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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
40 and lean, been on TRT for a while but only feel dialed in when making changes
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<blockquote data-quote="Flimpy" data-source="post: 222077" data-attributes="member: 38524"><p>Hi Vince,</p><p></p><p>When I started TRT my TT through quest was <strong>573 ng/dL</strong>. My SHBG was <strong>57 nmol/L</strong>. That period of my life was quite stressful (going through a divorce) and may have caused lower numbers. The a few years prior my Testosterone measured through Labcorp was:</p><p></p><p></p><p>2015, using this <a href="https://www.labcorp.com/tests/070038/testosterone-free-equilibrium-ultrafiltration-with-total-testosterone-lc-ms-ms" target="_blank">Labcorp test</a></p><p>TT: 805 ng/dL (348-1147)</p><p>FT (equilibrium dialysis): 13.45 ng/dL (5-21)</p><p>%FT: 1.67% (1.5-4.2)</p><p>SHBG: 56.5 nmol/L</p><p></p><p>A year later (2016) it was:</p><p>TT: 908 ng/dL</p><p>FT (direct): 12.1 pg/mL</p><p>E2 Sensitive: 27.5 pg/mL</p><p>SHBG: 56.5 nmol/L</p><p></p><p></p><p>However, in 2011 my TT was 408 ng/dL and 548 ng/dL measured two months apart with SHBG at 52.6 nmol/L. No idea what caused these to be so much lower at the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My urologist suggested I start TRT because I was in my 30s with high SHBG and that my FT was probably too low.</p><p></p><p>Now that I've done more research I'm not sure my numbers warranted TRT, especially with the new TruT model. Although my FT done with equilibrium dialysis doesn't match what TruT predicts (TruT predicts FT of 25ng/dL).</p><p></p><p>As for my lower T on TRT, it's been much higher but I've lowered my TRT dose down to 70mg a week (20mg EOD) because of consistent nipple pain and growth on higher doses. When I through in scrotal cream on top of this it peaks around 1000 ng/dL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flimpy, post: 222077, member: 38524"] Hi Vince, When I started TRT my TT through quest was [B]573 ng/dL[/B]. My SHBG was [B]57 nmol/L[/B]. That period of my life was quite stressful (going through a divorce) and may have caused lower numbers. The a few years prior my Testosterone measured through Labcorp was: 2015, using this [URL='https://www.labcorp.com/tests/070038/testosterone-free-equilibrium-ultrafiltration-with-total-testosterone-lc-ms-ms']Labcorp test[/URL] TT: 805 ng/dL (348-1147) FT (equilibrium dialysis): 13.45 ng/dL (5-21) %FT: 1.67% (1.5-4.2) SHBG: 56.5 nmol/L A year later (2016) it was: TT: 908 ng/dL FT (direct): 12.1 pg/mL E2 Sensitive: 27.5 pg/mL SHBG: 56.5 nmol/L However, in 2011 my TT was 408 ng/dL and 548 ng/dL measured two months apart with SHBG at 52.6 nmol/L. No idea what caused these to be so much lower at the time. My urologist suggested I start TRT because I was in my 30s with high SHBG and that my FT was probably too low. Now that I've done more research I'm not sure my numbers warranted TRT, especially with the new TruT model. Although my FT done with equilibrium dialysis doesn't match what TruT predicts (TruT predicts FT of 25ng/dL). As for my lower T on TRT, it's been much higher but I've lowered my TRT dose down to 70mg a week (20mg EOD) because of consistent nipple pain and growth on higher doses. When I through in scrotal cream on top of this it peaks around 1000 ng/dL. [/QUOTE]
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