BullDurham1980
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Hey guys, might be a dumb question but…
I’m 40 years old. I am prescribed Testosterone Cyp 200mg a week. I break this up into two injections .5ml twice a week. Its TRT. I have been on this dose for 2 years.
So, my wife comes to me last month and we discussed having another child. I already have two that were conceived prior to TRT. I knew that I was probably infertile. I went to a urologist who advised me to stop the Testosterone asap and prescribed Clomid 50mg a day. This was with the notion that once my wife was pregnant in maybe 3 or 4 months, I would resume TRT. I did a semen analysis and I am producing zero sperm so I am infertile.
Well, I was told by another doctor that I could just reduce my testosterone and continue with the Clomid. The Clomid would still work even with exogenous Testosterone. So I kept taking testosterone as normal and Clomid. On Clomid, I didn’t feel as if my testicles were increasing in size. I didn’t feel like it was working. I did more research and most people are saying that ANY amount of exogenous Test will cause Clomid not to work. They say that the pituitary not only sense Estrogen that the Clomid is blocking receptors for, but also senses exogenous Testosterone.
On July 2, I stopped testosterone cyp and the clomid. Today marks 13 days since Test Cyp. The half life is 8 days so that would put me around 25% of the testosterone still circulating. I am still having morning erections and I’m still strong. I’m assuming that the residual Test is still having an effect.
My question is, does anyone know if Clomid still turns on LH and FSH in the presence of exogenous testosterone? I am getting labs on Monday (7/19) which will be 17 days since my last injection. I am sure my testosterone will be low and then I will start taking Clomid again. I am just wondering if Clomid actually worked while I was taking Testosterone and the morning erections and lack of low T symptoms are a result of Clomid actually working to turn on my natural production again.
Long winded I know, but I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this?
I’m 40 years old. I am prescribed Testosterone Cyp 200mg a week. I break this up into two injections .5ml twice a week. Its TRT. I have been on this dose for 2 years.
So, my wife comes to me last month and we discussed having another child. I already have two that were conceived prior to TRT. I knew that I was probably infertile. I went to a urologist who advised me to stop the Testosterone asap and prescribed Clomid 50mg a day. This was with the notion that once my wife was pregnant in maybe 3 or 4 months, I would resume TRT. I did a semen analysis and I am producing zero sperm so I am infertile.
Well, I was told by another doctor that I could just reduce my testosterone and continue with the Clomid. The Clomid would still work even with exogenous Testosterone. So I kept taking testosterone as normal and Clomid. On Clomid, I didn’t feel as if my testicles were increasing in size. I didn’t feel like it was working. I did more research and most people are saying that ANY amount of exogenous Test will cause Clomid not to work. They say that the pituitary not only sense Estrogen that the Clomid is blocking receptors for, but also senses exogenous Testosterone.
On July 2, I stopped testosterone cyp and the clomid. Today marks 13 days since Test Cyp. The half life is 8 days so that would put me around 25% of the testosterone still circulating. I am still having morning erections and I’m still strong. I’m assuming that the residual Test is still having an effect.
My question is, does anyone know if Clomid still turns on LH and FSH in the presence of exogenous testosterone? I am getting labs on Monday (7/19) which will be 17 days since my last injection. I am sure my testosterone will be low and then I will start taking Clomid again. I am just wondering if Clomid actually worked while I was taking Testosterone and the morning erections and lack of low T symptoms are a result of Clomid actually working to turn on my natural production again.
Long winded I know, but I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this?
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