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Why does enclomiphene raise testosterone levels, but the testosterone doesn’t seem to be absorbed by the body, thus not relieving any symptoms of low T? In my experience I saw high T in my bloodwork, but didn’t feel any different from before in terms of muscle gains or libido even.

AlphaMD's Answer


So, this may be a bit of a two part answer. A bit candid if you're okay with that.

Enclomiphene is a pretty popular item these days because a lot of people love to feel like they've "figured out" something new that's been the secret all along. Moreso, people like the idea that they can get all the benefits of TRT without having to deal with needles. The thing about it is that it does work for some people, but it's not a direct process. You can think of it very similar to HCG where it may have beneficial effects to more T production but it's still not a direct treatment. Any treatment that adds a step to the process now introduces more variables in each person's physiology to the equation no matter what substance we're talking about.

Testosterone itself is a very direct treatment to low T & you don't have to worry about as many variables between people other than small variations in how they respond in terms of conversion rates.

For the second part of the answer - It might be with either treatment that your T levels are not where they need to be for you personally & may need to increase further to feel a change or that you may have some underlying condition that's causing a lack in those areas which Testosterone can't affect them as well. It would very likely be the former, but I'm talking pretty broadly without knowing a lot about you as a patient.

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