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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Initial tests - thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 113729" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Mustang, welcome to EM! Thanks for joining and posting your info & labs.</p><p></p><p>Yes, your total test serum is on the low end. Not in the tank, but definitely nowhere near optimal. Running approx. tad over 2% on Free Test ... 2% to 3% is usually right % bracket, but you're going to want an improved Total Serum result to make that number ideal, maybe 16pg/ml to 22pg/ml, +/- a few points depending on where you and your physician see optimal wellness (?)</p><p></p><p>As you noted, other labs are needed ... First, see where your LH/FSH sits to determine Primary or Secondary. On your E2, needing to see a "Sensitive" or "Ultra-sensitive" lab if the one you posted is only a basic E2 (?). I suspect you might also have something lagging with the thyroid, so please run: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, and Antibodies (TPO & TgAb). In conjunction with thyroid, would also like to see Iron Serum, TIBC Or UIBC, Ferritin, and electrolytes. Beyond that, all CBC's, lipids, and metabolic should be checked, as well as PSA ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 113729, member: 696"] Mustang, welcome to EM! Thanks for joining and posting your info & labs. Yes, your total test serum is on the low end. Not in the tank, but definitely nowhere near optimal. Running approx. tad over 2% on Free Test ... 2% to 3% is usually right % bracket, but you're going to want an improved Total Serum result to make that number ideal, maybe 16pg/ml to 22pg/ml, +/- a few points depending on where you and your physician see optimal wellness (?) As you noted, other labs are needed ... First, see where your LH/FSH sits to determine Primary or Secondary. On your E2, needing to see a "Sensitive" or "Ultra-sensitive" lab if the one you posted is only a basic E2 (?). I suspect you might also have something lagging with the thyroid, so please run: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, and Antibodies (TPO & TgAb). In conjunction with thyroid, would also like to see Iron Serum, TIBC Or UIBC, Ferritin, and electrolytes. Beyond that, all CBC's, lipids, and metabolic should be checked, as well as PSA ... [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Initial tests - thoughts?
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