Latest test result - disappointed

Dave29

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My latest testosterone test came back at 5.2 ng/mL on a 1.68-7.46 ng/mL scale.
Is this a good result from taking 60mgs test c injections every 3.5 days with 250iu of hcg every 3.5 days? 520 on 240-950 scale? I need to increase the test or both? 44yrs old. I could feel better in my opinion. Libido recently took a nose dive.
 
How long have you been on this protocol? When was your blood drawn, just prior to an injection? What was your free testosterone and what is your SHBG?
 
6 weeks on test shots every 3.5 days. 3 weeks hcg every 3.5 days. I do not have numbers for the free test yet. No SHBG test ordered. Prior to injections I applied 300mgs compounded test cream daily for 2yrs and got to 5.7 on that same scale.
 
6 weeks on test shots every 3.5 days. 3 weeks hcg every 3.5 days. I do not have numbers for the free test yet. No SHBG test ordered. Prior to injections I applied 300mgs compounded test cream daily for 2yrs and got to 5.7 on that same scale.

No SHBG was ever obtained? Not even prior the start of therapy? You moved from compounded cream to injections because...
 

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Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

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