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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
On TRT, good looking numbers, horrible ED and no morning wood STILL.. help
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<blockquote data-quote="Systemlord" data-source="post: 142755" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>Vince Carter makes an excellent point, normal isn't useful because the reference ranges for TSH aren't normal and doctors cannot agree on what is normal, some don't believe Reverse T3 has any negative effects on the body.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480274/" target="_blank">Though TSH remains the most commonly used endocrine test in clinical practice, the issue of an appropriate TSH, and to a lesser extent, free T4 and free T3 reference ranges is still under debate. First of all the distribution of TSH reference range is not normal, with median values (also depending on population iodine intake) usually between 1-1.5 mU/L</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16148345" target="_blank">It has become clear that previously accepted reference ranges are no longer valid as a result of both the development of more highly sensitive TSH assays and the appreciation that reference populations previously considered normal were contaminated with individuals with various degrees of thyroid dysfunction that served to increase mean TSH levels for the group. Recent laboratory guidelines from the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry indicate that more than 95% of normal individuals have TSH levels below 2.5 mU/liter. </a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Systemlord, post: 142755, member: 15832"] Vince Carter makes an excellent point, normal isn't useful because the reference ranges for TSH aren't normal and doctors cannot agree on what is normal, some don't believe Reverse T3 has any negative effects on the body. [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4480274/']Though TSH remains the most commonly used endocrine test in clinical practice, the issue of an appropriate TSH, and to a lesser extent, free T4 and free T3 reference ranges is still under debate. First of all the distribution of TSH reference range is not normal, with median values (also depending on population iodine intake) usually between 1-1.5 mU/L[/URL] [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16148345']It has become clear that previously accepted reference ranges are no longer valid as a result of both the development of more highly sensitive TSH assays and the appreciation that reference populations previously considered normal were contaminated with individuals with various degrees of thyroid dysfunction that served to increase mean TSH levels for the group. Recent laboratory guidelines from the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry indicate that more than 95% of normal individuals have TSH levels below 2.5 mU/liter. [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
On TRT, good looking numbers, horrible ED and no morning wood STILL.. help
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