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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 150223" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong>*total <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">6.36ngml </span> 1.75-7.81 isn't this range on the low end</strong></p><p></p><p>Converted to ng/dL your TT 636 (reference range 175-781).....definitely a tighter reference range (top/bottom ends) as LabCorp top end used to be 1200.</p><p></p><p>Regardless if theses labs are trough than you definitely have room to bring up your TT/FT levels mind you 2 critical tests SHBG and e2 let alone hemoglobin/hematocrit are missing?</p><p></p><p>Hard to believe your doctor did not test for SHBG/e2 along with CBC which includes hemoglobin/hematocrit as it needs to be tested when on trt.</p><p></p><p>If anything regarding your FT levels it would be more beneficial/sensible to use the</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><a href="https://tru-t.org/" target="_blank">TruT Free Testosterone Calculator by FPT</a></strong> </span><a href="https://tru-t.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">i</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">f you want to truly know where your FT levels sit.....but you need to know your SHBG!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Again you need to know your SHBG level as it will dictate ones dose/injection frequency which is critical to the effectiveness of ones protocol.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Do understand that when starting trt one should start low and go slow.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Speak with your doctor and let him know you feel somewhat better but not where you should be and want to increase your dose slightly in order to get your TT/FT levels higher.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">If anything since you are injecting 100 mg/week (50 mg every 3.5 days) than bumping your dose up to 120 mg/week (60 mg every 3.5 days) should make a big difference in your levels but most importantly you need to be aware that once you increase the dose of T not only will you see an increase in TT/FT levels but also e2, hemoglobin/hematocrit/RBC and it is critical that you have these health markers tested.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Again do not be so eager to increase T dose too much at once as although you may feel fairly good and are experiencing no side effects things can turn for the worse if you drive your levels too high.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Forget trying to hit a 1000+ TT levels as you may very well not need to go that high and may end up in a good place at 800 but again concentrate on your FT levels and how you feel overall regarding energy/mood/libido/erectile function.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 150223, member: 13851"] [B]*total [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]6.36ngml [/COLOR] 1.75-7.81 isn't this range on the low end[/B] Converted to ng/dL your TT 636 (reference range 175-781).....definitely a tighter reference range (top/bottom ends) as LabCorp top end used to be 1200. Regardless if theses labs are trough than you definitely have room to bring up your TT/FT levels mind you 2 critical tests SHBG and e2 let alone hemoglobin/hematocrit are missing? Hard to believe your doctor did not test for SHBG/e2 along with CBC which includes hemoglobin/hematocrit as it needs to be tested when on trt. If anything regarding your FT levels it would be more beneficial/sensible to use the [SIZE=18px][B][URL='https://tru-t.org/']TruT Free Testosterone Calculator by FPT[/URL][/B] [/SIZE][URL='https://tru-t.org/'][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]i[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]f you want to truly know where your FT levels sit.....but you need to know your SHBG![/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the unbound active fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Again you need to know your SHBG level as it will dictate ones dose/injection frequency which is critical to the effectiveness of ones protocol.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Do understand that when starting trt one should start low and go slow.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Speak with your doctor and let him know you feel somewhat better but not where you should be and want to increase your dose slightly in order to get your TT/FT levels higher.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]If anything since you are injecting 100 mg/week (50 mg every 3.5 days) than bumping your dose up to 120 mg/week (60 mg every 3.5 days) should make a big difference in your levels but most importantly you need to be aware that once you increase the dose of T not only will you see an increase in TT/FT levels but also e2, hemoglobin/hematocrit/RBC and it is critical that you have these health markers tested.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Again do not be so eager to increase T dose too much at once as although you may feel fairly good and are experiencing no side effects things can turn for the worse if you drive your levels too high.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Forget trying to hit a 1000+ TT levels as you may very well not need to go that high and may end up in a good place at 800 but again concentrate on your FT levels and how you feel overall regarding energy/mood/libido/erectile function.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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