First Blood work After Restart/ Questions

[Smokin Joe]

Got my blood work today after 10 weeks of being back on T.
Total T: 603-Range 348-1197
Free T:6.7-Range 7.2-24.0
Estradiol: 30.3-Range 7.6-42.6
DHEA-S:43.4-Range 48.9-344
PSA: 2.8-Up from 1.9
Hematocrit: 47.9-Range 37-51
Hemoglobin:17-Range 12.6-17.7

I am currently on 60mg Test Cyp every 7 days per my doc.
When I started back in September 2015 I started at 100mg but realized that I was not drawing properly.
Tailored it down to 60mg.
I am only taking fish oil and vitamin D this go around as before I was taking androgenic herbs as well.
So my concerns are my free-T is low where as before it was at 14.0 and my estrogen is higher than it's ever been at 30. It was normally between 13 and 20 before.
I am going back on zinc daily for estrogen but what about the low free T.
Does the ratio calculate properly in relation to my Total T.
Also do I need to worry about Hemoglobin at 17 which is border line high.
I am going to try to convince my doc to go to .80 weekly as I'm not feeling that great after about 4 to 5 days between shots.
Would appreciate insight on the Free T, hemoglobin and elevated E.

 

[ERO]

Once a week dosing is outdated. Half your dose and take every 3.5 days for better results via more even T levels and less E2 conversion. Low free T could be due to high SHBG. Vitamin D can lower than in some people. Your E2 is fine if that was the ultra sensitive test and if you do not have any high E2 symptoms. Ratio: 603 divided by 30.3 = 19.9. Between 14 and 20 is good, so you are fine.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Thanks ERO.
I am also going back to stinging nettle root which I used to take regularly.
On a higher dose I used to split but wasn't sure if I would even notice 30mg.
E-2 was standard through Lab Corp.

 

[Vince]

I would want to inject twice weekly at a higher dose, should help your free T. Your hemoglobin and elevated E look ok, I definitely would take zinc. I use jarrow zinc balance.

 

[ERO]

80 mg per week divided into two 40 mg doses 3.5 days apart would increase your Free T and keep your levels more even. Likely resulting in lower E2 as well because of the more even levels. 60 a week is a very low dose for TRT considering that 100 mg/week is typically considered a 'replacement dose' of one's natural level.

 

[tjlab]

60mg a week is a low weekly dose

 

[Vince Carter]

What rationale was there to nearly halve your dose just because you made an error in dosing yourself? Why not just fix your mistake? As noted, 60mg every 7 days is an abysmal program to be on. If you think you're fine with that, feel good, then so be it but it's contrary to just about every current protocol.