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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
26 year old male, help with test results and advice on treatment (197 ng/dl)
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<blockquote data-quote="belami76" data-source="post: 82885" data-attributes="member: 16673"><p><span style="color: #00000A">Recently ended a weight cutting phase where I dropped 27 pounds over the course of 8-9 months. Body weight went from 187 to 160 and body fat 20+% to roughly 10-12%. My calories were pretty low towards the last few months at around 1600-1700 calories with only 40g fat per day. Cardio every morning and weights at night.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">The other thing that I was doing simultaneously was studying for my GMATs while working a full-time job. Looking back, I probably should have focused on one thing versus trying to take on all these things at once.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">Towards the end of my cut I felt a lot of the symptoms of low T so decided to do an online test via letsgetchecked. Results came back showing extremely low T. Obviously I went to my GP and asked him to let me do a full panel test. The results of the at home test were 92 ng/dl and the results of my lab test, while trending up, are still very low at 197 ng/dl. I'm 26, current weight is back up around 175 and don't have any of the symptoms (I think). Any thoughts? Best case scenario hoping it was because of the stress caused by a 9 month diet but most of what I read says it shouldn't go that low from dieting alone.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">I'm currently implementing all of the lifestyle changes that others on this site have suggested such as sleeping more, meditating, eating at maintenance, and eating the right micros/macros for optimal testosterone production.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">GP has ordered a new round of tests to cover all the bases and I'm going to go in for an MRI, chem 8 test, prolactin test, semen analysis, and another total testosterone test.</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">Would appreciate any thoughts!</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">Test results below:</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">[ATTACH]4159[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A">[ATTACH]4160[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00000A"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="belami76, post: 82885, member: 16673"] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica]Recently ended a weight cutting phase where I dropped 27 pounds over the course of 8-9 months. Body weight went from 187 to 160 and body fat 20+% to roughly 10-12%. My calories were pretty low towards the last few months at around 1600-1700 calories with only 40g fat per day. Cardio every morning and weights at night. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica]The other thing that I was doing simultaneously was studying for my GMATs while working a full-time job. Looking back, I probably should have focused on one thing versus trying to take on all these things at once. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica]Towards the end of my cut I felt a lot of the symptoms of low T so decided to do an online test via letsgetchecked. Results came back showing extremely low T. Obviously I went to my GP and asked him to let me do a full panel test. The results of the at home test were 92 ng/dl and the results of my lab test, while trending up, are still very low at 197 ng/dl. I'm 26, current weight is back up around 175 and don't have any of the symptoms (I think). Any thoughts? Best case scenario hoping it was because of the stress caused by a 9 month diet but most of what I read says it shouldn't go that low from dieting alone.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica]I'm currently implementing all of the lifestyle changes that others on this site have suggested such as sleeping more, meditating, eating at maintenance, and eating the right micros/macros for optimal testosterone production. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica]GP has ordered a new round of tests to cover all the bases and I'm going to go in for an MRI, chem 8 test, prolactin test, semen analysis, and another total testosterone test.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#00000A][FONT=Helvetica] Would appreciate any thoughts! Test results below: [ATTACH=CONFIG]4159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]4160[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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