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I think you are right but it is strange because estradiol tends to increase hematocrit but maybe the kind of soy phytoestrogen makes the contrary.

This is another article about genistein that mainly is a soy extract: https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/soy-and-your-testosterone/

This one has much more quantity per capsule: https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Nutrients-Genistein-Concentrated-Supplement/dp/B002YTI5RA Genistein I have read that inhibits a little testosterone conversion to DHT via 5-alpha reductase which maybe it is not too much interesting for men. I would be...

Hello: Hematocrit increase is a very known side of TRT. Some studies conclude that testosterone reduces hepcidin (an hepatic hormone) which is related with iron absorptions paths. When hepcidin is reduced erythrocytosis is increased: Testosterone suppresses hepcidin in men: a potential...

hahaha, I'm in Spain, my friend. The blood test normally are paid by our national state service (very useful). My endo only prescribes me 1 blood test per year and only hemogram, liver enzymes, total testosterone. Never controled my ferritin because he never prescribed me a blood donation...

Ok, thank you. I'm not an expert on this topic but I don't found any reason why the ferritin would be reduced of about 60% with only a 1 pint donation. It's like you would lose the 60% of something when 1 pint is only 14% of the total blood in the body. It has no sense but, I repeat, I'm not an...

I would have expected much more donations than 3 donations. I explain you why: If you have, lets say, 6 liters of blood in your body and 3 pts are 1.5 liters then 1.5/6 = 0.25 or 25%. It means that you couldn't lose more than 25% of your ferritin with 3 donations. If your ferritin had...

How many times you donated blood and during how much time to crash your ferritin in such a way???

Please, could you explain what a cryotherapy session is and how or where to do it??? Thanks I was thinking that to decrease HCT it would be good to do some sessions in an hyperbaric chamber because it is known the HCT is reduced breathing big oxygen quantities but I don't find any relation in...

Let's suppose a guy makes a blood donation of 500 ml each 4 months to maintain a good HCT. If this person stars taking iron supplementation (for example 100 mg of polysaccharide-iron complex per day) then how much time would it take to recover his ferritin previous leves?? And the second a more...

Ok, thank for the information. In all case, it is something that I don't understand in this topic. For example, a big person like me has 8 blood liters in his body. If 1 liter is withdraw at one time then the ferritin is not possible to descend at 50% of the previous level. This is because 1...

Ouch, I'm a little bit afraid for this information about ferritin. I don't know what are my ferritin level now after the phlebotomy. My iron level in blood is good because it has been tested but ferritin levels have not been tested. Is there any relation with these two things??? I mean, if...

Yes, I knew it. I was well hydrated the two times before the blood tests. It's strange but not imposible as I have seen. I need more experience on this facts to well control it. The first blood test was made by my own in a private laboratory (very expensive). The second one was made by my...

Hello: In this topic it is said that: "A phlebotomy of one pint of blood will generally lower hematocrit by about 3 percent" https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/how-to-manage-high-hematocrit-caused-by-testosterone-replacement-therapy.137/ A reduction of a 3% was that I was expecting to...

It's strange because it has been in this forum where I've learned these issues about high hematocrit problems. It also true that I've read that high hematocrit is not an important problem when the platelets levels are low.

Please, I would know these results when you have an idea of what is happening.

Ok, thank you. Interesting info about of having higher testosterone levels when daily injections. It would be useful to know why.

Interesting information. I see your TT level is high (1117 ng/dL) for only 16 x 7 = 112 mg per week. It seems HCG helps a lot. Do you have an idea of what it would be your TT without the HCG aid?? I ask it because I'm sure my endo won't never put me on HCG??? On the contrary, for such a high...

Yes thanks, I know that HCT stabilizes in a long term process. But sometimes we feel good at for example, 100 mg per week, and we would like to try 125 mg or more. I think the problem is to find a stabilization point and not only a physical one but a mental one too. We always want more... I'm...

Hello: I see there is not too much interest in this topic. It is strange because I think high hematocrit is a common problem in TRT. I've read that ARB (angiotensin II receptor blockers) can reduce hemoglobin because angiotensin II has an erythropoietic effect on kidneys and also it promotes...

In this study form 2015 it is said that: "In conclusion, the administration of angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy for 8 weeks significantly decreased Hb and EPO levels. The greater decrease in Hb levels was closely correlated with a greater reduction in albuminuria, regardless of the...

Hi: I have seen this thread in the search and it seems interesting. That's why I reflow it. I've found that there is not a consensus if Losartan lows hematocrit or not. There are some studies that say that Losartan inhibits erythropoyessis at renal level but I've read the opinion of users with...

Hi: I'm in TRT. Today I've received my blood test results. My hematocrit is very high (54.7%). I was thinking to make myself a 600 cc phlebotomy. It is not be not the first time I have been done it. It's not too much complicated for me. It is possible to do it or is it too much quantity for...

Fortunately, all have been resolved happily. My AST, ALT and LDH enzyme levels descended in the four days in which I'have been resting. My endo is a very comprehensive person and he has maintained my dose week of cypionate at 125 mg week. I know that the useful dose for TRT goes 100-150 mg per...

haha, I'm drinking lots of water during this weekend and pissing like a source (sorry for this). I expect this will normalize my bad test values. And of course, no training since thursday. Thanks for the cheering.

Normally I train 5 days per week for 1h at gym and I run one day at weekends 9 km in 1h. I rest only a day. You can see all my training sessions here: http://www.movescount.cn/es/members/member1049975-Tronen Never I had problems with my blood tests even training the night before the test...

Yes I know, that's why I will be retested tomorrow. The problem is that only in a week I think my aminotransferase and bilirubin levels are not to going to descent just to its normal values. Perhaps there are needed 15 days to recover normal values. During these days I dude my endo maintain my...

Hello: I'm a user of this forum from Spain. I'm 51. There is a long time I didn't post anything because all was going fine just to the last friday. First of all I want to give thanks to this forum because here I learnt that it is much better to distribute 250 mg cypionate testosterone in 4...

Thanks everybody but I am not accustomed to the world "pump" in gel context. I only know the quantities in mg. Does pumps mean applications per day??? Here in Spain I think there is not Androgel but there is Testogel in 50 mg per dose. The normal dose prescribed is 50 mg per day. I don't know...

Nobody give an answer but I need some information, please. I've read above that this information is very difficult because each body responds in a different way. But could it be possible to relate the doses between injected testosterone and gel?. I mean, if I have been using 250 mg of cypionate...

Thank you for your answers. Henry, what quantity of Androgel do you use per day?