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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
How Frequently to Perform Labs in Order to Raise TRT Level (on day ~30 now)
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<blockquote data-quote="Pipster" data-source="post: 149495" data-attributes="member: 38698"><p>Hi all, </p><p></p><p>I started back on TRT (self administered this time) after having gone 6 months before with great results and then being hospitalized several times over 3 months (unrelated) and having to stop. I started again about 28 days ago with 100mg weekly taken SUBQ. My initial test results (before starting) showed my E2 in the mid 20s and but my free T was 4.1 on a scale of 8.1-25 (yikes!). Everything was tested LCMS thru labcorp. The first 2 weeks I had some serious mood swings but by day 21 I had hit my stride and feel pretty darn good! Last time I had worked by way up from 50mg a week to 125 when I had stop. I had only been on 125 for 2 weeks at the time. I worked up over about 6 months. Neither then nor NOW am I taking anything to address E2 levels. </p><p></p><p>My understanding is (and pardon me if I get the science wrong) that it takes about 50 days for your body to be able to deal with exogenous testosterone levels (within reason, like 100-200mg a week) and no longer convert it (or nearly as much) to E2. Is that correct? </p><p></p><p>My question is: how often should I do blood work to see if I can/should increase my dose? My goal is to work up to 150mg/week if it feels good and the labs show everything is cool. So should I do next lab at day 50-60 and if my e2 is in check and my FT could still use a boost increase my dose? My tentative plan is to go to 125mg/week for another 50-60 days (if labs look good and I have my understanding right) before increasing my dose to 150mg/week (again if labs look good and the ~60 day understanding is correct)</p><p></p><p>P.S If I could do it sooner I would, but I want to make sure my body has time to adjust properly. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the help guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipster, post: 149495, member: 38698"] Hi all, I started back on TRT (self administered this time) after having gone 6 months before with great results and then being hospitalized several times over 3 months (unrelated) and having to stop. I started again about 28 days ago with 100mg weekly taken SUBQ. My initial test results (before starting) showed my E2 in the mid 20s and but my free T was 4.1 on a scale of 8.1-25 (yikes!). Everything was tested LCMS thru labcorp. The first 2 weeks I had some serious mood swings but by day 21 I had hit my stride and feel pretty darn good! Last time I had worked by way up from 50mg a week to 125 when I had stop. I had only been on 125 for 2 weeks at the time. I worked up over about 6 months. Neither then nor NOW am I taking anything to address E2 levels. My understanding is (and pardon me if I get the science wrong) that it takes about 50 days for your body to be able to deal with exogenous testosterone levels (within reason, like 100-200mg a week) and no longer convert it (or nearly as much) to E2. Is that correct? My question is: how often should I do blood work to see if I can/should increase my dose? My goal is to work up to 150mg/week if it feels good and the labs show everything is cool. So should I do next lab at day 50-60 and if my e2 is in check and my FT could still use a boost increase my dose? My tentative plan is to go to 125mg/week for another 50-60 days (if labs look good and I have my understanding right) before increasing my dose to 150mg/week (again if labs look good and the ~60 day understanding is correct) P.S If I could do it sooner I would, but I want to make sure my body has time to adjust properly. Thanks for the help guys. [/QUOTE]
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