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Must I donate blood while on TRT?
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 180286" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Most experience what we call the HONEYMOON period when first starting trt.</p><p></p><p>You are only one month in and I would be more concerned with where that dose of T (200mg/week) is going to have your TT/FT/e2 levels let alone what impact it will have on your RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit levels.</p><p></p><p>You were started on a very high dose which many may never need to achieve a healthy TT/FT level which will result in relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being.</p><p></p><p>You may feel great now but when first starting trt hormones are in FLUX leading up until blood levels stabilize (6 weeks) and keep in mind that hpta is not fully shut down as it can take 2-6 weeks depending on the weekly dose of exogenous esterified T you are injecting.</p><p></p><p>When starting trt hematocrit/hemoglobin will usually increase during the first month and can take 9-12 months to reach peak levels.</p><p></p><p>Increasing doses of testosterone will also elevate HCT/hemoglobin further and even then some have issues using low doses of testosterone.</p><p></p><p>Depending on how you react to the said dose of testosterone (200mg/week) and what impact it has on driving up your RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit remains to be seen as you need to wait for your blood levels to stabilize (6 weeks) before blood work is done.</p><p></p><p>Even then if blood markers get pushed too high and you decide that donating blood is needed to bring it down you need to proceed with caution because although it is common for men to donate many end up making the mistake of donating too often (every 2-3 months) which is a sure-fire way to end up crashing your ferritin/iron which can be detrimental.</p><p></p><p>Healthy ferritin levels are critical regardless of serum iron.</p><p></p><p>Many can end up having IDA (iron deficiency without anemia) let alone it can negatively impact optimal thyroid function.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/iron-deficiency-without-anemia-%E2%80%93-common-important-neglected.19415/[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>"The development of<u> <a href="https://labtestsonline.org/conditions/anemia" target="_blank">iron deficiency anemia</a> </u></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong><u>is a gradual process</u></strong>.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong> If your body is not taking in enough iron,</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong> <u>your body first uses the iron that is stored in tissues (i.e., ferritin) and blood levels of ferritin will begin to decrease</u>.</strong> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>If not corrected, the stored iron begins to be depleted as it is used in the production of red blood cells.</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"> <strong><u>In the early stages of iron-deficiency, </u></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><strong><u>blood levels of iron can be normal </u></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong><u>while stored iron, and therefore ferritin levels, will begin to decrease</u>.</strong> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 180286, member: 13851"] Most experience what we call the HONEYMOON period when first starting trt. You are only one month in and I would be more concerned with where that dose of T (200mg/week) is going to have your TT/FT/e2 levels let alone what impact it will have on your RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit levels. You were started on a very high dose which many may never need to achieve a healthy TT/FT level which will result in relief/improvement of low-t symptoms and overall well-being. You may feel great now but when first starting trt hormones are in FLUX leading up until blood levels stabilize (6 weeks) and keep in mind that hpta is not fully shut down as it can take 2-6 weeks depending on the weekly dose of exogenous esterified T you are injecting. When starting trt hematocrit/hemoglobin will usually increase during the first month and can take 9-12 months to reach peak levels. Increasing doses of testosterone will also elevate HCT/hemoglobin further and even then some have issues using low doses of testosterone. Depending on how you react to the said dose of testosterone (200mg/week) and what impact it has on driving up your RBCs/hemoglobin/hematocrit remains to be seen as you need to wait for your blood levels to stabilize (6 weeks) before blood work is done. Even then if blood markers get pushed too high and you decide that donating blood is needed to bring it down you need to proceed with caution because although it is common for men to donate many end up making the mistake of donating too often (every 2-3 months) which is a sure-fire way to end up crashing your ferritin/iron which can be detrimental. Healthy ferritin levels are critical regardless of serum iron. Many can end up having IDA (iron deficiency without anemia) let alone it can negatively impact optimal thyroid function. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/iron-deficiency-without-anemia-%E2%80%93-common-important-neglected.19415/[/URL] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B]"The development of[U] [URL='https://labtestsonline.org/conditions/anemia']iron deficiency anemia[/URL] [/U][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B][U]is a gradual process[/U][/B].[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B] If your body is not taking in enough iron,[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] [U]your body first uses the iron that is stored in tissues (i.e., ferritin) and blood levels of ferritin will begin to decrease[/U].[/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B]If not corrected, the stored iron begins to be depleted as it is used in the production of red blood cells.[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)] [B][U]In the early stages of iron-deficiency, [/U][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][B][U]blood levels of iron can be normal [/U][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B][U]while stored iron, and therefore ferritin levels, will begin to decrease[/U].[/B] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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