Recent NMR lipoprofile results!!!!should I be concerned

magnus68

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Does TRT alter Lipoprofile? My Primary does NOT prescribe my TRT. But says I need to be on Atorvastatin. According to a recent Heart cath my arteries look good, what gives?



[h=4]Lab Test Results[/b]Nmr Lipoprofile
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[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabTest"]Test[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold th.LabCorpCCRItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabAbnormalFlag"]Low[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold th.LabCorpCCRItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabAbnormalFlag"]Normal[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold th.LabCorpCCRItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabAbnormalFlag"]High[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold th.LabCorpCCRItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabReferenceRange"]Reference Range[/TH]
[TH="class: bodyBold ccrItemHeader LabCorpCCRViewer_LabUnits"]Units[/TH]
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[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Ldl-P[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1169[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]<1000[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Ldl-C[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]108[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0-99[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]mg/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Hdl-C[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]33[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]>39[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]mg/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Triglycerides[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]102[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0-149[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]mg/dL[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Cholesterol, Total[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]161[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]100-199[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]mg/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Hdl-P (Total)[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]24.3[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]>=30.5[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]umol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Small Ldl-P[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]687[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]<=527[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Ldl Size[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]20.7[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]>20.5[/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]nm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Hdl Particle Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Small Ldl Particle Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]64.0[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Ldl Size Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]45.3[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Large Vldl Particle Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]34.9[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Large Hdl Particle Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Vldl Size Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]29.8[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Hdl Size Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]0.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Lp-Ir Score Percentile[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]66.0[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Protein[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]514[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Pffa[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]122[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Prot And Pffa Calc[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]636[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Idl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Large Ldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]342[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Large/Med Hdl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]umol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Large/Med Vldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]28.1[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Medium Hdl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]umol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Medium Vldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]27.6[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Small Vldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]38.4[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Vldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]67.2[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Vldl Triglycerides[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]73.1[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]mg/dL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]Vldl/Ldl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]1252[/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: alternatingRow ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]Small Hdl Particle Number[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: LabCorpCCRItemText, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: ccrItemText"]nmol/L[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
TRT can decrease HDL at doses higher than 150 mg per week. It does not have an effect on LDL and may have a lowering effect on triglycerides.

I would not freak out too much since your NMR profile is not horrible. It is actually a little off except for the low HDL.

I would try 500 mg niacin plus 600 mg NAC twice per day with food, exercise more and potentially decrease TRT dose if it is over 150 mg/week.
 

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