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Your doctor is an idiot! You will not recover iron stores on your current path! For things to improve, you have to change something, either stop donating, lower your Test dosage or try a different delivery method/treatment option.

You don't even mention what your current hormones levels are.

If you want to rid yourself of having problems with secondary erythrocytosis, thus forcing donation and crashing of ferritin levels, the newer oral testosterone options, Jatenzo, Kyzatrex and Orlando in the clinical trials had zero cases of secondary erythrocytosis due to the PK profiles!

Testosterone injections typically have the highest number of cases of secondary erythrocytosis due to the longer half-life of 5-7 days, creating a near constant hormone levels across days compared to the newer orals of 6 hour half-life.

[QUOTE="Systemlord, post: 280631, member: 15832"] Your doctor is an idiot! You will not recover iron stores on your current path! For things to improve, you have to change something, either stop donating, lower your Test dosage or try a different delivery method/treatment option. You don't even mention what your current hormones levels are. If you want to rid yourself of having problems with secondary erythrocytosis, thus forcing donation and crashing of ferritin levels, the newer oral testosterone options, Jatenzo, Kyzatrex and Orlando in the clinical trials had zero cases of secondary erythrocytosis due to the PK profiles! Testosterone injections typically have the highest number of cases of secondary erythrocytosis due to the longer half-life of 5-7 days, creating a near constant hormone levels across days compared to the newer orals of 6 hour half-life. [/QUOTE]

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TRT Hormone Predictor Widget

Understanding Your Hormones

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.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

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

Scientific Reference

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.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038