The Erection Thread

[defmyst]

So I had my hormone test results come out today. My doctor hasn't called me back yet, so it's hard for me to infer much from them yet. If anyone has any comments please feel free to share. Just to remind you, I have ED and very low libido.

Testosterone, Total: 418 mg/dL Standard Range: 249-846 mg/dL
Testosterone, Free: 82pg/mL Standard Range: 47 - 244 pg/mL
Prolactin: 4.50 ng/mL Standard Range: 2.64 - 13.13 ng/mL
Luteinizing Hormone: 2.54 miU/mL Standard Range: 1.24 - 8.62 mIU/mL
Follicle Stimulating Hormone: 2.69 mIU/mL Standard Range: 1.27 - 19.26 mIU/mL
Sex Hormon BInding Glubolun: 28 nmol/L Standard Range: 11 - 80 nmol/L

The huge range of what is considered standard doesn't really help, yet all of my homone levels appear to be below the average.

Such numbers are pretty common in PSSD sufferers. What is your age? Your total T and free T are borderline low. LH is pulsatile in nature, so seeing a single number at a point in time is not the best indicator of pituitary function. From your numbers, it looks like you may have mild secondary hypogonadism (pituitary isn't putting out enough LH to produce adequate testosterone, and by extension, estrogen).

As someone else said, we don't know if this is your pre-pssd standard. Based on all the pre- and post-pssd bloods I've seen, it's likely your hormones were higher prior to the drugs.

I'd get 2-3 tests over severonths to monitor changes and determine and establish an accurate baseline. One test isn't enough. Oh, and you should have estradiol tested next time.

Some members with low T have benefitted from boosting T. This can be attempted via HPTA reset or hormonal replacement therapy. I'd get more bloodwork and an opinion from your roc before researching either.

I am 31. A new urologist I saw said that SSRIs don't reduce testosterone per se. Nevertheless, I spoke to him about boosting testosterone and he prescribed me Clomid. It should boost LH and FSH levels which should then help with testosterone production. I only started taking it 2 days ago, but am scheduled to get my hormone levels tested again after one month. I will make sure to keep people updated on this.

[Vercingétorix]

Weak erections is my main probleme so this thread interests me. Inositol and viagra/cialis help me, but it is not enough.

What have you tried?

These have helped me most:
- Naltrexone (~12.5 mg)
- PDE5i (viagra or cialis) - make sure to take it on an empty stomach
- Alpha 1 blockers (prazosin, doxazosin)
- Low dose of citrulline or arginine

Be careful not to end up with priapism

Just one question about naltrexone and alpha 1 blockers, did you take them daily or only before a sexual intercourse ?

[HereToHeal]

Im also curious about Naltrexone. Is it something that you take for a while and then ir permanently fixes you to some degree?
Or is it something short lasting and only for symptomatic use?

[defmyst]

Magnesium can improve ED.

I am putting the link to the thread here as I want to keep all erection related topics in the same thread as much as possible.

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