I just got back my blood work as I'm reaching the end of my first three months on TRT with Defy Medical. It will be 2-3 weeks before my follow up consultation, I'd appreciate any input you have on my results.
Highlights:
- Total T: 1310, range 348-1197 (pre-TRT: 442)
- Free T: 30.6 pg/mL, range 6.8-21.5 (pre-TRT: 6.8)
- Estradiol, Sensitive: 41.4 pg/mL, range 8.0-35.0 (pre-TRT: 15.6)
- DHEA-Sulfate: 252 ug/dL, range 71.6-375.4 (pre-TRT: 76.1)
- TSH: 2.06 uIU/mL, range 0.450 - 4.500 (pre-TRT: 2.53)
- Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S: 1.00 ng/dL, range 0.82 - 1.77 (pre-TRT: 1.18)
- Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum: 3.8 pg/mL, range 2.0 - 4.4 (pre-TRT: 2.7)
Overall I feel a lot better and have experienced a lot of the benefits of optimizing T. The only side effect I've seen is some manageable acne, nothing terrible and after applying some over the counter medicated pads it's mostly under control. The one thing I was hoping for that I haven't seen is dropping more body fat, though I've been eating at a caloric surplus and gained a fair amount of weight (and made great progress on my lifts) while my waist measurement has stayed the same, so I can't complain too much. I was just hoping to see my waist slim down and it hasn't happened. I'm wondering if dropping my estradiol will help with that.
I've attached the full blood work results for your reference. Any thoughts you have would be great.
Highlights:
- Total T: 1310, range 348-1197 (pre-TRT: 442)
- Free T: 30.6 pg/mL, range 6.8-21.5 (pre-TRT: 6.8)
- Estradiol, Sensitive: 41.4 pg/mL, range 8.0-35.0 (pre-TRT: 15.6)
- DHEA-Sulfate: 252 ug/dL, range 71.6-375.4 (pre-TRT: 76.1)
- TSH: 2.06 uIU/mL, range 0.450 - 4.500 (pre-TRT: 2.53)
- Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S: 1.00 ng/dL, range 0.82 - 1.77 (pre-TRT: 1.18)
- Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum: 3.8 pg/mL, range 2.0 - 4.4 (pre-TRT: 2.7)
Overall I feel a lot better and have experienced a lot of the benefits of optimizing T. The only side effect I've seen is some manageable acne, nothing terrible and after applying some over the counter medicated pads it's mostly under control. The one thing I was hoping for that I haven't seen is dropping more body fat, though I've been eating at a caloric surplus and gained a fair amount of weight (and made great progress on my lifts) while my waist measurement has stayed the same, so I can't complain too much. I was just hoping to see my waist slim down and it hasn't happened. I'm wondering if dropping my estradiol will help with that.
I've attached the full blood work results for your reference. Any thoughts you have would be great.