Advice please

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Hi, it's been a while since I posted here, please share your opinion

if you would.

I'm hypogonadic, began seeing symptoms about a year and a half ago,

had my T level checked for the first time just over a year ago. My

total T is right around 200 on a scale of 300-1000, this has been

confirmed three seperate times. I've had E2 checked, also ferritin,

thyroid, prolactin, FSH, LH, etc, had a pituitary MRI. Ferritin is

somewhat elevated, but not above the normal range for my lab, SHBG is

low, everything else is fine.

My gp sent me to an endo, he told me to lose weight and relax, said

he didn't believe I was hypogonadic. My insurance company jumped on

that and said since the expert in the situation didn't see a problem,

they're done paying for testing, etc. This has left me hanging for

the last year. My gp treated lots of women with estrogen therapy,

and was not pleased with the results, with the exception of treatment

of osteoporosis. She's not totally against hormone therapy, just

skeptical, and very cautious with it.

I had some issues with ED, that's what sent me to the doctor in the

first place, that has improved, I'm not sure why. Now, the two

obvious symptoms I've got are the large belly I gained in a short

time, and fatigue......not incapacitating fatigue, but definitely

more tired than I think I should be.

My doctor is hoping that increasing exercise, losing weight, etc,

will correct my problem.

Is that really possible? Could it be that I just became too much of

a couch potato and screwed up my T level, or is this just wasted

time? What should I do, should I push for T therapy, or leave things

as they are?

Thanks for your input.