hemaglobin

Hi all, I started taking niacin for cholesterol and triglycerides in the past year. I get blood work done every year. However; my recent blood work showed elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. My testosterone levels are the lowest then previously years (700ng/dl). The past year, I also...

For quite a while I was using 50mg twice per week and that kept my trough about 500-600 with free T about 19-20. My blood pressure was elevated throughout the day but fine when I first woke up and my hemoglobin would be 17.5 and hematocrit around 51. I would also have sleep issues. I decided...

So I got some Of my labs back and the basics are my T was 1477 Free T-47 SHGB was 30 Hemocrit was 51 Hemoglobin was 17 IGF-1 was 180 PSA-0.6 this was done 24 hours after my last injection. I do 25mg everyday. But my question is, my anxiety has been a little on the higher side lately. I know...

I have been on trt for many yrs ..Recently I did the scrotal cream at 50mg a day ...Well I needed hcg bad as testicles were pulsating ..In any event I took a few HCG shots that week ..Had horrible heart palpitations ...I am a bio chemist btw which means nothing in the trt world lol ,,but I know...

Some background: 50 year old male, 6'1, 230 lbs. Back in Feb 2020, I had internal intestinal bleeding. Ended up losing 8 pints of blood. Hemaglobin dropped to 8.0 and did not require a transfusion. By 2/26 and taking iron pills, got my Hemaglobin up to 9.8. Ive been on TRT for over 10 years...

I did a CBC and my hematocrit was 52. My hematocrit has always been a little elevated anyway. But can a very low carb keto diet cause enough dehydration to make your hematocrit/hemoglobin elevated? The CBC doesn’t show BUN/CREATINE RATIO (I think that measures level of hydration). So I don’t...

Hello everyone, I’ve been on TRT for over a year now and I’ve had some trouble with my hematocrit and RBCs getting too high. I’ve had to donate blood about 3 times and every time I do my ferritin drops pretty dramatically. I’d like to avoid donating blood so frequently or at least because I...

So my understanding is that if it is TRT raising your hematocrit levels, this is erythrocytosis not Polycythemia (Poly). Poly can cause a stroke but can erytho? I should be watching platelet counts and not hematocrit/hemoglobin?.. my platelets have not gone up in the 4 years on TRT That...