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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation.
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<blockquote data-quote="ratbag" data-source="post: 68158" data-attributes="member: 972"><p><em>My MD works in a wellness clinic and that clinic has 20 MD's or close to that. My MD told me he went to the resident hemotologist and that MD told him that I was ok and not to worry about it. So I do not know the details. I suspect that my CBC gives him all the info he needs. My platelets are 192 (150-400) x10^9/L. So I'm not bottom of range. I suspect he's looking at platelets but don't know. Most MDs don't fully understand TRT so my case was special because it's a wellness / anti-aging clinic. All the MDs are aware of whats going on and believe in the benefits of TRT. I believe my MDs only concern is polycemia (or however that is spelled lol) and he says I do not have that.... I believe him because if I cut myself it seems to take forever to coagulate. I wasn't like this before TRT. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Here are the ones that are over range. My MD says he see's this all the time on patients on TRT. I feel ok, he put me on Losartan because my BP was getting too high. Big improvement there.</em></p><p><em>HGB 190 (140-175) g/L</em></p><p><em>RBC 6.39 (4.5o-5.90) x10^12/L</em></p><p><em>HCT 0.582 (0.420-0.500) </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I asked my MD about my slow coagulation when bleeding and he said most people my age go on blood thinners so the fact I have this issue is not a problem. It's all he said. I don't think they know why. To be honest. I ask all sorts of questions and there is a lot they don't fully understand. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Sorry this isn't more helpful but has your husband seen a TRT friendly hemotologist? If not perhaps this is your next step.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>This is a contentious issue and becoming more common. Some MDs insist if hct is too high you must donate blood no matter what and other MDs say if your platelets are not high you don't have polycemia and are ok. Clearly there is more to this than we understand.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I'm starting to get the impression that HCG may be the contributor to high hct so I'm going to reduce that part of it and wait for some labs. When I was on testosterone alone I don't remember having high hct.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratbag, post: 68158, member: 972"] [I]My MD works in a wellness clinic and that clinic has 20 MD's or close to that. My MD told me he went to the resident hemotologist and that MD told him that I was ok and not to worry about it. So I do not know the details. I suspect that my CBC gives him all the info he needs. My platelets are 192 (150-400) x10^9/L. So I'm not bottom of range. I suspect he's looking at platelets but don't know. Most MDs don't fully understand TRT so my case was special because it's a wellness / anti-aging clinic. All the MDs are aware of whats going on and believe in the benefits of TRT. I believe my MDs only concern is polycemia (or however that is spelled lol) and he says I do not have that.... I believe him because if I cut myself it seems to take forever to coagulate. I wasn't like this before TRT. Here are the ones that are over range. My MD says he see's this all the time on patients on TRT. I feel ok, he put me on Losartan because my BP was getting too high. Big improvement there. HGB 190 (140-175) g/L RBC 6.39 (4.5o-5.90) x10^12/L HCT 0.582 (0.420-0.500) I asked my MD about my slow coagulation when bleeding and he said most people my age go on blood thinners so the fact I have this issue is not a problem. It's all he said. I don't think they know why. To be honest. I ask all sorts of questions and there is a lot they don't fully understand. Sorry this isn't more helpful but has your husband seen a TRT friendly hemotologist? If not perhaps this is your next step. This is a contentious issue and becoming more common. Some MDs insist if hct is too high you must donate blood no matter what and other MDs say if your platelets are not high you don't have polycemia and are ok. Clearly there is more to this than we understand. I'm starting to get the impression that HCG may be the contributor to high hct so I'm going to reduce that part of it and wait for some labs. When I was on testosterone alone I don't remember having high hct.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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