Hi everyone,
My name is Paul. I am a 48 year old male, 120kg (264 pounds) HIV+ since 2003. HIV is fine and undetectable. My endocrine system is another thing altogether.
My current regimen is as follows:
2ml depo testosterone weekly
1 x 25mg Aromasin every 6 days. (used to be every 3 days but due to cost changed to every 6 days)
I have started this month to also take Acetyl L Carniine, Zinc + Copper, Vitamin E, Vitamin D & Co-Q10 as suggested on this site and Magnesium. I also take 150mg Aspirin daily to keep my blood thin. I have been on this TRT for the last 2 years. Got my blood tests back and will give you the results which concern me.
[TABLE="width: 500, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD]Test[/TD]
[TD]Result[/TD]
[TD]Reference[/TD]
[TD]Units[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Haemoglobin[/TD]
[TD]21.3[/TD]
[TD]14.3 - 18.3[/TD]
[TD]g/dl[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Red Cell Count[/TD]
[TD]6.47[/TD]
[TD]4.89 - 6.11[/TD]
[TD]10[SUP]12[/SUP]/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Haematocrit[/TD]
[TD]59.8[/TD]
[TD]43.0 - 55.0[/TD]
[TD]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]MCH[/TD]
[TD]32.9[/TD]
[TD]27.0 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD]pg[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Immature Granulocytes[/TD]
[TD]0.70[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Urate[/TD]
[TD]0.46[/TD]
[TD]0.21 - 0.43[/TD]
[TD]mmol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Homocysteine[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]< 15[/TD]
[TD]umoll[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TSH (Roche)[/TD]
[TD]3.58[/TD]
[TD]0.27 - 4.20[/TD]
[TD]mIU/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Prolactin[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]4 - 15[/TD]
[TD]ug/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DHEAS[/TD]
[TD]6.2[/TD]
[TD]1.9 - 13.4[/TD]
[TD]umol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total Testosterone[/TD]
[TD]29.1[/TD]
[TD]8.0 - 27.1[/TD]
[TD]nmol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]SHBG (Roche)[/TD]
[TD]28.6[/TD]
[TD]11.4 - 52.3[/TD]
[TD]nmol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Free Testosterone Calculated[/TD]
[TD]728[/TD]
[TD]180 - 536[/TD]
[TD]pmol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Oestradiol[/TD]
[TD]103[/TD]
[TD]< 208[/TD]
[TD]pmol/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FSH[/TD]
[TD]0.6[/TD]
[TD]1.2 - 15.8[/TD]
[TD]IU/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LH[/TD]
[TD]< 0.1[/TD]
[TD]1.3 - 9.6[/TD]
[TD]IU/l[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PSA[/TD]
[TD]1.66[/TD]
[TD]0.0 - 4.0[/TD]
[TD]ng/ml[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
My GP said I need to have blood removed at a hospital because of my high Haematocrit which I understand. Can't donate because of my HIV.
He also says I have gout because if my high Urate.
Homocysteine is also a concern and very high.
Prolactin is high.
My Total T and Free T is also high.
I'm not sure about my Oestradial if that is too high.
I will need to reduce my weekly T dosage. maybe to 1.5ml every 10 days instead of 2ml every 7 days ?
FSH & LH suppressed because of my TRT ?
PSA seems OK.
Any advice from the experts here would be much appreciated. I will be going to an endocrinologist with these result soon as well.
Many thanks,
Paul.
