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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="CoastWatcher" data-source="post: 82537" data-attributes="member: 2624"><p>Welcome to Excelmale. You have to become your own advocate in matters of your health - particularly in this area, androgen replacement - as you are finding out. If the lab results you posted reflect the sum total of the labs that were run, you received a poor workup. </p><p></p><p>Was your estradiol the sensitive or the standard test? The former is the only one that men can rely on since the latter often inflates the result. You had LH run - what about FSH? Total estrogens was a waste of money as it gives absolutely no information to your doctor that can be acted on. Your testosterone was appallingly low, it's no wonder you feel miserable, but was free testosterone run? SHBG - essential in planning a protocol - isn't reported, and none of the critical thyroid labs, ft3, ft4, rt3, and the antibody panels seem to have been drawn. A PSA is an essential baseline, and needs to be repeated annually. Prolactin, a CBC, and a CMP should be performed. All of of which sustains the doubts you have about the doctor who is managing your care. </p><p></p><p>You mentioned your age. What is your height and weight? What medications are you taking? Do you have a history of anabolic steroid use? Head or testicular injury? Do you snore - might you have sleep apnea? Any autoimmune/endocrine issues that you know of? You libido and erectile function are satisfactory? </p><p></p><p>The more information you can provide, the more comprehensive our discussion will be. Hopefully, you may have some of the tests I mentioned and can post them as without many of them we're still driving in the dark. You aren't the only member here who started the journey with a doctor who didn't know what he or she was doing. You deserve better care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CoastWatcher, post: 82537, member: 2624"] Welcome to Excelmale. You have to become your own advocate in matters of your health - particularly in this area, androgen replacement - as you are finding out. If the lab results you posted reflect the sum total of the labs that were run, you received a poor workup. Was your estradiol the sensitive or the standard test? The former is the only one that men can rely on since the latter often inflates the result. You had LH run - what about FSH? Total estrogens was a waste of money as it gives absolutely no information to your doctor that can be acted on. Your testosterone was appallingly low, it's no wonder you feel miserable, but was free testosterone run? SHBG - essential in planning a protocol - isn't reported, and none of the critical thyroid labs, ft3, ft4, rt3, and the antibody panels seem to have been drawn. A PSA is an essential baseline, and needs to be repeated annually. Prolactin, a CBC, and a CMP should be performed. All of of which sustains the doubts you have about the doctor who is managing your care. You mentioned your age. What is your height and weight? What medications are you taking? Do you have a history of anabolic steroid use? Head or testicular injury? Do you snore - might you have sleep apnea? Any autoimmune/endocrine issues that you know of? You libido and erectile function are satisfactory? The more information you can provide, the more comprehensive our discussion will be. Hopefully, you may have some of the tests I mentioned and can post them as without many of them we're still driving in the dark. You aren't the only member here who started the journey with a doctor who didn't know what he or she was doing. You deserve better care. [/QUOTE]
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