New blood work

Rhino 2.0 · Dec 22, 2018

Hi guys,

I just got some recent bloods taken for total t, free t, bio t, and shbg. Any comments our advice is appreciated. Not on TRT BTW.

Total testosterone- 517ng/dl (250-1100)
Free testosterone- 52.3pg/ml (46.0-224.0)
Bioavailable testosterone- 154.3ng/dl (110.0-575.0)
SHBG- 42 (10-50)

I finally was able to see that my free testosterone is much lower on this test with Quest Diagnostics then it is on the direct free testosterone test with Lab corp. I might be looking into starting TRT with a low t clinic around my area that accepts my insurance.

Systemlord · Dec 22, 2018

Be sure you don't allow this clinic to dictate you come into the clinic for weekly injections, that's just not acceptable.

Two injections per week would work nicely for you, I would start TRT in isolation and dial in before thinking about adding in HCG.

Personally I wouldn't add HCG unless it was detrimental to TRT, if fertility is a concern FSH is always a option.

Rhino 2.0 · Dec 22, 2018

Systemlord said:
Be sure you don't allow this clinic to dictate you come into the clinic for weekly injections, that's just not acceptable.

Two injections per week would work nicely for you, I would start TRT in isolation and dial in before thinking about adding in HCG.

Personally I wouldn't add HCG unless it was detrimental to TRT, if fertility is a concern FSH is always a option.

Do you know if low t clinics decide what you take? A lot of them like to give patients testosterone, anastrozal, and HCG at the same time. If you tell them you only want testosterone for now could they not accept you because you don't want to take anastrozal or the HCG? Also this clinic told me even if my insurance covers it, it would still cost me $180 a month. I'm guessing that was including the HCG and anastrozal though. I'm sure if I asked to use just testoserone it would be much cheaper.

Vince · Dec 23, 2018

Before you pick a clinic, make sure you do a lot of research. Before I started trt, I went crazy on researching doctors and clinics. Do your homework and you'll be a lot happier with your results.