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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
My Experiment to Optimize Hematocrit and Iron
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<blockquote data-quote="endopa-c" data-source="post: 56892"><p>Lockout888- There are many reasons for polycythemia. Are you a Defy patient? If so please call me so we can review your past medical history, medication list, and regimen to investigate why you are consistently having to donate blood. As you have discovered donating one pint lowers your ferritin levels approx 30 points. The goal is to correct the cause of the polycythemia and maintain a testosterone dose that is sustainable for the long term so you don't need to donate blood. More often than not the primary cause is obstructive sleep apnea. The hypoxia associated with OSA causes an increase in RBC production even more so than elevated testosterone levels. Have you had a sleep apnea test? They have the take home test now so you don't have to sleep in a clinic and its affordable even if you don't have insurance- around $200 last time I checked for a patient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="endopa-c, post: 56892"] Lockout888- There are many reasons for polycythemia. Are you a Defy patient? If so please call me so we can review your past medical history, medication list, and regimen to investigate why you are consistently having to donate blood. As you have discovered donating one pint lowers your ferritin levels approx 30 points. The goal is to correct the cause of the polycythemia and maintain a testosterone dose that is sustainable for the long term so you don't need to donate blood. More often than not the primary cause is obstructive sleep apnea. The hypoxia associated with OSA causes an increase in RBC production even more so than elevated testosterone levels. Have you had a sleep apnea test? They have the take home test now so you don't have to sleep in a clinic and its affordable even if you don't have insurance- around $200 last time I checked for a patient. [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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My Experiment to Optimize Hematocrit and Iron
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