8 Week blood test - what to get tested?

[Mike9876]

8 weeks today on TRT. I'm organising a blood test. I was going to get Total and Free T, E2 and SHBG, Full Blood Count and DHT. Anything else I should get tested?

 

[CoastWatcher]

You had a PSA run prior to initiating therapy? How much attention was given tonyiurnthyroid function?

 

[Vince]

I would also get a complete thyroid panel with TSH, FT4, FT3, reverse T3 and antibodies.

If you haven't already.​

 

[ratbag]

Don't forget your ferritin

 

[MarkM]

Don't forget your ferritin

Yes, I would absolutely test ferritin and iron levels. You may wish to consider testing pregnenolone and progesterone to see what is happening with your upstream hormones now that you are one TRT.

 

[Vince]

Pregnenolone test is less accurate and much more expensive, no one uses that test. Roundabout Progesterone will give you a window to Pregnenolone being below it in the cascade, a low Progesterone level would indicate a fair degree that Preg is low. Progesterone is also a cheaper test.

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