I am a white male, 43 years old and have been on Testosterone replacement therapy for ten years now. I am taking Androgel, the Androgel pump. I was first diagnosed with low testosterone when I kept having major depressive episodes and took a blood test. Of course the results were that my levels of testosterone where low. After being on testosterone gel for ten years, I have become more muscular, my legs have muscle cuts and definition, my arms are thicker, biceps huge, without working out. I always had broad shoulders and a broad back. I'm built like a football player. The only problem I have is that I get erections all the time, full tight hard erections when I don't want them. What really is embarassing is that I am not small down there to begin with. My penis is thick and relatively long and points straight on. I really got to talk again to my primary care doctor who already examined my testicules. I always have had large testicules but now they are larger. They don't hurt but I was wondering what was going on because I can feel them and my penis against my underwear and I'm afraid to wear jogging shorts in public. It got so bad, I could not wear Levi jeans anymore. There's no room in the crouch area for my genitals. As soon as I switched over to Wranglers, I had no problem because the crouch area gives and there is extra room by the zipper. Anyway, my doctor examined my testicules and said that they were fine, no bumps or anything. But it's that need to have sex all the time that gets me. Even after having sex with someone, I have a need to jerk off afterwards again. There are days when I can get multiple erections with someone and ejaculations and find that when I am with someone that I need more than they can continue to pleasure me. I find that if I don't jerk off two or more times a day, my testicules will get slightly bigger and decrease in size once I have ejaculated at least twice that day. I will be seeing my doctor next week and hope he can lower my dosage. Has anyone had similar reactions to testosterone replacement gel or therapy?

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You story is both interesting and something else? I have been on replacement therapy for 10 years and am 46 currently. Similarly, blood test showed virtually non-detectable levels of T and I was having symptoms also. In my case, I only have one testicle from birth; possibly due to Pthalates in plastics or medications that may have been taken during pregnancy. The low levels are possibly due to having only one, but maybe genetic or due to other environmental causes. Pituitary gland is normal. One problem with Androgel is that it converts to DHT once absorbed into skin tissues and was not effective in my treatment. I was switched over to IM Injection. Your symptoms with the constant erection and being horny all through the day is in my experience related to a surge in T usually experienced within the first three days of dosing and then exceptionally horny again on the back side of the drop prior to the next dosing. It gets so controlling for me that I have to go into the mens room at work and jack off or go out to my car at lunch and jack. Usually with Androgel, you would be receiving a more static/constant level of replacement therapy, unlike the IM injection and would not experience the peaks and valleys and the crazy horny spikes. Because you are, I would recommend that you have your T levels checked to make sure they are not high. High levels of T increase your chances of prostate cancer and elevate your red blood cells which greatly increase your chances of stroke. It puts a tremendous strain on your heart. At 43 your T level even on the higher end of normal, according to medical charts, should be around 500-600 generously!