Need Blood Work interpreted please!

[recurve6]

Hi Nelson:

I have some BW results I would like to share with you and hope that you could interpret them for me please?

Free T=183.0 pgml.
Total T=503 ng/dl.
Albumin=3.9
SHBG= 10nmol/L

I have been on TRT program now for 6 months.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Thx,

recurve6

 

[recurve6]

Feel free to chime in guys if you have any input.

Thx!!!

 

[Vince]

Could you post the ranges and the amount of testosterone and any HCG that you are injecting.

 

[ERO]

Also, how do you feel 6 months in? Good, bad, no change from before you started?

 

[CoastWatcher]

As Vince noted, it will help us to have your labs reference ranges.

 

[recurve6]

These results are form my PCP not my Endo. I'm trying to compare notes if you will between sources of BW.
Free T=183.0 range 30-140 pg/ml
Test=503 range 20-600 ng/dl
Albumin=3.9 range 3.2*5.0 g/dl
SHBG=10 range 11-80nmol/L

Hope tis helps.

Thx,
recurve6

 

[recurve6]

Vince,

I inject 200mg of test cyp. once a wk followed by 2 injections of 500iu of HCG every sat. & mon. in the morning. I also take .75mg of anastrozole twice a wk.

 

[ERO]

So how do you feel in this protocol? We don't know what to potentially advise you on unless we know how you feel. For example, if you feel great, then no need to interpret your blood work - because it is working fine as-is.

 

[recurve6]

ERO,

All great except for ED. I have never had libido issues, I have always been a "Horn Dog" At first, erections were great no problems but in the last few months they have tapered off to where they use to be before starting TRT. I was put on TRT only for ED. My TT before starting TRT was 324 ng/dl.

 

[Vince]

Vince,

I inject 200mg of test cyp. once a wk followed by 2 injections of 500iu of HCG every sat. & mon. in the morning. I also take .75mg of anastrozole twice a wk.

Your test cyp seems somewhat high at 200 mg once a week, I would split my injects to twice a week. I wonder if the AI is too high.

 

[ERO]

This is fairly common when starting TRT and can be caused by several things. Even more confusing is that ty can be a sign of either too high E2, or too low E2. (there are also many other possibilities) If I were you, the first thing I would do would be to split the T dose and do half of it every 3.5 days - say Monday morning and Thursday evening, for example. You get steadier T levels and less conversion to E2 that way. Both of which are conducive to better libido. I don't know if you have access to HCG, but it would be good to add if you can get it. In terms of libido, HCG has only anecdotal evidence, as some guys feel a big increase in libido and some feel nothing. Many docs are prescribing a small daily dose of HCG now instead of the usual twice weekly regimen, but both dosing schemes can work.