2 weeks? Probably not risky at all if you're doing transdermal gel. Also might not be long enough to really assay the results. There's a pretty good change you'll get a placebo effect that early on that will be difficult to separate from any real effect.
I really do like the idea of figuring out why your testosterone is 305 at 30 yo rather that just hopping on TRT. It shouldn't be that low at that age and your doctor should have some idea of what's going on beyond shrugging his shoulders and saying "Some people just have low testosterone".
Well, let's see what happens. When you have no libido, if it were to suddenly happen, I doubt you could just dismiss that as placebo but we shall see.
I like the idea too. 3 docs said 305 was normal, or "whatever some people are just low" (it's <3rd percentile for my age, so by definition is not normal). The 4th (where I got prescription) was associated with a T clinic, so obviously his response was 'LOL TAKE TESTOSTERONE'. So nobody's any help.
It's America, nobody's going to help you, you're responsible for yourself. Think all that's left really is to go down the genetic route. Like I said before, I've now tested 4 times over a period of 5 years, high print 408, most recents 305 and 343. This is across a spectrum of diets and lifestyles, and there has been no consistent background medication or supplementation. So I think fairly clear something genetic is going on.
I wish I knew more about SNPs and such; I'm currently researching whether using raw SNP data (from 23andme data dump) might shed some light on the issue. I don't understand what this stuff means, but I did find at least one SNP associated with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. But I don't understand what finding an SNP means.
rs28933074 I am TT
SNPedia lists alleles T>C, whatever that notation means.
Edited by experimenting, 21 February 2020 - 02:28 AM.