise, but any physical activity is very difficult for me because I have very low energy and recovery rate. For example, I have done both P90X and Insanity, and it takes me twice as long to get through the workout as the length of the video because I have to constantly hit the pause button. I may have to consider testosterone supplements if I can't find the cause. But I want to rule everything out first, and most doctors won't, or don't even know how. I would actually prefer a different steroid than testosterone, but I would have to do it illegally, because most doctors wouldn't consider a safer steroid over the most prescribed.

You do not get high consuming raw marijuana leaves. Legally, I could care less. If I have a pituitary tumor, it may be the only natural product that can help me. FYI, I have never been high or drunk in my entire life. I haven't taken any prescription medication in 7 years. I consider myself straight edge and consuming raw marijuana leaves wouldn't change that anymore than eating poppy seeds would.

Has anyone tried juicing marijuana leaves? I have heard some amazing things and wanted to try it. Curious if anyone here has ever tried it.

Hello all, I am still trying to determine the cause of my low testosterone. Doctors says I need an MRI, but that will not determine the cause of my hypogonadism. I want to do a clomid or HCG stimulation test which is unknown to the doctors I have talked to. They just want to prescribe me testosterone and be done with me. Anyone know any doctors in Colorado who are knowledgeable on this subject? Thanks!

The only thing that makes them illegal is that the doctors won't prescribe synthetic steroids over testosterone, even though decades of research show many steroids are much more mild than testosterone.

Those options are all illegal without a doctors prescription, which they will not give. So, I am forced to weigh my health versus my career and a possible criminal record.

Beforewisdom, I have done exactly that. The standard treatment is lifelong testosterone injections. They won't even consider other safer avenues, because those are NOT standard. The doctors want to prescribe me a lifelong treatment and be their cash cow. They should at least allow me to try other avenues in an attempt to correct the problem first. If those don't work, then maybe I have to consider lifelong TRT. But you don't put a new engine in your car until you make sure the old one isn't fixable. Gaia, As I mentioned earlier, there are no medical indications for my low testosterone. My total Cholesterol is 180. It is likely this high because of the low testosterone. Pituitary and thyroid all normal. My body thinks my low testosterone level is normal. I have to try and convince it that it is not normal.

It seems that I have three choices. 1. Live with it. 2. Legal - Go on TRT for life and pay a pharmaceutical company for a dangerous steroid until a die. 3. Illegal - Find a supplier who will provide me with safer alternatives and the right post cycle therapy drugs so that I can work to lead a normal life without relaying on someone else for drugs. How f'ed up is our medical community??

Already been to the doctors. Quite frankly, they are just overpaid salesmen. I ask them questions about synthetics, and they give me the "they're dangerous" speech. Heck, testosterone is dangerous! Some of the synthetics have more mild side effects than testosterone. But they haven't done their research. They were told "when symptom A appears, treat with medication B." The problem I found at T Nation and Steroidology is that all of the guys who responded to me WANT to take more testosterone and steroids. They can't possibly fathom why I don't want to take a steroid for the rest of my life. This has been terribly frustrating.

Tried increasing fat intake. Just made me fat. Zinc is ok. Like I said, blood tests came out normal. I was hoping someone here might be on TRT or a synthetic steroid to help with the same problem. Anyone?

The range for women is something like 35 - 90. Men is 350 -1200. So I am considered extremely low for a man. The natural remedies didn't change any of my symptoms. I wasn't going off of any tests, because this was the first time I had them done. I have read that in very rare cases, some guys show as much 50% increase in testosterone through some natural supplements, but even a 50% increase for me wouldn't do much at all. I would still be extremely low. I need a 200% increase to even be in the low normal range. I don't contract colds, I have a sensitivity to the cold. My fingers and toes go numb in 60 degree weather. Cold tap water can cause terrible pain in my fingers in a matter of seconds. There are many reasons that can cause my testosterone to be low. But nothing medically is standing out. It might simply be something with which I was born. I have had lifelong fatigue. When I was a child, my parents always called me lazy. I had to fight a lot of fatigue to accomplish anything. Exercising is very difficult for me, and even though I have completed 3 rounds of P90X, and 2 rounds of Insanity, I see almost no change on body composition, and very little increase in strength or endurance. I am sure that eating the standard American diet for the first 30 years of my life didn't help either. But I have been veg for 9 years now, and although my energy level is probably double what it was before I went veg, it is still dismally low. I see the improvements people post on these programs, and they are 3 or 4 times as much as mine on their first round when I was on three.

Hello everyone, I am new here and I am writing to get some advice. I have had low energy my entire life and a very difficult time building muscle and losing fat. I did lose a lot of weight by going vegan, but I still have about 10 extra pounds that I can't get rid of despite a lot of exercise and a very clean, mostly raw diet. I discovered that some other symptoms I have, such as sensitivity to cold and itchy skin, are also attributed to low testosterone. I tried different foods, supplements, herbs, etc. ,that are supposed to boost testosterone, to see if I felt better. Nothing worked. So, I finally built up the nerve to get a blood test. (I hate needles) Everything was normal except testosterone. It was very low. 110 and 2.3 I believe were the numbers. Anyway, I am trying to find a doctor who is familiar with this, but from everything I have read, I will likely need some sort of steroid. This worries me because of the side effects. I have studied this quite a bit, and I have found testosterone to have more side effects than some other steroids. But most doctors seem to go right to the testosterone. Some people claim testosterone replacement therapy is permanent, but others have reported a short term program that allowed them to tone up, burn fat, and when they went off the TRT, they felt bad for a month or two, but then their natural testosterone came back up to a higher level then what they started with. Has anyone had similar issues, and if so, how did you go about treating low testosterone? Have a short term program worked for you? Did you use anything other than testosterone? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!