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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Endo says SHBG doesn’t need to be tested. Need advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Cataceous" data-source="post: 196327" data-attributes="member: 38109"><p>As [USER=1210]@ERO[/USER] says, SHBG is good to have for reference. If it's low or high you might adjust your dosing pattern accordingly. SHBG is also used to get an estimate for free testosterone that is better than the standard direct test, though not as good as a high quality test such as equilibrium dialysis.</p><p></p><p>Adding hCG can be good, bad, or a mixed bag. It almost always reduces testicular atrophy. Sometimes it improves libido and well-being. In some cases it raises estradiol levels enough to throw things out of balance.</p><p></p><p>With twice-weekly injections you could be having peak serum testosterone around 50% above the trough value. That's about 800 ng/dL, which isn't high for TRT, but is well above average for natural men. This could be giving you the side effects. You could see if you like smoother levels better by injecting 22 mg EOD. This would put your level closer to the average value all the time, perhaps somewhat under 700 ng/dL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cataceous, post: 196327, member: 38109"] As [USER=1210]@ERO[/USER] says, SHBG is good to have for reference. If it's low or high you might adjust your dosing pattern accordingly. SHBG is also used to get an estimate for free testosterone that is better than the standard direct test, though not as good as a high quality test such as equilibrium dialysis. Adding hCG can be good, bad, or a mixed bag. It almost always reduces testicular atrophy. Sometimes it improves libido and well-being. In some cases it raises estradiol levels enough to throw things out of balance. With twice-weekly injections you could be having peak serum testosterone around 50% above the trough value. That's about 800 ng/dL, which isn't high for TRT, but is well above average for natural men. This could be giving you the side effects. You could see if you like smoother levels better by injecting 22 mg EOD. This would put your level closer to the average value all the time, perhaps somewhat under 700 ng/dL. [/QUOTE]
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Blood Test Discussion
Endo says SHBG doesn’t need to be tested. Need advice
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