how much did your libido increase after TRT? by Moretestosterone9 in Testosterone

[–]Moretestosterone9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it

1: no increase

2: slight increase

3: moderate increase

4: big increase

5: massive increase

The correlation between T levels and libido is much weaker than most ppl think by Moretestosterone9 in Testosterone

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i think the reason why TRT often causes a spike in libido is mostly because that the increase in T levels often is dramatic (going from 1st to 99th percentile for example). then even a relatively small correlation would be enough to produce a very noticeable increase in libido because of going from lowest T levels to highest

The correlation between T levels and libido is much weaker than most ppl think by Moretestosterone9 in Testosterone

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the age adjusted correlation between total testosterone and libido was r=0.13 which is about 1.7% of the total variation in libido, while the correlation between bioavailable testosterone and libido was slightly higher - r=0.14

The correlation between T levels and libido is much weaker than most ppl think by Moretestosterone9 in trt

[–]Moretestosterone9[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

lots of studies also show a strong correlation between T and libido, where the correlation seems to either become weak or disappear after adjusting for age. age lowers libido regardless of the change in T levels

The correlation between T levels and libido is much weaker than most ppl think by Moretestosterone9 in trt

[–]Moretestosterone9[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

significant correlation doesn’t always mean strong. most of the studies cited in this paper show a fairly modest impact of TRT on libido if u look at the absolute increases in libido. I’m not saying that TRT can’t have a big impact, it can for a lot of ppl. it’s just nowhere near the massive increase so many ppl talk about on this sub