Question About What Tests to Get

[DJC105]

Hi all. I'm going by the doctor on Tuesday and am going to ask them to run some tests (haven't really started taking TRT yet, besides this debacle https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?6251-New-Here-and-Concerned-About-Doctor ). I'm trying to be smarter this next time and want to go ahead and get all the testing done before I even attempt to get back on TRT. My insurance covers all of my testing done at the student health center and I want to get everything checked off for the pre-TRT list. To that end, would y'all recommend any other tests that I should have them run? I really wanted to go all-out for when I go doctor in the future and they want to see all my lab work pre-TRT.

Blood Pressure
CBC with diff PLT
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel w/EGFR
Cortisol/DHEAS Saliva Test (4 specimens in one day)
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Estradiol
Estimated Glomerular (eGFR)
Ferritin
Folate
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Free Testosterone
Free T3
Free T4
Hematocrit
High-Density Lipoprotein
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Liver enzymes (AST and ALT)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Total Testosterone
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Ultrasensitive
Vitman B-12
Vitamin D

I appreciate y'alls help A LOT!

 

[ERO]

Make sure the E2 (Estradiol) test is the sensitive assay and add in DHT and SHBG.

 

[Re-Ride]

Estradiol Ultra Sensitive (take your pick: essential, why bother )
Check Comp metabolic panel version, get the more advanced one
Lipid profile instead of HDL
LDL direct?
hCG? odd ( tumor screen?)

No limits on what tests are covered at 100%?
Ask the experts on here if these are helpful for TRT baseline. Some of these would not be indicated:

sleep assessement, possibly a study esp if you snore or have high hematocrit

Don't take any supplements or fortified foods/drinks for 5 days before draw. Draw before 9 am if possible.

SHBG
Testos. Bioavailble
Prolactin
Pregnenolone
Progesterone
Magnesium
Zinc. plasma
Phosphorous
B6
Erythropoetin
Iron Binding/saturation
Thyroid anti-bodies (3), TPO, T3 reverese, ( depends on who u ask)
GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C (3 MONTH AVERAGE SUGAR)
IGF I Somatomedin C
AMYLASE (PANCREAS TEST)

health screen, not usually done w/o indcation, not TRT baseline:
quantiferon TB blood screen (why not?)
hep A antibody IGM
hep B core antibody
hep B surface antibody
hep C antibody
Celiac panel
urinalysis w/microscopic exam

 

[OMI100]

Dr Crisler's book has a comprehensive listing in it as well, along with good basic info. Get his book and Nelsons book if you have not done so already... You can get paperdback or electronic. I am old school and like turning pages by hand

 

[Nelson Vergel]

These are basic ones. If you are rich or your insurance does not mind, you can add others.


Blood Tests Needed Before and During Testosterone Replacement Therapy

 

[DJC105]

Thanks everyone for the help. I updated the list and will see what tests I can get my doctor to do on Tuesday. I went ahead and ordered both of the books that Orrin suggested.