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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
25 y/o male low T
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 122594" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Again..... your doctor can rant and rave all he wants about getting you to a TT of 1100-1200 ng/dL but without knowing your SHBG what ones TT needs to be is pointless.</p><p></p><p>SHBG is critical and will dictate ones injection frequency and have a huge impact on the effectiveness of ones trt protocol.</p><p></p><p>Seeing as we have no idea where your SHBG sits if it turns out to be low/lowish.....than 200mg/week (100mg every 3.5 days) may very well be too high a dose as it will make your FT skyrocket let alone e2/free estradiol and that dose will have a big impact on elevating your hemoglobin/hematocrit.....sure one can easily donate blood to help control levels but it could turn out to be a balancing act as many end up crashing their ferritin/iron due to donating too frequently to try and control their hemo/hemato!</p><p></p><p>If it turns out you have high SHBG than 200mg/week may be needed in orde to obtain healthy FT numbers as men with high SHBG sometimes have to run TT levels well into the supra-physiological range to obtain a healthy FT.</p><p></p><p>As has been stated many times TT is good to know but it is not the end all be all as FT is what truly matters since it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.</p><p></p><p>If your doctor was on the ball he would be basing your protocol dose/injection frequency on your SHBG and seeing as it was not even tested you are just flying blind.</p><p></p><p>I understand you are still young and eager to start trt but is is not as simple as hitting 1000+ TT as there is so much more involved.</p><p></p><p>Of course treating symptoms is what truly matters as oppose to what ones numbers are but do understand that blood work is critical and used as guidance to see how said dose effects ones TT, FT, e2 and other hormonal makers let alone overall health markers in order to minimize side effects and keep the patient healthy long term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 122594, member: 13851"] Again..... your doctor can rant and rave all he wants about getting you to a TT of 1100-1200 ng/dL but without knowing your SHBG what ones TT needs to be is pointless. SHBG is critical and will dictate ones injection frequency and have a huge impact on the effectiveness of ones trt protocol. Seeing as we have no idea where your SHBG sits if it turns out to be low/lowish.....than 200mg/week (100mg every 3.5 days) may very well be too high a dose as it will make your FT skyrocket let alone e2/free estradiol and that dose will have a big impact on elevating your hemoglobin/hematocrit.....sure one can easily donate blood to help control levels but it could turn out to be a balancing act as many end up crashing their ferritin/iron due to donating too frequently to try and control their hemo/hemato! If it turns out you have high SHBG than 200mg/week may be needed in orde to obtain healthy FT numbers as men with high SHBG sometimes have to run TT levels well into the supra-physiological range to obtain a healthy FT. As has been stated many times TT is good to know but it is not the end all be all as FT is what truly matters since it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects. If your doctor was on the ball he would be basing your protocol dose/injection frequency on your SHBG and seeing as it was not even tested you are just flying blind. I understand you are still young and eager to start trt but is is not as simple as hitting 1000+ TT as there is so much more involved. Of course treating symptoms is what truly matters as oppose to what ones numbers are but do understand that blood work is critical and used as guidance to see how said dose effects ones TT, FT, e2 and other hormonal makers let alone overall health markers in order to minimize side effects and keep the patient healthy long term. [/QUOTE]
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