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<blockquote data-quote="CoastWatcher" data-source="post: 70198" data-attributes="member: 2624"><p>I'm a bit puzzled. While I'm glad your doctor recognized that the total testosterone value you presented with requires attention, what was meant when you wrote "prior to obtaining more blood work for a long term plan?" It's standard practice to obtain a complete panel of tests prior to the start of therapy. Was your LH, FSH, and SHBG run? A baseline PSA is a mandatory test, too. And what about estradiol?</p><p></p><p>Without some of these you and your doctor are guessing as to what an appropriate protocol would look like. For example, are you dealing with primary or secondary hypogonadism? The answer is in the LH and FSH results. Do you need multiple, smaller injections of testosterone per week, or will a single injection result in better results? Your SHBG gives the answer to that question. Is the control of estradiol going to likely require anastrozole, if not now, down the road? That can only be known when the estradiol/sensitive test is run. </p><p></p><p>Do you know if these were run? When do you start your injections?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoastWatcher, post: 70198, member: 2624"] I'm a bit puzzled. While I'm glad your doctor recognized that the total testosterone value you presented with requires attention, what was meant when you wrote "prior to obtaining more blood work for a long term plan?" It's standard practice to obtain a complete panel of tests prior to the start of therapy. Was your LH, FSH, and SHBG run? A baseline PSA is a mandatory test, too. And what about estradiol? Without some of these you and your doctor are guessing as to what an appropriate protocol would look like. For example, are you dealing with primary or secondary hypogonadism? The answer is in the LH and FSH results. Do you need multiple, smaller injections of testosterone per week, or will a single injection result in better results? Your SHBG gives the answer to that question. Is the control of estradiol going to likely require anastrozole, if not now, down the road? That can only be known when the estradiol/sensitive test is run. Do you know if these were run? When do you start your injections? [/QUOTE]
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