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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
Is my free testosterone low?
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 185514" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Again the only testing method I would use for FT is the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration.</p><p></p><p>Your FT level is by no means low but below the mean (mid-range) and definitely far from optimal for your age.</p><p></p><p>If I was experiencing low-t symptoms at such age and my blood work (most accurate assay) showed that my TT/FT levels were truly low/sub-par than I would look into trt but do understand that you also need to keep in mind that having healthy thyroid/adrenals is critical as any dysfunction could also mimic low-t symptoms.</p><p></p><p>You would need to have a full set of labs done as you need to look at the overall picture.</p><p></p><p>As I stated previously it is always best to test twice and within a few weeks in <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">a </span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><u>fasted state between the hours of 8-10 am and I would go first thing in the morning 7-8 am.</u></span></p><p></p><p>Peak T levels would be between 6-8 am. </p><p></p><p>It is critical that you are in a fasted state otherwise your results will be skewed and if anything we want to test at peak so I would have blood drawn at 8 am.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10526[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 185514, member: 13851"] Again the only testing method I would use for FT is the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration. Your FT level is by no means low but below the mean (mid-range) and definitely far from optimal for your age. If I was experiencing low-t symptoms at such age and my blood work (most accurate assay) showed that my TT/FT levels were truly low/sub-par than I would look into trt but do understand that you also need to keep in mind that having healthy thyroid/adrenals is critical as any dysfunction could also mimic low-t symptoms. You would need to have a full set of labs done as you need to look at the overall picture. As I stated previously it is always best to test twice and within a few weeks in [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]a [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][U]fasted state between the hours of 8-10 am and I would go first thing in the morning 7-8 am.[/U][/COLOR] Peak T levels would be between 6-8 am. It is critical that you are in a fasted state otherwise your results will be skewed and if anything we want to test at peak so I would have blood drawn at 8 am. [ATTACH type="full"]10526[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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