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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Quest Lab values from DiscountedLabs.com just not adding up
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<blockquote data-quote="FunkOdyssey" data-source="post: 231964" data-attributes="member: 44064"><p>Yes. What you're missing is that in natural men, the highest total testosterone values are not posted by men with a high percentage of free T. The highest total testosterone values belong to the high SHBG guys. High SHBG drives your total testosterone way up relative to your free T, and consequently your free testosterone as a percentage is lower. With this in mind, it is very plausible that the average guy with 1100 ng/dL total testosterone has 1.4% free.</p><p></p><p>Also, I would note that Quest's free testosterone by equilibrium dialysis usually produces lower results than Vermeulen calculations by 20-30%. The range you quoted for optimized men, which represents more of a TOT idea of what optimized means, refers to Vermeulen calculated values. You'll want to use your own Vermeulen values then to compare apples to apples.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FunkOdyssey, post: 231964, member: 44064"] Yes. What you're missing is that in natural men, the highest total testosterone values are not posted by men with a high percentage of free T. The highest total testosterone values belong to the high SHBG guys. High SHBG drives your total testosterone way up relative to your free T, and consequently your free testosterone as a percentage is lower. With this in mind, it is very plausible that the average guy with 1100 ng/dL total testosterone has 1.4% free. Also, I would note that Quest's free testosterone by equilibrium dialysis usually produces lower results than Vermeulen calculations by 20-30%. The range you quoted for optimized men, which represents more of a TOT idea of what optimized means, refers to Vermeulen calculated values. You'll want to use your own Vermeulen values then to compare apples to apples. [/QUOTE]
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Quest Lab values from DiscountedLabs.com just not adding up
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