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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 183932" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Although your TT is almost 600 ng/dL your FT is sub-par.</p><p></p><p>Should have tested your SHBG as it may be on the higher end and top it off with the fact that your Albumin is high 5.2 g/dL which can bind up more T.</p><p></p><p>Although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the active unbound fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.</p><p></p><p>Most men tend to do well having FT levels in the upper end of the reference range or slightly higher.</p><p></p><p>If you decide to start trt and seeing as you are going to be self-treating using UGL gear than I would proceed with caution.</p><p></p><p>Definitely start low and go slow and getting blood work done is critical!</p><p></p><p>Most men on trt are using anywhere from 100-200mg/week of T.</p><p></p><p>Would be sensible to start off on 100mg/week (50mg every 3.5 days) and then have blood work done at 6 weeks to see where such dose has your TT/FT/e2 levels among other blood markers than make adjustments if necessary depending on how you feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Mind you when starting trt blood levels will be in FLUX during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize (6 weeks) and your hpta will be shutting down (2-6 weeks depending on T dose used so you may very well experience ups/downs during the transition.</p><p></p><p>Even then once blood levels stabilize at 6 weeks it can take 2-3 months for the body to adjust and this is the most critical time period when everyone should gauge how they TRULY feel on such protocol.</p><p></p><p>Do not fall into the trap of increasing your dose after 6 weeks if you do not feel well unless your testosterone levels were too low and a dose increase is obvious as again no matter what protocol you are on when we start tweaking T doses (increase/decrease) let alone injection frequency (once weekly, twice weekly (every 3.5 days), M/W/F, EOD or daily) it will take 6 weeks for blood levels to stabilize and during this TRANSITION levels will be in FLUX and it is normal to experience ups/downs as this would not be the time to TRULY gauge how you feel on the said protocol.</p><p></p><p>2-3 months is needed as the body has to adapt to those new levels.</p><p></p><p>Also, get the more T is a better mentality out of your head as again although most men are using 100-200mg/week that 200mg is rarely needed to achieve a healthy FT let alone experience the beneficial effects of testosterone.</p><p></p><p>Although most will say treating symptoms is what truly matters the levels you choose to run are still of importance as there is such a thing as running too high of a level let alone not only is the ultimate goal relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being but we want to avoid/minimize any potential side-effects while also keeping blood markers in a healthy range long-term.</p><p></p><p>Here is another reason why you need to be cautious regarding the dose of T used as when on trt the use of exogenous T will result in an increase in your RBC's/hemoglobin/hematocrit and we want to avoid/minimize pushing these too high.</p><p></p><p>Higher doses of T and running very high TT/FT levels will have a big impact on elevating these blood markers.</p><p></p><p>Your RBC's/hemoglobin/hematocrit is already in the high end and your use of exogenous T is going to drive these up!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10332[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 183932, member: 13851"] Although your TT is almost 600 ng/dL your FT is sub-par. Should have tested your SHBG as it may be on the higher end and top it off with the fact that your Albumin is high 5.2 g/dL which can bind up more T. Although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the active unbound fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects. Most men tend to do well having FT levels in the upper end of the reference range or slightly higher. If you decide to start trt and seeing as you are going to be self-treating using UGL gear than I would proceed with caution. Definitely start low and go slow and getting blood work done is critical! Most men on trt are using anywhere from 100-200mg/week of T. Would be sensible to start off on 100mg/week (50mg every 3.5 days) and then have blood work done at 6 weeks to see where such dose has your TT/FT/e2 levels among other blood markers than make adjustments if necessary depending on how you feel overall regarding relief/improvement of low-t symptoms. Mind you when starting trt blood levels will be in FLUX during the weeks leading up until levels stabilize (6 weeks) and your hpta will be shutting down (2-6 weeks depending on T dose used so you may very well experience ups/downs during the transition. Even then once blood levels stabilize at 6 weeks it can take 2-3 months for the body to adjust and this is the most critical time period when everyone should gauge how they TRULY feel on such protocol. Do not fall into the trap of increasing your dose after 6 weeks if you do not feel well unless your testosterone levels were too low and a dose increase is obvious as again no matter what protocol you are on when we start tweaking T doses (increase/decrease) let alone injection frequency (once weekly, twice weekly (every 3.5 days), M/W/F, EOD or daily) it will take 6 weeks for blood levels to stabilize and during this TRANSITION levels will be in FLUX and it is normal to experience ups/downs as this would not be the time to TRULY gauge how you feel on the said protocol. 2-3 months is needed as the body has to adapt to those new levels. Also, get the more T is a better mentality out of your head as again although most men are using 100-200mg/week that 200mg is rarely needed to achieve a healthy FT let alone experience the beneficial effects of testosterone. Although most will say treating symptoms is what truly matters the levels you choose to run are still of importance as there is such a thing as running too high of a level let alone not only is the ultimate goal relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being but we want to avoid/minimize any potential side-effects while also keeping blood markers in a healthy range long-term. Here is another reason why you need to be cautious regarding the dose of T used as when on trt the use of exogenous T will result in an increase in your RBC's/hemoglobin/hematocrit and we want to avoid/minimize pushing these too high. Higher doses of T and running very high TT/FT levels will have a big impact on elevating these blood markers. Your RBC's/hemoglobin/hematocrit is already in the high end and your use of exogenous T is going to drive these up! [ATTACH type="full"]10332[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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