Nope -- had my checkup in December, and my numbers all were good. Zero changes in diet or meds in the last six months. I did notice that the last time they did it, they did not check hematocrit, but instead did HGB (16) which was out of range.
Twice a week, sub-q (so 120 split). I have been doing that for years and this is the first time my hematocrit was below the threshold. I am usually around 56-57 every three months when I go in for the draw.
I have, for years, done my regular "every three months" blood draw. It's usually only allowed by my doc if my number is above 55. Today was a first -- I went in and it was 46. So they sent me away. (I do therapeutic because I'm on thinners)
I was surprised to have that happen for the first...
I've been on TRT for years, through the same clinic. I hadn't been taking my AI during that time, but the doc really, really felt that my numbers should be lower than 20, so he advised me to give it a try. Just did the blood work and yikes.
T: 950
E: < 5
SHBG: 30
All of my other numbers are...
Great -- which if their brands are decent? I notice none of them are on the (older) list of A+ brands. Corion and Ovidac seem to be out of stock, but they have other brands...I just don't know the quality of these.
I just did a search and there are a lot of old postings -- is there any reliable HCG source anymore that isn't being killed by tariffs?
I used to get it from India, but is there any actual US based source?
interesting. Last visit with my doctor, he felt my E2 was too high and asked me to restart the AI (I had stopped) so I take a half tablet twice a week now, the day after my shots. Since I also stopped the HCG, how do I know if I am *too low* on E2? What should I be looking for body wise? I was...
I took a trip back east and couldn't really drag my HCG along, so I skipped it for this week...I'm about 7 days into not taking it and I'm suddenly getting more morning wood. I find that odd, and maybe unrelated, but am curious about what effect HCG could have there in the negative sense?
I'm currently on 500iu 2x a week. My libido is still "meh" and my ball size isn't quite where it was. Not sure if the HCG I'm getting from reliablerx is crap, or I'm letting it sit in the fridge too long, but starting to wonder if I should be doing 500iu 3x a week, or is that going to screw me...