If you have your albumin values, you can calculate your bioavailable T. That gives a clearer picture of how much testosterone is actually available for your body to use.
It’s also worth noting that calculated free T is usually more reliable than directly measuring it. I’m not sure if your low free T was calculated or directly measured. Check your lab panel to see which method was used.
DHT normally competes with testosterone for SHBG binding. Lower DHT may indirectly raise SHBG and reduce free T. Do you have any testosterone panel results from before starting dutasteride? That could help show whether the changes in free T are related to the medication.
DHEA boosts testosterone considerably IN WOMEN. But for men it’s supposed to be a drop in the bucket. I don’t pay as much attention to how to do it for men but I still recall hearing of far more effective supplements such as Tongkat Ali.
Took my DEXA Bone Density scan on Monday, February 16. Cost covered by insurance for every 2-years.
My first DEXA scan ( Dec, 2022) shocked me to discover I had osteopenia - despite regular resistance exercise, TRT and supplements of Vitamin D & Calcium.
I read on this forum a news article about Taurine as having potenital to reverse bone degeneration.
September of 2022
I started putting a full teaspon of Taurine in my coffee every morning for a year and got these results.
So here is an overview of improvement for the past 4-years.
So I am curious guys… why would anyone over the age of 50 years old – not add a teaspoon of taurine to their morning coffee or other drink? It is a cheap supplement found on Amazon. My brand is Bulk Supplements - costs $24 for 1 years worth.
If your stomach has decided that it’s had enough of various sorts of irritant powders, taurine may well be among them. I am off high doses of taurine until my stomach says I can resume.
It appears that a body can change in what it will tolerate. Bodies. Can’t live with them, can’t live without them…
My mother also gets gastritis from taking Taurine. Taurine is supposed to help lower triglycerides and reduce senescent cell formation so it’s a shame that my mother can’t take it due to the gastritis.
I have been taking 3g of taurine per day for the last ~8 months (since July 2025).
No change in my T-score (based on heel ultrasound) from Feb 2025 to Feb 2026 (today). Still around -1.5 in both heels.
There’s no logical reason I should have low bone density- I’m 39, male, hormones/androgens are all good, good diet, and I do resistance/strength training. Yet I always score consistently badly on this test.
Either way, adding 3g of taurine didn’t have any dramatic effect for me.
Relaxed Meatball: you might consider getting bone markers tested --blood test that measures four substances – that tell whether your bone remodeling is balanced.For example it will tell you whether you are resorbing too much – this frequently shifts in older women as the osteoclasts burn hotter and the osteoblasts are not working as well as they used to. So, bone markers may give you some clues.
