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Ratbag (I hate typing that!), well, guess what? We found out today that it wasn't that my husband's doctor wasn't concerned about the numbers. He just wasn't paying attention. You said your doctor and hematologist weren't concerned because your platelets were low but in range. Do you have...

Hey, concerned wife here. I wanted to update here, in case it might help someone. We have confirmed that my husband's body is still capable of producing testosterone on it's own, despite the medicine he has to take (which has been implicated as a possible cause). I had tried to tell a couple of...

BuzzSaw, thank you!

It's coming, I hope. Nattokinase — Human Clinicals

Lockout, not sure who you are asking, but currently, my husband has stopped the frequent donations and is only donating once a year. He levels are always borderline high or "very high" according to the lab parameters, but his current doctor is not overly concerned. The goals for polycythemia...

Thanks, Croaker.

This may have already been shared. If so, my apologies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3831025/pdf/nihms-520471.pdf

Managing secondary polycythemia - Secondary Polycythemia Treatment & Management: Medical Care, Surgical Care Current applications of therapeutic phlebotomy: Current applications of therapeutic phlebotomy It is interesting to note that the recommended hematocrit levels before therapeutic...

Thanks, Vince. Yes, I was hopeful he might get an alert to activity and check this thread again.

Nelson, thanks. I read what you are talking about, but unfortunately, my husband was not one of those who hematocrit stabilized. :( I wish it had! He is using some DHT blocker supplements, but no medicines. His doctor originally prescribed one but he had no symptoms to justify it's...

Andy, do you mind sharing what your ferritin level is? I'm curious because I believe my husband's was already quite low when he was told to start therapeutic phlebotomies, but iron had not been checked for quite some time, prior to that, so I can't be sure. Also, are you able to maintain the...

Croaker 24, how is your ferritin now?

This is a little off the subject, but I wonder if doctors of women having issues are refusing them hormone therapy because of the risks? I have a female friend with Factor V Leiden and she has resisted pharmaceutical blood thinners. This is an excerpt of the benefit versus risk ratio for...

Marco, thanks so much for your kind words. I ADORE my precious husband and he has been through A LOT. I guess I feel it's my mission to do all I can to spare him from anything -- at least anything that might be within our control. I am going to have to look into the Omega 7s. I don't...

Hi Marco! He's been on all three but is currently using compounded bio-identical cream. My husband is pretty private about his medical info being online so I can't share a lot of personal detail, but I will tell you the TRT replacements does not get his numbers to ideal levels. He has been...

Because of my own's husband susceptibility to hypercoagulability, polycythemia and need for TRT, I have been vigilant in trying to find the best ways to prevent blood clots. This article was informative to me, regarding the different types of clots formed (what the clots are made of) in...

Nice list. Thanks!

Checking to see if I'm allowed to share links yet. I sent a message to this doctor today, though I doubt he will have time to reply back. Referred him to this thread and asked if he could comment. Here's a page from his website: Testosterone Erythrocytosis Thrombophilia and Heart Attack -...

Thank you for sharing this study!

Andy, forgive me. I just realized the grapefruit study had already been mentioned in this thread. Didn't mean to duplicate info!

Hey Andy, Thanks a lot for taking time to reply so thoroughly. I was really hoping you were going to tell me you'd figured out a way to solve both issues, without sacrificing one for another! We have been very fortunate to not be charged for therapeutic phlebotomies. Where we live, your...

My husband has the exact same issue HOW ARE THINGS GOING FOR YOU? My husband has the exact same problem. Husband has been on TRT for years but about three years ago, developed the high RBCs, hgb and hct, which had never been a problem before. Switching to compounded cream didn't fix it, as...