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If preg was low before trt, then starting trt would make it even worse I believe. But yeah preg being tanked definitely doesn’t seem like a good thing. Preg is a precursor to nuerosteriods that effect mood, sense of well being ect. That’s why I was looking into supplementing preg

Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely give it a watch.

So whenever your body starts getting testosterone from an outside source it shuts down its own production. LH and FSH are at 0. A lot of other hormone levels usually decline such as Pregnenolone, progesterone, dhea. Pregnenolone is pretty much the precursor for most all hormones if I’m not...

Yeah that is pretty weird. I have used a pre workout supplement from a company called core nutritionals called Fury V2. It actually has 10mg Pregnenolone per serving. Which was kind of weird seeing it in a pre workout. I didn’t have any adverse effects from the 10mg dosage. But i didn’t use...

Thank you for the info. I’ll read up on some of Dave Lee’s stuff. Since I feel good right now. I’m not inclined to make any changes. But at the same time I’d like to optimize everything I can. But sounds like Pregnenolone might not be what I’m looking for. If I did try it out, what would be a...

Hello, What is the general opinion here on the forum about supplementing Pregnenolone while on trt. Especially if one is not using HCG. I cannot currently afford HCG, it is very expensive in my area. I will add that I feel pretty good on my current protocol of just Test cyp. But wondering if...

Yes I do agree with you that injecting smaller more frequent doses is more ideal. With one big injection a week there can be side effects that are hard to manage. And like you said, bigger fluctuations with your levels. Even though I’ve injected myself plenty of times now. I still hate doing...

Okay, thank you again for the detailed response. I think I’ll go in earlier than they want me to just to get an idea how much the hematocrit is increasing. I think people worry about the hematocrit a little too much, but definitely still good to keep an eye on. And I will stick with this new...

I’ll plug my albumin numbers into the calculator tonight and see what it says and compare it with my results from my doctor. For right now I decided to stick with the once a week injections cause I didn’t feel much of a dip in energy or anything doing it once a week. I felt pretty good all week...

They have an option that I can pay more for to get the sensitive estradiol test. Should I do that next time? And yes I feel much better than I did before I started trt. My FT levels seem pretty good for a trough reading. I was curious as to why the doctor wanted to move the dose up to 150mg...

Okay so here are the labs. It does not tell me what testing methods were used. TT - 548 NG/DL. Range - 300-1080 Calculated FT - 142.1 PG/ML. Range - 47-244 SHBG - 22.6 Nmol/L. Range - 16.5-55.9 Estradiol 28.1 PG/ML. Range - <=60.7 Hematocrit 48.7%. Range - 40-51%

Thanks for the detailed response. When I went in this morning their printer was down so I didn’t get a copy of the labs but they’re supposed to be emailing me the lab results. Once I get them I will post the full lab report. They did measure SHBG and free T as well I just can’t recall what the...

Hello, I know most people have moved away from once weekly injections in favor of more frequent injections. However right now I feel pretty good. Energy and libido isn’t amazing. But much better than it was pre-trt. Estrogen and HCT are both within an acceptable range. HDL is down a little bit...

I am definitely considering it. My doctor said we will most likely up my dose at 6 weeks to 150mg depending on labs. So at 150mg the peaks will be even higher from the once a week injections. If E2 and hematocrit start rising too much I will definitely switch to twice weekly injections to see...

Very interesting. I read something on here that mentioned this. So what would be a good range for SHBG?

I appreciate the recommendation, but I’m happy with the doctor I’m seeing now. They offer all of the same services as ways2well.

Okay thank you for that info. I won’t worry too much about total T and SHBG then and just focus on Free T. I’ll be having labs done in about 4 1/2 weeks and I’ll post the results then.

That’s very interesting. Cause I know testosterone bound to SHBG is considered not bioavailable. So you’d think less SHBG would make more un-bound, or free, testosterone. But I’m sure there is more to it than that. I definitely trust your word on it. Also on my labs for free testosterone it...

That’s kind of what I was thinking. Don’t want to add or change too many variables too soon makes sense. I will have more labs done at the 6 week mark to see where the 100mg dose puts me. I’m hoping I do well on the once a week dose. As it’s just easier for me to only inject once a week...

I don’t have have any of those health issues. So lower SHBG would just make free testosterone go up more, which is good. Correct?

Bump Should I add in pregnenalone or wait awhile and see how I feel on the 100mg test cyp? Also hcg is hard to get where I’m at and the pharmacies that do have it it’s pretty expensive so I don’t know if I’ll be using hcg or not.

Hello everybody, New member here from Texas. Just a little background about myself. I was into bodybuilding in my younger years and started using testosterone at a young age without proper post cycle therapy protocols. Which could be why I now have low T. I really wish I knew what I know now...