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<blockquote data-quote="FunkOdyssey" data-source="post: 238939" data-attributes="member: 44064"><p>I repeated my labs at 2.5 months since final test cypionate dose, 1.5 months since final test propionate dose, and 1 month since final enclomiphene dose:</p><table class='post-table ' style='width: 100%'><tr><td ><p><strong>Test</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>Pre-TRT Baseline</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>1 Month Post-PCT</strong></p></td><td ><p><strong>Normal Range</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>LH</p></td><td ><p>3.8 mIU/mL</p></td><td ><p>3.9 mIU/mL</p></td><td ><p>1.5 - 9.3 mIU/mL</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>FSH</p></td><td ><p>10.5 mIU/mL</p></td><td ><p>8.0 mIU/mL</p></td><td ><p>1.6 - 8.0 mIU/mL</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Total Testosterone</p></td><td ><p>612 ng/dL</p></td><td ><p>603 ng/dL</p></td><td ><p>250 - 1100 ng/dL</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>SHBG</p></td><td ><p>56 nmol/L</p></td><td ><p>36 nmol/L</p></td><td ><p>10 - 50 nmol/L</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free Testosterone (EqD)</p></td><td ><p>66.7 pg/mL</p></td><td ><p>111.0 pg/mL</p></td><td ><p>35.0 - 155.0 pg/mL</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>Free Testosterone (calc)</p></td><td ><p>8.7 ng/dL</p></td><td ><p>12.5 ng/dL</p></td><td ><p>4.6 - 22.4 ng/dL</p></td></tr></table> My SHBG is normal now and my free T is much higher than before I started. The only thing different about my lifestyle is that I no longer consume caffeine after I was forced to give it up to tolerate TRT. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35578259/" target="_blank">Some research</a> supports the idea that caffeine consumption can significantly reduce testosterone levels.</p><p></p><p>Thank you TRT, for overstimulating me to the point that I couldn't tolerate the caffeine anymore that was suppressing my testosterone production and making me think I needed TRT. I even found a use for my old vials of testosterone cypionate: I'm giving my wife roughly 5 mg a week now (3 mg every 4 days). I have a couple years supply at that dose. I'll talk about that more in the other thread.</p><p></p><p>My libido is still mediocre but otherwise I'm doing pretty well. I just read this book that I would recommend to everyone:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/B0BFC5JDD7/" target="_blank">Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More</a></p><p></p><p>I'm focused on strategies to improve mitochondrial function now and trying some different things like doing more cardio, meditating more regularly, supplementing alpha lipoic acid and some b-vitamins, etc. I'll report back on how that goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FunkOdyssey, post: 238939, member: 44064"] I repeated my labs at 2.5 months since final test cypionate dose, 1.5 months since final test propionate dose, and 1 month since final enclomiphene dose: [TABLE][TR][TD] [B]Test[/B] [/TD][TD] [B]Pre-TRT Baseline[/B] [/TD][TD] [B]1 Month Post-PCT[/B] [/TD][TD] [B]Normal Range[/B] [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] LH [/TD] [TD] 3.8 mIU/mL [/TD] [TD] 3.9 mIU/mL [/TD] [TD] 1.5 - 9.3 mIU/mL [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] FSH [/TD] [TD] 10.5 mIU/mL [/TD] [TD] 8.0 mIU/mL [/TD] [TD] 1.6 - 8.0 mIU/mL [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Total Testosterone [/TD] [TD] 612 ng/dL [/TD] [TD] 603 ng/dL [/TD] [TD] 250 - 1100 ng/dL [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] SHBG [/TD] [TD] 56 nmol/L [/TD] [TD] 36 nmol/L [/TD] [TD] 10 - 50 nmol/L [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Free Testosterone (EqD) [/TD] [TD] 66.7 pg/mL [/TD] [TD] 111.0 pg/mL [/TD] [TD] 35.0 - 155.0 pg/mL [/TD][/TR] [TR][TD] Free Testosterone (calc) [/TD] [TD] 8.7 ng/dL [/TD] [TD] 12.5 ng/dL [/TD] [TD] 4.6 - 22.4 ng/dL [/TD][/TR][/TABLE] My SHBG is normal now and my free T is much higher than before I started. The only thing different about my lifestyle is that I no longer consume caffeine after I was forced to give it up to tolerate TRT. [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35578259/']Some research[/URL] supports the idea that caffeine consumption can significantly reduce testosterone levels. Thank you TRT, for overstimulating me to the point that I couldn't tolerate the caffeine anymore that was suppressing my testosterone production and making me think I needed TRT. I even found a use for my old vials of testosterone cypionate: I'm giving my wife roughly 5 mg a week now (3 mg every 4 days). I have a couple years supply at that dose. I'll talk about that more in the other thread. My libido is still mediocre but otherwise I'm doing pretty well. I just read this book that I would recommend to everyone: [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/B0BFC5JDD7/']Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More[/URL] I'm focused on strategies to improve mitochondrial function now and trying some different things like doing more cardio, meditating more regularly, supplementing alpha lipoic acid and some b-vitamins, etc. I'll report back on how that goes. [/QUOTE]
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