High red blood cell count, normal hemoglobin and hemacrocits

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Hi all,
I’ve been in TRT for 5 years I’m 40 now. I am on test 180 mg per week used to inject twice per week and just switched to injecting 3x. Before I started anything my MVC, MCH are always low even now. I donate whole blood every 8 weeks, lately I’ve been having episodes of hard time taking deep breath but I can take many short breath till it goes away (30-45 seconds) I am not fat, I lift and do cardio 6x a week. Meeting the PCP next week to discuss these results but I would like to have an idea. My platelets were below normal
before TRT and now they are in the low but normal range. Any tip or suggestion helps
 

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If you're donating that often you're at high risk of iron deficiency. That would be my guess -- the body is still cranking out RBCs but they're low on hemoglobin because your iron is depleted. Definitely want to evaluate your iron status.

If you don't have drug interactions to worry about, you might explore using naringin as an alternative to frequent donations. Or a TRT dose reduction. Or both.
 
Hi all,
I’ve been in TRT for 5 years I’m 40 now. I am on test 180 mg per week used to inject twice per week and just switched to injecting 3x. Before I started anything my MVC, MCH are always low even now. I donate whole blood every 8 weeks, lately I’ve been having episodes of hard time taking deep breath but I can take many short breath till it goes away (30-45 seconds) I am not fat, I lift and do cardio 6x a week. Meeting the PCP next week to discuss these results but I would like to have an idea. My platelets were below normal
before TRT and now they are in the low but normal range. Any tip or suggestion helps
Check your iron levels. If they are low, easy fix thru diet and supplements. Will definitely make you tired and low quality RBC.
 
Hi all,
I’ve been in TRT for 5 years I’m 40 now. I am on test 180 mg per week used to inject twice per week and just switched to injecting 3x. Before I started anything my MVC, MCH are always low even now. I donate whole blood every 8 weeks, lately I’ve been having episodes of hard time taking deep breath but I can take many short breath till it goes away (30-45 seconds) I am not fat, I lift and do cardio 6x a week. Meeting the PCP next week to discuss these results but I would like to have an idea. My platelets were below normal
before TRT and now they are in the low but normal range. Any tip or suggestion helps
See here and posts below it for detailed information related to your questions. Very nice references linked therein.



 
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