Hey! I figured I'd make an account here since this place seems way ahead of everywhere else I've looked when it comes to advice. Most places seem to give nothing but generic advice which I've already tried.
Around age 13 I discovered masturbation and became very fascinated with nude girls. In other words, my libido developed normally like with most boys this age. However, it only took me a year or two before my libido crashed. Suddenly, looking at naked women no longer excited me like it used to. Back then I was mostly terrified of turning out gay, but eventually I'd get over it and stop thinking about it. I still occasionally watched porn and masturbated, but it was more due to habit and boredom than lust. I don't remember exactly, but I think I had pretty severe ED at this point.
Fast forward a few years, I'm now in my early 20s. Up until this point, everything has remained the same, but suddenly out of nowhere I get this huge increase in libido. My health improves a lot in general (I was depressed and had social anxiety earlier), and for the first time in a long time I feel motivated to do something with my life. Especially I want to find a partner, since I've never had one. Anyway, this was a huge turning point in my life.
Unfortunately, this didn't really last very long. My libido began to slowly fade away after a few months. Desperately I tried everything to keep my libido high, but it just kept declining. Today, a few years later, it's pretty much non-existant. I never managed to find a partner during this time, I was too occupied with fixing my libido. So I don't really know what would happen in a sexual encounter, I can only guess.
Anyway, my sympoms:
Non-existent desire for sex/masturbation. Did noFap for 120 days recently (only broke it to see what would happen). Was the easiest thing in the world. Occasionally I might feel some desire for sex, but it never lasts very long. I also sometimes feel disgusted by the thought of sex.
Probably ED. I can only get hard by (sufficient) physical stimulation. If I stop for a moment, I become soft. Also, sometimes I seem to go soft anyway.
Probably premature ejaculation. Okay I can't know this for sure since I've never had sex, but I ejaculate fairly quickly given enough stimulation when masturbating. With less stimulation it takes longer, but as mentioned earlier I'll just lose my erection instead.
Other info:
I'm fairly healthy in other ways. I'm lean enough to have visible abs, I go to the gym several days a week. My diet is mostly meat, dairy and starch (mostly white rice, sometimes potatoes), and sometimes fruit. Right now the only supplement I take is vitamin D (5000 IU a day or so), but I've tried many of them in the past. Tried maca since many people seem to benefit from it, but it had no noticeable effect on my libido. My sleep is fine I think, I sleep enough and I can fall asleep/wake up fairly easily. I am not stressed at all.
I haven't had all my hormones tested in a while, but I did test my testosterone levels recently:
Total testosterone: 14 nmol/L
SHBG: 44 nmol/L
14 nmol/L is "okay" I think, although you'd expect something higher for someone in good shape in their 20s. However, combine that with fairly high SHBG, and my free testosterone might be too low. What do you think, does these numbers justify trying TRT?
I appreciate any advice here as I'm getting kinda desperate. Thank you!
Around age 13 I discovered masturbation and became very fascinated with nude girls. In other words, my libido developed normally like with most boys this age. However, it only took me a year or two before my libido crashed. Suddenly, looking at naked women no longer excited me like it used to. Back then I was mostly terrified of turning out gay, but eventually I'd get over it and stop thinking about it. I still occasionally watched porn and masturbated, but it was more due to habit and boredom than lust. I don't remember exactly, but I think I had pretty severe ED at this point.
Fast forward a few years, I'm now in my early 20s. Up until this point, everything has remained the same, but suddenly out of nowhere I get this huge increase in libido. My health improves a lot in general (I was depressed and had social anxiety earlier), and for the first time in a long time I feel motivated to do something with my life. Especially I want to find a partner, since I've never had one. Anyway, this was a huge turning point in my life.
Unfortunately, this didn't really last very long. My libido began to slowly fade away after a few months. Desperately I tried everything to keep my libido high, but it just kept declining. Today, a few years later, it's pretty much non-existant. I never managed to find a partner during this time, I was too occupied with fixing my libido. So I don't really know what would happen in a sexual encounter, I can only guess.
Anyway, my sympoms:
Non-existent desire for sex/masturbation. Did noFap for 120 days recently (only broke it to see what would happen). Was the easiest thing in the world. Occasionally I might feel some desire for sex, but it never lasts very long. I also sometimes feel disgusted by the thought of sex.
Probably ED. I can only get hard by (sufficient) physical stimulation. If I stop for a moment, I become soft. Also, sometimes I seem to go soft anyway.
Probably premature ejaculation. Okay I can't know this for sure since I've never had sex, but I ejaculate fairly quickly given enough stimulation when masturbating. With less stimulation it takes longer, but as mentioned earlier I'll just lose my erection instead.
Other info:
I'm fairly healthy in other ways. I'm lean enough to have visible abs, I go to the gym several days a week. My diet is mostly meat, dairy and starch (mostly white rice, sometimes potatoes), and sometimes fruit. Right now the only supplement I take is vitamin D (5000 IU a day or so), but I've tried many of them in the past. Tried maca since many people seem to benefit from it, but it had no noticeable effect on my libido. My sleep is fine I think, I sleep enough and I can fall asleep/wake up fairly easily. I am not stressed at all.
I haven't had all my hormones tested in a while, but I did test my testosterone levels recently:
Total testosterone: 14 nmol/L
SHBG: 44 nmol/L
14 nmol/L is "okay" I think, although you'd expect something higher for someone in good shape in their 20s. However, combine that with fairly high SHBG, and my free testosterone might be too low. What do you think, does these numbers justify trying TRT?
I appreciate any advice here as I'm getting kinda desperate. Thank you!
