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>to get testosterone to normal level, How does one do that exactly?

HideousKojima 4y ago
Lose weight, eat less sugar, be more physically active/work out, and avoid endocrine disruptors like xenoestrogens. The last one is probably the hardest to do since a lot of plastics etc. contain them.
- andai 4y ago
  Getting plenty of deep sleep is crucial too. Sleep deprivation is murder on test levels.
- someweirdperson 4y ago
  Temperature, too. Production is external to provide a lower than body temperature habitat. Wrong clothes and seat heating are a bad idea.
swarnie 4y ago
Less soy?
- HuShifang 4y ago
  No, you'd need to be chugging multiple jugs of soy milk a day for that to (maybe) matter. Better would be to lift, eat better, sleep, etc.
  - danielschonfeld 4y ago
    You’ll be surprised. Some vegan friendly foods which are delicious are packed with more than 1x your daily value in a single serving. So if you eat two a day for instance the levels of estrogen you’re pumping in are quite significant and very very easy to do.
    - ch4s3 4y ago
      It seems that at least in rabbits[1] a diet consisting of nothing but soybeans had no effect on fertility. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0739724018300158 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07397...
      - dehrmann 4y ago
        Am I reading this right? The soy diet decreased libido, sperm concentration, and testosterone, but the soy diet increased sperm quality?
        ch4s3 4y ago
        That seems to be the case. Hard to know what to make of it other than to say that at least for rabbits soy isn't hurting fertility.
    - eddsh1994 4y ago
      https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/
phkahler 4y ago
Lifting heavy objects seems to be the best way. Start where you are at, or below. Lift every other day. Increasing should be relatively easy in the beginning.
- artursapek 4y ago
  Just have to remember to put them back down too
  - ChuckNorris89 4y ago
    Thanks for the tip, I was wondering why I was getting weird looks from people seeing me walk with the barbell on the street. Now I fee like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
    - WithinReason 4y ago
      Must have been a huge weight off your chest when you stopped benchpressing
    - kamaal 4y ago
      https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/heavyhands-walking-workout/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/heavyh... Moving while pumping dumb bells is one the greatest exercises ever designed. https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/dont-just-lift-heavy-carry-heavy/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/dont-j... Here is one more article on this. Don't just lift, lift and move.
yourusername 4y ago
There's several ways. Get enough sleep, eat healthy fats, quit alcohol, lift weights, reduce body fat to a healthy level (but not too much) increase vitamin/mineral intake if you are deficient. Or go on TRT.
- zerkten 4y ago
  Many TRT regimens are counter to healthy sperm. Drugs like anastrozole or clomid are sometimes used along with HCG depending on the circumstances.
  - Auracle 4y ago
    HCG might have some risks as far as prions and Clomid makes most people that need testosterone feel like crap. It’s a shame we don’t have better options.
    - zerkten 4y ago
      It's a risk/reward situation. I hope we find better options, but it seems like a really delicate situation. The studies in this area always seem really small, but the problem seems much bigger. I think people attribute failure to the other partner to such a great extent that people try for long enough that some healthy enough sperm do their job. It takes people a long time to seek help when it's really easy to check the sperm.
    - henryaj 4y ago
      Pretty sure all hCG these days is recombinant.
      - Auracle 4y ago
        Oh no, at least as of a few years ago the recombinant HCG was super expensive. My insurance paid for $3000 of it and then stopped, which I believe was about 3 months for me.
- anotherman554 4y ago
Inviz 4y ago
Healthy lifestyle and excercise... but I also got an injection prescribed by the doctor as mine was very low (below healthy range both regular and free test). She said that I may have more will for physical excercise after that, so it may help me to get to a point when I can maintain proper levels myself.
the_third_wave 4y ago
Eat more (raw? this is unclear from the studies) onions? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406961/#!po=9.6491 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406961/#!po=9.... Testosterone (17β-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one) is the main sex hormone in males. Maintaining and enhancing testosterone level in men is an incessant target for many researchers. Examples of such research approaches is to utilize specific types of food or dietary supplements as a safe and easily reached means. Here, specifically, since 1967 until now, many research studies have revealed the effect of onion on testosterone; however, this link has yet to be collectively reviewed or summarized. To accomplish this contribution, we searched the Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases for full articles or abstracts (published in English language) from April 1967 through December 2018 using the keywords “onion” versus “testosterone”. In addition, a number of related published articles from the same databases were included to improve the integrity of the discussion, and hence the edge of the future directions. In summary, there is an evidence that onions enhance testosterone level in males. The mechanisms by which this occurs is mainly by increasing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the antioxidant defense mechanism in the tests, neutralizing the damaging effects of the generated free radicals, ameliorating insulin resistance, promoting nitric oxide production, and altering the activity of adenosine 5′-monophosphate -activated protein kinase. However, this effect requires further approval in humans, mainly by conducting clinical trials. Keywords: onion, testosterone, luteinizing hormone, oxidative stress, antioxidants
zerkten 4y ago
Get tested and find a course of action that aligns to your goals. An endocrinologist, or urologist with specialization in male infertility are critical in the context of the original post (male-factor infertility.) Many TRT regimens are not helpful for achieving healthy sperm and can impose significant recovery times.
xeromal 4y ago
Use your body. A sedentary lifestyle and poor diet makes it difficult on top of all the plastics that we consume.
rubiquity 4y ago
Don't worry Chuck Norris, you have so much testosterone they were thinking of renaming it after you.
Auracle 4y ago
People have mentioned other things and I believe Joe Rogan mentioned this and got flack for it, but treating you testicles to light therapy can actually do quite a bit. Sunlight or LLLT both work, and the latter has several studies showing it helps with sperm directly from what I remember. I did it when we were trying to conceive.

