LabCorp Testosterone > 1500

[Clouds]

I just got my first testosterone results from LabCorp. I went through Discounted Labs. It was a great, easy experience. My results showed Total Testosterone - >1500 ng/dl (348-1197), Free Testosterone - 42.4 pg/ml (7.2-24.0), Estrodial Sensitive - 19.7 pg/ml (8.0-35.0). Why did I not get a complete Total Testosterone reading rather than just a ">1500"?

 

[Vince Carter]

It's ">1500" because that's the limit of the test, 1500, you're obviously at 1501 or higher, who knows. You obviously didn't test in a trough like your supposed to. Or you're overdosing or on a cycle/cruise.

 

[Vince]

How much testosterone do you inject and how often do you inject.
When did you do labs, on injection day before you injected?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Labcorp offers two tests. One cheaper (ECLIA, for TT< 1500) than the other (LC/MS for TT >1500) . DiscountedLabs offers both and describes the range:

http://www.discountedlabs.com/testosterone-free-and-total-lc-ms-ms-t-1-500-ng-dl/

http://www.discountedlabs.com/testosterone-total-and-free-regular/

 

[CoastWatcher]

When did you test relative to your injection schedule?

 

[Clouds]

Thanks Nelson. Understanding there are two lab test options helps. I have been injecting 100 mg of cypionate twice a week (200 mg total for the week), along with 250 ml of HCG on each shot day, along with .5 mg of anastrozole on shot day and .5 on the day after. Based on my lab results, I am clearly overshooting my target range. I don't see my doctor until Nov, so I was going to self-adjust to 70 mg of cypionate twice a week, and leave the rest the same. Thoughts? Should I also dial back my anastrozole to .5 mg on shot day only? My shot days are Sun and Thurs. I submitted blood work on Wed morning.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thanks Nelson. Understanding there are two lab test options helps. I have been injecting 100 mg of cypionate twice a week (200 mg total for the week), along with 250 ml of HCG on each shot day, along with .5 mg of anastrozole on shot day and .5 on the day after. Based on my lab results, I am clearly overshooting my target range. I don't see my doctor until Nov, so I was going to self-adjust to 70 mg of cypionate twice a week, and leave the rest the same. Thoughts? Should I also dial back my anastrozole to .5 mg on shot day only? My shot days are Sun and Thurs. I submitted blood work on Wed morning.

What you propose for testosterone is a prudent adjustment, as is the Anastrozole dose change. Forgive me if I overlooked it, but do you have hemoglobin, hematocrit values?

 

[Clouds]

Thanks! I did not get the hemoglobin, hematocrit values. I just did the Total Test, Free Test, and E2 lab tests.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thanks! I did not get the hemoglobin, hematocrit values. I just did the Total Test, Free Test, and E2 lab tests.

A CBC wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[ERO]

Bear in mind as well that "<1500" could mean that you are at 1501. My point being that its not a huge worry - just adjust your T dose a bit as you have proposed and you should be fine.

Your AI dose is huge if I am reading your post correctly - 2 mg per week? (0.5 day of shot and 0.5 mg again day after - and you do two T shots a week for 4 doses at 0.5 mg?) - do you have past history of high E2 or did you doc just start you out with this dose?

 

[Clouds]

You are correct on the dosage. The doctor started me out on this dose.

 

[Lancealot]

Thanks Nelson. Understanding there are two lab test options helps. I have been injecting 100 mg of cypionate twice a week (200 mg total for the week), along with 250 ml of HCG on each shot day, along with .5 mg of anastrozole on shot day and .5 on the day after. Based on my lab results, I am clearly overshooting my target range. I don't see my doctor until Nov, so I was going to self-adjust to 70 mg of cypionate twice a week, and leave the rest the same. Thoughts? Should I also dial back my anastrozole to .5 mg on shot day only? My shot days are Sun and Thurs. I submitted blood work on Wed morning.

Here is why your total T is so high. You tested on wed instead of thur before injection. That would give you a trough reading. I made the same mistake before. Just have blood drawn on the day of next injection before injection.