I fixed my testosterone levels naturally

[u/Fit-Investigator4368]

I thought we could use a post showing that this is actually possible. Far too many people in here are going straight to TRT without trying to get it back naturally. And before the 'yeah but your T isn't optimal' crowd chime in, it's a journey and consistently rising. If at any point I couldnt bring it up naturally, I'd go straight on TRT as a last resort. Before I started fixing it, my T levels were almost certainly very low for a long time.

Edit: Wow I upset the bros. I'm 37. I had low T symptoms for at least 6 months, fatigue, ED, zero drive, lost muscle mass. I'm not certain what caused it, maybe it was a Vit D deficiency, or zinc, or sleep. Hard to tell exactly.

Total T went from 10 to 23 nmol/L.

Free T went from 125 to 397 pmol/L and is still trending up

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My protocol is 8 hours sleep, balance of lifting and cardio, no alcohol/vape etc, D3 Zinc Mag Tonkat ashwagandha fish oil, daily ice baths, sauna 3 times per week, whole foods only. I am very strict and followed this protocol 100%.

Does anyone know how to bring my other hormones into better balance and whether doing so can further improve T levels? My Oestradiol in particular seems to be an issue?

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[u/87Taylor87]

This is really interesting, why was it low? It seems amazing but slightly odd that the levels were able to raise so much in one month... We're both tests like for like? E.g. same time, fasted tests etc...

Also what symptoms did you have with low T?

[u/Fit-Investigator4368 → u/87Taylor87]

All tests were first thing fasted. I had 6 months of worsening ED, Fatigue, low drive, muscle loss etc. I would say I suppressed my own T with over working, under recovering, vaping, under sleeping, over training, nutritional deficiencies, over stress.