Anti-Estrogen and Intermittent fasting

[Potjie]

Hi All

First some background: I am not a bodybuilder but I know much of the experimentation and insight surrounding supplements and nutrition is driven by the community so that's why I came here with my questions.
My wife and I are trying to conceive, but we found out I suffer from oligospermia (low sperm count). The urologist prescribed me an anti-estrogen, Tamoxifen, to rev up my system. After a month of this I developed really bad achilles tendinitis which I found out is a well known side effect of Tamoxifen. So I stopped taking it and decided to try to increase my Testosterone more naturally.

This led me to Intermittent fasting among other things. So I was considering whether I should start taking the Tamoxifen again (at a lower dose maybe).
But given that IF increases Testosterone and Growth hormone, I am concerned that there might be adverse effects when combined with Tamoxifen.

Do any of you have experience with combining IF with Tamoxifen? Do you think it is a good idea?

 

[PillarofBalance]

Surprised doc went for tamox in the first place. Clomid and or HCG is what you want.

 

[MrRippedZilla]

Did your Urologist try to investigate the cause behind your oligospermia? Specifically, do you have any bloodwork showing your FSH & LH numbers?

Your drastically overestimating the effects of intermittent fasting or any dietary measure on testosterone. None of it will do a damn thing for increasing sperm count.
As POB said clomid, HCG & HMG are the drugs you should be looking into - Tamoxifen's effect, though positive, simply isn't strong enough in comparison. Also, keep in mind that spermatogenesis is a long term process...you'd need to give it at least 6 months to notice any improvement in sperm count and sometimes longer for conception.

 

[gymrat827]

your not seeing the brightest doc, nolva, which is tamoxifen isnt the ideal sperm count booster.

clomid + HCG are. They are going to do wayyy more than tamox/nolva would.