Quick update: LH and FSH labs came in.

FSH seems normal at 7.7mIU/mL (range is 1.5–12.4)

LH is quite high at 9.0mIU/mL (range is 1.7–8.6)

Current hypothesis is that the microlithiasis is a result of atrophy and not a cause (ruling out calcium regulation issue unless PTH/calcitriol labs come back abnormal).

I also think that the high LH indicates primary hypogonadism rather than secondary.

Still in the dark about a cause, however. The fact that it's only one testicle seems very bizarre. Going to get in with a good urologist to see if they can tell me more. I'll also ask the radiology lab for the ultrasound images and post them here.

In the meantime—any pointers on lowering LH are welcome. I've read that high levels in the blood cause aromatization so will try to ameliorate that.

@cs3000 It is… I try not to anymore but I did for a long time.

Thank you for the links, will dig into it

@cs3000 Hmm…I don't think I do now but looking at pictures I think I definitely used to have them under my eyes.

when cells die they are calcium overloaded, indicates cells are dying in mass at that area

This is helpful, sounds like the microlithiasis is likely a post-atrophy symptom.

Very strange to me that this has only happened on one side. Doctors said there is no indication of an injury or infection that might have caused the atrophy so I'm a bit in the dark as far as determining a cause.

How can I increase glutathione/catalase protection?

Appreciate everyone's insights. I'm going to start by getting the following tests this week and will update this thread as things progress in case it can be useful to others.

• PTH + Calcium
• Calcitriol
• Vitamin D 25-hydroxy
• Free testosterone
• Total testosterone
• LH + FSH
• SHBG

@Crypt-Keeper Thanks this is really helpful. Hair is slightly thinner near hairline than it used to be, yes.

@Crypt-Keeper Will add PTH to my labs this week, good call. And yeah, probably not a bad idea to check D levels as well…I wasn't supplementing at all when that measurement was taken.

My right testicle has atrophied (shrunken) and an ultrasound this week revealed microlithiasis—small calcium deposits—on that side. Doc said not a lot is known about this and just recommended an annual ultrasound and monthly self-checks to monitor for changes.

I'd like to address it. I first noticed that the right testicle had shrunken a bit about two years ago but it seemed within normal range so I didn't think much about it. I figured it was maybe a varicocele or something and made a few efforts at alleviating that (pelvic exercises, etc.). The left testicle has been normal throughout although I think it has grown a bit, possibly to compensate for reduced function in the right. Here are the ultrasound results:

I have a fairly high-calcium diet and take a few thousand IUs of d3 every morning and a mg or 2 of Kuinone most evenings. I use topical magnesium for deodorant and occasionally mix up some mg bicarbonate to drink. As I understand it, these substances are major factors in calcium regulation/deposition.

Some more background in case it's helpful:

• Have been into Peat/bioenergetics for about 3 years
• Diet is typical: coffee w sugar and milk in throughout morning to early afternoon, lots of fruits, orange juice, haagen dazs, potatoes, mushrooms, occasional rice, beef and lamb, shrimp, weekly dozen oysters and liver
• Only supplements are D3, K2, occasional Thorne Ultimate-E, occasional aspirin and baking soda. I was taking some topical androsterone to help with mild gyno recurrence but stopped because it wasn't doing anything.
• Labs are mostly fine I think. TSH is 1.1, slightly elevated cholesterol. You can look at bloodwork history here if you want, including results from last week. CO2 is a little lower than I would expect, and calcium is at the high end of the reference range.
• I had T and Free T, and prolactin measured about six months ago. T was 581, Free was 13.1, and prolactin 8.7. The T numbers, especially Free T, are lower than I expected. Lately I have noticed thinner hair on the back of my calves which is a symptom of declining testosterone, so I will probably have this re-measured in the next week or so.

Really any advice is helpful. I've found very little information about this condition online and I am pretty freaked out about it.

@Chud I have used Geratherms for a couple of years and like them. They do take a few minutes to get an accurate reading but doesn't bother me in the morning. Only complaint is that I have broken 2 of them and they have doubled in price recently.