Lose weight, eat less sugar, be more physically active/work out, and avoid endocrine disruptors like xenoestrogens. The last one is probably the hardest to do since a lot of plastics etc. contain them.

andai 4y ago
Getting plenty of deep sleep is crucial too. Sleep deprivation is murder on test levels.
someweirdperson 4y ago
Temperature, too. Production is external to provide a lower than body temperature habitat. Wrong clothes and seat heating are a bad idea.

swarnie 4y ago

Less soy?

HuShifang 4y ago
No, you'd need to be chugging multiple jugs of soy milk a day for that to (maybe) matter. Better would be to lift, eat better, sleep, etc.
- danielschonfeld 4y ago
  You’ll be surprised. Some vegan friendly foods which are delicious are packed with more than 1x your daily value in a single serving. So if you eat two a day for instance the levels of estrogen you’re pumping in are quite significant and very very easy to do.
  - ch4s3 4y ago
    It seems that at least in rabbits[1] a diet consisting of nothing but soybeans had no effect on fertility. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0739724018300158 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07397...
    - dehrmann 4y ago
      Am I reading this right? The soy diet decreased libido, sperm concentration, and testosterone, but the soy diet increased sperm quality?
      - ch4s3 4y ago
        That seems to be the case. Hard to know what to make of it other than to say that at least for rabbits soy isn't hurting fertility.
  - eddsh1994 4y ago
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/

phkahler 4y ago

Lifting heavy objects seems to be the best way. Start where you are at, or below. Lift every other day. Increasing should be relatively easy in the beginning.

artursapek 4y ago
Just have to remember to put them back down too
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  Thanks for the tip, I was wondering why I was getting weird looks from people seeing me walk with the barbell on the street. Now I fee like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
  - WithinReason 4y ago
    Must have been a huge weight off your chest when you stopped benchpressing
  - kamaal 4y ago
    https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/heavyhands-walking-workout/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/heavyh... Moving while pumping dumb bells is one the greatest exercises ever designed. https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/dont-just-lift-heavy-carry-heavy/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/fitness/dont-j... Here is one more article on this. Don't just lift, lift and move.

yourusername 4y ago

There's several ways. Get enough sleep, eat healthy fats, quit alcohol, lift weights, reduce body fat to a healthy level (but not too much) increase vitamin/mineral intake if you are deficient. Or go on TRT.

zerkten 4y ago
Many TRT regimens are counter to healthy sperm. Drugs like anastrozole or clomid are sometimes used along with HCG depending on the circumstances.
- Auracle 4y ago
  HCG might have some risks as far as prions and Clomid makes most people that need testosterone feel like crap. It’s a shame we don’t have better options.
  - zerkten 4y ago
    It's a risk/reward situation. I hope we find better options, but it seems like a really delicate situation. The studies in this area always seem really small, but the problem seems much bigger. I think people attribute failure to the other partner to such a great extent that people try for long enough that some healthy enough sperm do their job. It takes people a long time to seek help when it's really easy to check the sperm.
  - henryaj 4y ago
    Pretty sure all hCG these days is recombinant.
    - Auracle 4y ago
      Oh no, at least as of a few years ago the recombinant HCG was super expensive. My insurance paid for $3000 of it and then stopped, which I believe was about 3 months for me.
anotherman554 4y ago

Inviz 4y ago

Healthy lifestyle and excercise... but I also got an injection prescribed by the doctor as mine was very low (below healthy range both regular and free test). She said that I may have more will for physical excercise after that, so it may help me to get to a point when I can maintain proper levels myself.

the_third_wave 4y ago

Eat more (raw? this is unclear from the studies) onions? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406961/#!po=9.6491 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406961/#!po=9.... Testosterone (17β-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one) is the main sex hormone in males. Maintaining and enhancing testosterone level in men is an incessant target for many researchers. Examples of such research approaches is to utilize specific types of food or dietary supplements as a safe and easily reached means. Here, specifically, since 1967 until now, many research studies have revealed the effect of onion on testosterone; however, this link has yet to be collectively reviewed or summarized. To accomplish this contribution, we searched the Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases for full articles or abstracts (published in English language) from April 1967 through December 2018 using the keywords “onion” versus “testosterone”. In addition, a number of related published articles from the same databases were included to improve the integrity of the discussion, and hence the edge of the future directions. In summary, there is an evidence that onions enhance testosterone level in males. The mechanisms by which this occurs is mainly by increasing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the antioxidant defense mechanism in the tests, neutralizing the damaging effects of the generated free radicals, ameliorating insulin resistance, promoting nitric oxide production, and altering the activity of adenosine 5′-monophosphate -activated protein kinase. However, this effect requires further approval in humans, mainly by conducting clinical trials. Keywords: onion, testosterone, luteinizing hormone, oxidative stress, antioxidants

zerkten 4y ago

Get tested and find a course of action that aligns to your goals. An endocrinologist, or urologist with specialization in male infertility are critical in the context of the original post (male-factor infertility.) Many TRT regimens are not helpful for achieving healthy sperm and can impose significant recovery times.

xeromal 4y ago

Use your body. A sedentary lifestyle and poor diet makes it difficult on top of all the plastics that we consume.

rubiquity 4y ago

Don't worry Chuck Norris, you have so much testosterone they were thinking of renaming it after you.

Auracle 4y ago

People have mentioned other things and I believe Joe Rogan mentioned this and got flack for it, but treating you testicles to light therapy can actually do quite a bit. Sunlight or LLLT both work, and the latter has several studies showing it helps with sperm directly from what I remember. I did it when we were trying to conceive.