Introduction + Some background information

[WhatSayYou89]

Background: 28 years old, decent shape. Workout 2-3 times a week with an ok diet.

Sex drive has been pretty shit for the past couple of years.

Got blood work drawn when I was 24 by my regular doctor and test was @ 400. Seemed low but he’s a real old school doc so he said as long as it’s in range I’m fine.

Fast forward to now I got blood drawn again on my own & it came back at 350.

Scheduled an appt with a health n wellness clinic near me to see a about getting a script for trt.

No idea how this visit will go but from others experiences trying to get on trt it is a nightmare that usually ends in having to go from doc to doc.

I’m hoping that since this is more of like an anti aging type clinic and that I’m paying out of pocket it will be easier.

I’m out of Birmingham, Alabama so plenty of doctors in the area but I’d rather just be one and done.

I’ll be bringing in the lab work I got done on my own a few weeks ago to the appt. Not sure if they’ll use it or want to draw their own.

Any tips, questions or a heads up on what to expect when I get in there?

 

[Sean Mosher]

Can you post that labwork here so you can get some feedback before your visit?

 

[WhatSayYou89]

Can you post that labwork here so you can get some feedback before your visit?

Sure thing.

Test Name		Result	Flag			Reference Range	Lab
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC		4.5				3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL	01
RBC		5.76				4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL	01
Hemoglobin		16.2				13.0-17.7 g/dL	01
Hematocrit		47.3			01
MCV		82				79-97 fL	01
MCH		28.1				26.6-33.0 pg	01
MCHC		34.2				31.5-35.7 g/dL	01
RDW		14.2			01
Platelets		235				150-379 x10E3/uL	01
Neutrophils		50				Not Estab. %	01
Lymphs		38				Not Estab. %	01
Monocytes		9				Not Estab. %	01
Eos		2				Not Estab. %	01
Basos		1				Not Estab. %	01
Neutrophils (Absolute)		2.3				1.4-7.0 x10E3/uL	01
Lymphs (Absolute)		1.7				0.7-3.1 x10E3/uL	01
Monocytes(Absolute)		0.4				0.1-0.9 x10E3/uL	01
Eos (Absolute)		0.1				0.0-0.4 x10E3/uL	01
Baso (Absolute)		0.0				0.0-0.2 x10E3/uL	01
Immature Granulocytes		0				Not Estab. %	01
Immature Grans (Abs)		0.0				0.0-0.1 x10E3/uL	01
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose		97				65-99 mg/dL	01
BUN		16				6-20 mg/dL	01
Creatinine		0.94				0.76-1.27 mg/dL	01
eGFR If NonAfricn Am		110				>59 mL/min/1.73	01
eGFR If Africn Am		127				>59 mL/min/1.73	01
BUN/Creatinine Ratio		17			01
Sodium		140				134-144 mmol/L	01
Potassium		4.3				3.5-5.2 mmol/L	01
Chloride		100				96-106 mmol/L	01
Carbon Dioxide, Total		25				18-29 mmol/L	01
	Male
0 days	16 - 29
31 days	-	1 year	15 - 25
2 years	-	5 years	17 - 26
6 years	19 - 27
		>12 years	20 - 29
Calcium		9.6				8.7-10.2 mg/dL	01
Protein, Total		7.5				6.0-8.5 g/dL	01
Albumin		5.1				3.5-5.5 g/dL	01
Globulin, Total		2.4				1.5-4.5 g/dL	01
A/G Ratio		2.1			01
Bilirubin, Total		0.9				0.0-1.2 mg/dL	01
Alkaline Phosphatase		79				39-117 IU/L	01
AST (SGOT)		30				0-40 IU/L	01
ALT (SGPT)		30				0-44 IU/L	01
Testosterone, Serum

[TD="colspan: 2"]37.5-51.0 %
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[TD="colspan: 2"]12.3-15.4 %
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[TD="colspan: 2"]9-20
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[TD="colspan: 7"]**Effective June 11, 2018 Carbon Dioxide, Total**
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[TD="colspan: 4"]reference interval will be changing to:
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Age
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Female
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[TD="colspan: 2"]- 30 days
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[TD="colspan: 2"]16 - 29
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[TD="colspan: 2"]15 - 25
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[TD="colspan: 2"]17 - 26
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[TD="colspan: 2"]- 12 years
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[TD="colspan: 2"]19 - 27
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[TD="colspan: 2"]20 - 29
[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]1.2-2.2
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Testosterone, Serum	356	264-916 ng/dL	01
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S
LH	4.9	1.7-8.6 mIU/mL	01
FSH, Serum
FSH	5.4	1.5-12.4 mIU/mL	01
Estradiol
Estradiol	17.5	7.6-42.6 pg/mL	01
Roche ECLIA methodology

[TD="colspan: 2"]Adult male reference interval is based on a population of
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[TD="colspan: 2"]healthy nonobese males (BMI <30) between 19 and 39 years old.
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Travison, et.al. JCEM 2017,102;1161-1173. PMID: 28324103.
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