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Help with free test levels

Are there ways to increase free test? My doc is stuck on me getting down to 900 at my trough level. Overall she has lowered me down .05ml twice. I inject twice a week. Now injecting 120mg test cyp Total in a week, was at 160, then 140. At 160 I was at 1200 w/26 free. 140mg was 1000 and 22 free...
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Total or free testosterone?

Hi Im wondering if I should go after Total or Free Testosterone. If I have total in the high range like this blood test shows. Total 988. reference 221-716ng/dl Free 12.5 reference 7.0-36.7 ng/dl SHB 80 reference 11-78 nmol/L Then if I increase the T dose to go after the free T it will look...
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- Jul 16, 2022
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Help needed on balancing my hormones

Hello , I am 48 yrs old 5’-11” 170 lbs @ 12% bf . I was on TRT since I was 32 years old due to hypogonadism caused by abuse of AAS when I was in my late high school and college years . In 2020 I tapered off trt and used hcg and clomid and herbal supplements to see if I could possibly restart...
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- Apr 2, 2022
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Response from LabCorp About Their Incorrect Unit Usages For Their Free Testosterone - Direct - Test

I've been irked for a year by the apparent incorrect unit usage for the particular Free Testosterone test mentioned above. I periodically reach out to whatever relevant executive I can find. No luck for months until the below correspondence. In brief his explanation doesn't hold up in my view...
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- Jan 25, 2021
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Effects of SHBG rs1799941 Polymorphism on Free Testosterone Levels and Hypogonadism Risk in Young Non-Diabetic Obese Males

Abstract: Introduction: Obesity has been associated with increased risk of presenting hypogonadism. Free testosterone (FT) is the fraction of testosterone that carries out the biological function of testosterone, and is determined from total testosterone (TT) and sex-hormone binding globulin...
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- Aug 3, 2019
- and hypogonadism risk in young non-diabetic effects of shbg rs1799941 polymorphism on free testosterone levels obese males
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TRT Hormone Predictor Widget

Understanding Your Hormones

Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

Scientific Reference

Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038