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The conventional TRT wisdom on here, and elsewhere, is to do a lab draw on the morning of an injection but before the injection. Your doctor is advising you to do the exact opposite.

Do you have a CMP lab? That will show your kidney function and electrolytes like sodium and potassium. Your kidneys regulate your BP so if anyone is ever going to try and nail down why you might have hypertension they will start there. However, if your CMP numbers look normal doctors are not...

I've always been under the impression both DHT and estradiol were considered BPH culprits. It's why we try to control E2 with AI, why prostate cancer is a no-go for TRT, and why we check PSA to make sure everything is ok.

I have an diagnosis of "essential hypertension", which means "nobody knows why". My BP was always 120/72 until suddenly it wasn't anymore. BP meds are just a fact of life for some of us. Your's isn't really high yet, but it's pre-hypertension so you need to keep an eye on it. Don't put off...

You can see your VA med record online. There's a 3 day hold after any visit but it's all on there. www.myhealth.va.gov/ That being said. I use the VA for a lot of things, but TRT is not one of them and I never even gave them a serious thought for this.

The only way I can rid myself of water retention after too much sodium is...drink a lot of water. This has been true before and during TRT. I know that's counter-intuitive but if you read up on how the kidneys regulate water and electrolyte balance it makes sense. Eating bananas seems to help...

Yes I've had water retention issues and high BP most of my adult life. I just have to really watch sodium intake. I get the bloat mostly in my waist and fingers but it can affect my face as well but not as much. The only time I've ever been able to keep my BP in control without meds was riding...

I started with a trial run on Clomid and after only four weeks E2 was 68. I started to feel much better within days of taking Clomid and I could tell you almost to the day during that four weeks when E2 went from just right to elevated. I had to stop Clomid due to visual side effects and am on...

With E2 at 15 I felt like the grim reaper was leering over my shoulder.

I've had to deal with water retention most of my adult life. My E2 has been low, high, and just right but I still have water retention. It's worse if I eat too much sodium. TRT has just made it slightly worse. For some of us, water retention is just a fact of life independent of our hormones...

I've had Prolactin test at 5.9 ng/ml. Is that considered too high? I would say I'm symptomatic with sometimes week long refractory periods. It's frustrating.

I notice a definite difference in the quality of morning wood, and erections in general, depending on where my E2 is. Both low or elevated is similar but low is worse. In the sweet spot things are perfect. I've yet to determine exactly where that spot is or what combination of things will keep...

On guitar forums, and specifically with regards to Fender Stratocasters, there has been an endless debate as to whether there is any difference in tone between a maple or rosewood fretboard. SubQ vs IM seems to be the TRT equivalent. I've been sticking needles and injecting testosterone in...

Even with a script they would still turn you away? My local blood institute does phlebotomeys, with a script, as a community service but I have not gone in there with a high pulse yet. So far I've been able to just donate RBC's without any problem out of them.

Have you tried other types of BP meds like ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers? Also your high hematocrit may be making your BP run high no matter what you do. Have you looked at getting a script for a theraputic phlebotomy. I had to donate a couple weeks ago with a HCT of 53 and I felt...

Some testosterone is converted to Estradiol(E2) by an enzyme called Aromatase. For one with hypogonasism, there's not enough testosterone in our system naturally convert to E2. So we are left with both low testosterone and low E2. When we begin introducing exogenous testosterone our bodies...

I'm also in OK. I use Defy Medical and have had a great experience with them. My insurance pays for my labs, I use Quest labs since they are the only thing local to me, and I get all my prescriptions from Empower in Houston (labs and meds are ordered by Defy).

Do you have labs confirming low T? When my testosterone and E2 were extremely low I kind of felt like I had mentally collapsed into myself. Like I had become a singularity where nothing could escape the internal brain fog. This in turn caused a lot of anxiety. This lifted almost immediately...

Do you have a BP monitor and keep regular tabs on your resting heart rate? I take 12.5mg of Atenolol (also beta blocker) every day to keep my diastolic BP in check. Just 12.5mg will lower my resting HR from 90ish to 75 and also lowers my diastolic pressure from 90 to around 70. It's very potent...

If you post your labs here you will get some good insight, but Dr. Saya will get you on the right path for sure.

You really should consult a dr for this. I wouldn't be messing around with beta blockers.

I had two 5ml vials from Hallandale that were under filled. Someone posted the same exact problem on Reddit and we compared batch numbers and they were the same. I'm not sure how that happens, and I don't think it's intentional, but it sounds like getting under filled vials is a possibility.

Did you do your labs? I'm guessing you did since you have an appointment scheduled.

Current protocol: 160mg split into 80mg e3.5d and 400 IU HCG on same days. I just had my first 90 labs and my HCT it up to 52. I started noticing a tingling sensation in my fingers and feet about 45 days into TRT. Also started noticing some lethargy and afternoon fatigue. Are these symptoms of...

No estradiol lab numbers? You really need to know that number as it can/will have a big impact on how you feel. With TRT, that E2 level is the tail wagging the dog.

Is your PCP billing your insurance for this? If so, then that might be the source of the closed mindedness.

Not surprising they are lowering the reference range just based off statistics. The first time I had my testosterone checked, through my PCP, it was sent to the lab at the hospital he is affiliated with. Since this was a hospital, and I'm guessing the patients they see are normally very ill or...

OP, Defy sent me 1" 25g needles and low dead space syringes for testosterone. I stared at the 25g needle wondering how I was going to stick myself with that harpoon but it's really no big deal into the ventro glute. For the hcg I was sent 31g insulin needles and I've had mosquito bites that felt...

After four weeks on Clomid total was 798 ng/dl "250-1100 ng/dL" and free was 152.7 pg/ml "35.0-155.0 pg/mL".

Having experienced both ends of the E2 spectrum in a relatively short period of time I have to say having low E2 is much worse than high, at least within that range of 15 to 68. There's a sweet spot in between there and I would like to figure out exactly how to get it there and keep it. I...

Pre treatment my E2 was 15.2 and I felt like garbage. Post Clomid it was 68 and my chest was itchy and nipples somewhat sensitive but no sign of gyno or anything.