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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Solution to infamous high HCT low ferritin dilemma
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<blockquote data-quote="lowtdunce" data-source="post: 184903" data-attributes="member: 16481"><p>My doc (rather well known in TRT) said the same thing. Keep the HCT somewhat normal with the donations and don't worry about ferritin. If anything, lower ferritin can help keep HCT in cehck assuming your other blood markers are fine. Now I get the concern for very low ferritin, so if you think you have symptoms and getting it higher fixes that, great. But if yours is somewhat low and no symptoms, why worry? </p><p>What I've been doing is donating regularly and I take iron for like the first week or two after donating just to help soften the blow of losing that much blood at once and then stop. My HCT bounces back pretty quick to a certain point and then slowly rises from there until a 2-3 months later when I usually donate again. Though I'm stretching it out longer by 1 week each time and keeping an eye on labs in the hopes I can cut to donating 4 times a year assuming 52-53 is a safe high point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lowtdunce, post: 184903, member: 16481"] My doc (rather well known in TRT) said the same thing. Keep the HCT somewhat normal with the donations and don't worry about ferritin. If anything, lower ferritin can help keep HCT in cehck assuming your other blood markers are fine. Now I get the concern for very low ferritin, so if you think you have symptoms and getting it higher fixes that, great. But if yours is somewhat low and no symptoms, why worry? What I've been doing is donating regularly and I take iron for like the first week or two after donating just to help soften the blow of losing that much blood at once and then stop. My HCT bounces back pretty quick to a certain point and then slowly rises from there until a 2-3 months later when I usually donate again. Though I'm stretching it out longer by 1 week each time and keeping an eye on labs in the hopes I can cut to donating 4 times a year assuming 52-53 is a safe high point. [/QUOTE]
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