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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 274486" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>If these are your T levels injecting once weekly and blood work was done at the true trough (7 days post-injection) then there is no way you only went from TT 425---485 ng/dL going from 100---150 mg T/week.</p><p></p><p>A dose increase of 50mg T/week is a big jump yet your TT only bumped up 60 ng/dL.</p><p></p><p>Something not jiving here.</p><p></p><p>Gets even nuttier as your TT 485 ng/dl on 150mg T/week jumped up to 885 ng/dL on your current dose of 170 mg T/week.</p><p></p><p>A sensible dose increase of 20 mg T/week yet your TT jumped up a whopping 400 ng/dL.</p><p></p><p>Regardless if your bloodwork was done at the true trough (7 days post-injection) and you are hitting a very high trough TT 885 ng/dL then your trough FT will be healthy or high depending on where your SHBG sits.</p><p></p><p>More importantly, your peak TT, FT, and estradiol will be much higher.</p><p></p><p>For all we know your FT is sky-high earlier in the week!</p><p></p><p>How many days after your last injection was blood work done?</p><p></p><p>Blood work should always be done at the true trough (lowest point) before your next injection.</p><p></p><p>Need to post labs TT, FT, estradiol, SHBG let alone CBC which includes RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit.</p><p></p><p>Include assays/reference ranges.</p><p></p><p>Give us something to chew on here.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the active unbound fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects.</p><p></p><p>Also keep in mind running too high a trough FT level can be just as bad in many ways as having too low an FT level especially when it comes to libido/erectile function and mood.</p><p></p><p>Libido/erectile function is multifactorial and it is not as simple as blaming estradiol or hormones.</p><p></p><p>Much more going on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 274486, member: 13851"] If these are your T levels injecting once weekly and blood work was done at the true trough (7 days post-injection) then there is no way you only went from TT 425---485 ng/dL going from 100---150 mg T/week. A dose increase of 50mg T/week is a big jump yet your TT only bumped up 60 ng/dL. Something not jiving here. Gets even nuttier as your TT 485 ng/dl on 150mg T/week jumped up to 885 ng/dL on your current dose of 170 mg T/week. A sensible dose increase of 20 mg T/week yet your TT jumped up a whopping 400 ng/dL. Regardless if your bloodwork was done at the true trough (7 days post-injection) and you are hitting a very high trough TT 885 ng/dL then your trough FT will be healthy or high depending on where your SHBG sits. More importantly, your peak TT, FT, and estradiol will be much higher. For all we know your FT is sky-high earlier in the week! How many days after your last injection was blood work done? Blood work should always be done at the true trough (lowest point) before your next injection. Need to post labs TT, FT, estradiol, SHBG let alone CBC which includes RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. Include assays/reference ranges. Give us something to chew on here. Keep in mind that although TT is important to know FT is what truly matters as it is the active unbound fraction of testosterone responsible for the positive effects. Also keep in mind running too high a trough FT level can be just as bad in many ways as having too low an FT level especially when it comes to libido/erectile function and mood. Libido/erectile function is multifactorial and it is not as simple as blaming estradiol or hormones. Much more going on. [/QUOTE]
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