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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
First post, bloodwork, first protocol, opinions welcome..
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 113216" data-attributes="member: 16042"><p>Initial look, The protocol looks potentially OK with a couple caveats:</p><p></p><p>Your hematocrit baseline is high to start with. Monitor this closely on TRT. It probably will climb to where you will need to donate blood, but ability to do so also depends on ferritin level. So once this starts, monitor ferritin.</p><p></p><p>2x/ week may be OK, or you may experience a bit of roller coaster due to your SHBG level. You might do better on every 2 or 3 day dosage with that SHBG.</p><p></p><p>You should find out what estradiol test was used. Should be sensitive LC/MS/MS methodology. </p><p></p><p>While in "normal range" Your thyroid numbers are not ideal. TSH above 2.0 is an indicator you might benefit from thyroid treatment. Your Free T3 is pretty good but could potentially stand to be a little higher, plus T4 is a bit low. Basically ideal ranges are TSH below 2.0, T3 closer to top of range but along with free T4, at least in upper 50% of "normal range. So not terrible by any means.</p><p></p><p>BTW, you can expect to feel different for a while (hopefully quite a bit better) during the "honeymoon" phase while your testicles are still producing T, until your own testosterone production shuts down. When that happens you may feel slight decrease in or effect or a potentially more profound let down as total blood levels then decrease to stable level based on your ongoing dosage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 113216, member: 16042"] Initial look, The protocol looks potentially OK with a couple caveats: Your hematocrit baseline is high to start with. Monitor this closely on TRT. It probably will climb to where you will need to donate blood, but ability to do so also depends on ferritin level. So once this starts, monitor ferritin. 2x/ week may be OK, or you may experience a bit of roller coaster due to your SHBG level. You might do better on every 2 or 3 day dosage with that SHBG. You should find out what estradiol test was used. Should be sensitive LC/MS/MS methodology. While in "normal range" Your thyroid numbers are not ideal. TSH above 2.0 is an indicator you might benefit from thyroid treatment. Your Free T3 is pretty good but could potentially stand to be a little higher, plus T4 is a bit low. Basically ideal ranges are TSH below 2.0, T3 closer to top of range but along with free T4, at least in upper 50% of "normal range. So not terrible by any means. BTW, you can expect to feel different for a while (hopefully quite a bit better) during the "honeymoon" phase while your testicles are still producing T, until your own testosterone production shuts down. When that happens you may feel slight decrease in or effect or a potentially more profound let down as total blood levels then decrease to stable level based on your ongoing dosage. [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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