Hello,
I am a 28 y/o ‘healthy’, fit, normal weight, male who struggles with delayed ejaculation, and I have been struggling with this for as long as I can remember. I’ve come to a point now where I just can’t take it anymore. It’s constantly on my mind and it’s crushing my quality of life.
I’m currently in the end of finishing my PhD, so I’m living a little stressful life right now, but I’ve had these problems long before this as well.
I’ve read numerous places that delayed ejaculation often is a mental problem, but I’m struggling with this issue when I am ‘by myself’ too, which makes me suspect that there are some physical abnormalities going on in my body. The main problem is that I don’t feel very sensitive ‘down there’, and that my erection strength is not 100%, especially in the glans. I also have some slight fat accumulation around in my chest area (gyno?) and midsection, and I suspect that there is something wrong with my estrogen/prolactin levels?
I have not discussed this problem with my doctor yet, but I have an appointment next week where I will bring it up.
So, during the last year I have taken some blood tests, mainly because of stress, poor sleep and low energy. I was also diagnosed with ‘inexplicable’ hypertension (90ish/140ish) and was put on beta blockers (propranolol). So, I obviously have some adrenal issues as well.
Here are some data of interest.
01/11/19 General blood test linked to poor sleep and low energy.
TSH 3.5 [ 0.2 – 4.0]. I think this is a little high for a ‘healthy’ male. My doctor think it’s ok.
F-T4 19.9 [11.0 – 23.0]. Did not test F-T3.
MCV 101 [82 – 98]. Too high?
Vitamin D 80 [50 – 150]. Too low?
01/28/19 Hormone test. Did not test for estrogen. (Morning)
Testosterone 20 [8 – 35]
SHBG 29 [8 – 60]
Free testosterone index 6.8 [2.3 – 9.9]
05/15/19 – wanted to retest my TSH and check for AI
TSH 3.1 [0.2 – 4.0]
F-T4 18.3 [11.0 – 23.0]. Again, no F-T3 was done.
Anti-TPO <34 [<100]
10/06/19 Only cortisol test
Morning cortisol (serum) 862 [200 – 650]. Slightly elevated
I got a recall for a new appointment due to my high cortisol and will be meeting my doctor next week where we will hopefully take some new tests.
So I was just wondering, based on my blood results, is there something obvious that can be linked to my condition, delayed ejaculation? Also, which tests should I ask to be done to further investigate this issue? I’m thinking an estrogen and prolactin test would be relevant, at least?
Also, if you have suffered from this issue and managed to fix it, what was the cause of it and how did you fix it?
P.S. I have some other blood test results as well but I didn’t want to include all of them. I can provide more test results on demand if wanted.
Thanks
Best regards
DE91
I am a 28 y/o ‘healthy’, fit, normal weight, male who struggles with delayed ejaculation, and I have been struggling with this for as long as I can remember. I’ve come to a point now where I just can’t take it anymore. It’s constantly on my mind and it’s crushing my quality of life.
I’m currently in the end of finishing my PhD, so I’m living a little stressful life right now, but I’ve had these problems long before this as well.
I’ve read numerous places that delayed ejaculation often is a mental problem, but I’m struggling with this issue when I am ‘by myself’ too, which makes me suspect that there are some physical abnormalities going on in my body. The main problem is that I don’t feel very sensitive ‘down there’, and that my erection strength is not 100%, especially in the glans. I also have some slight fat accumulation around in my chest area (gyno?) and midsection, and I suspect that there is something wrong with my estrogen/prolactin levels?
I have not discussed this problem with my doctor yet, but I have an appointment next week where I will bring it up.
So, during the last year I have taken some blood tests, mainly because of stress, poor sleep and low energy. I was also diagnosed with ‘inexplicable’ hypertension (90ish/140ish) and was put on beta blockers (propranolol). So, I obviously have some adrenal issues as well.
Here are some data of interest.
01/11/19 General blood test linked to poor sleep and low energy.
TSH 3.5 [ 0.2 – 4.0]. I think this is a little high for a ‘healthy’ male. My doctor think it’s ok.
F-T4 19.9 [11.0 – 23.0]. Did not test F-T3.
MCV 101 [82 – 98]. Too high?
Vitamin D 80 [50 – 150]. Too low?
01/28/19 Hormone test. Did not test for estrogen. (Morning)
Testosterone 20 [8 – 35]
SHBG 29 [8 – 60]
Free testosterone index 6.8 [2.3 – 9.9]
05/15/19 – wanted to retest my TSH and check for AI
TSH 3.1 [0.2 – 4.0]
F-T4 18.3 [11.0 – 23.0]. Again, no F-T3 was done.
Anti-TPO <34 [<100]
10/06/19 Only cortisol test
Morning cortisol (serum) 862 [200 – 650]. Slightly elevated
I got a recall for a new appointment due to my high cortisol and will be meeting my doctor next week where we will hopefully take some new tests.
So I was just wondering, based on my blood results, is there something obvious that can be linked to my condition, delayed ejaculation? Also, which tests should I ask to be done to further investigate this issue? I’m thinking an estrogen and prolactin test would be relevant, at least?
Also, if you have suffered from this issue and managed to fix it, what was the cause of it and how did you fix it?
P.S. I have some other blood test results as well but I didn’t want to include all of them. I can provide more test results on demand if wanted.
Thanks
Best regards
DE91