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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Has your Cholesterol been affected by TRT?
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<blockquote data-quote="xqfq" data-source="post: 201950" data-attributes="member: 38167"><p>My HDL-C lowered slightly. I don't think it is clinically meaningful - in the context of heavy anabolic steroid abuse, where HDL-C may be in the single digits - I do think it may be showing something pathological.</p><p></p><p>I am obsessed with CVD health and listen to lipidology podcasts, etc.</p><p></p><p>I have learned that HDL-C on its own is not that good of a predictor; it had predictive power when the Framingham studies came out, but that was just because ApoB / LDL-P was not measured.</p><p></p><p>I watch my non-HDL-C, ApoB, LDL-P and inflammatory markers. My non-HDL-C hovers around ~60, and I try to always keep it below 70; my LDL-C was 40 on my last blood test. I am not on a statin but I may experiment with a low dose of crestor in the future.</p><p></p><p>Overall my lipids are better on TRT than pre-TRT, but it is likely because I take my diet, health, etc more seriously now - and it's *easier* to do so than it was when I was low T.</p><p></p><p>I believe that if men see large, negative changes in LDL-C when beginning TRT it is due to eating a lot more (and eating perhaps poorly). Studies of men on TRT do not show a statistically significant change to LDL-C, but do show slight decreases in HDL-C.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xqfq, post: 201950, member: 38167"] My HDL-C lowered slightly. I don't think it is clinically meaningful - in the context of heavy anabolic steroid abuse, where HDL-C may be in the single digits - I do think it may be showing something pathological. I am obsessed with CVD health and listen to lipidology podcasts, etc. I have learned that HDL-C on its own is not that good of a predictor; it had predictive power when the Framingham studies came out, but that was just because ApoB / LDL-P was not measured. I watch my non-HDL-C, ApoB, LDL-P and inflammatory markers. My non-HDL-C hovers around ~60, and I try to always keep it below 70; my LDL-C was 40 on my last blood test. I am not on a statin but I may experiment with a low dose of crestor in the future. Overall my lipids are better on TRT than pre-TRT, but it is likely because I take my diet, health, etc more seriously now - and it's *easier* to do so than it was when I was low T. I believe that if men see large, negative changes in LDL-C when beginning TRT it is due to eating a lot more (and eating perhaps poorly). Studies of men on TRT do not show a statistically significant change to LDL-C, but do show slight decreases in HDL-C. [/QUOTE]
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