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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 149399" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>Now we are back to square one again as you persist to ask the same questions over and over when in fact you know where testing stands on getting an accurate measurement of ones FT levels.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Hello,</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Got my blood test done using the calculated method to see what that test looked liked for me. Here are the results:</strong></p><p><strong>Total Testosterone: 752 ( 250-1100 )</strong></p><p><strong>Free Testosterone: 86 ( 45-200 )</strong></p><p><strong>Bioavailable: 172 ( 110-275 )</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>I do not think they tested for SHBG but its probably high like always and looks like it with these numbers. Once again I'm 27 years old and not on TRT but still have low t symptoms most of the time. Just want to make sure its low free t before I go the TRT route. I heard the calculated method is pretty reliable other than the equilibrium method.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Did you miss this by any chance.....highly doubtful!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately regarding testing ones FT (free testosterone) most are using the <strong>direct analog-based free testosterone immunoassays</strong> which are <strong>inaccurate</strong>.</p><p></p><p>If anything you should be getting the equilibrium dialysis or better yet save yourself the money and use the<strong> Calculate free testosterone with TruT by FPT - </strong><a href="https://tru-t.org/" target="_blank">Try the public free testosterone calculator at tru-t.org</a></p><p></p><p>Do you truly know your FT levels?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.labcorp.com/test-menu/35521/testosterone-free-mass-spectrometry-equilibrium-dialysis-endocrine-sciences" target="_blank">500726: Testosterone, Free, Mass Spectrometry... | LabCorp</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Testosterone, Free, Mass Spectrometry/Equilibrium Dialysis (Endocrine Sciences)</strong></p><p></p><p>TEST:500726</p><p>Test number copied</p><p></p><p>CPT: 84402; 84403</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2018)</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/103/5/1715/4939465" target="_blank">Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society * Clinical Practice Guideline</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>In men who have conditions that alter sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG)</strong> (Table 2), <strong>or whoseinitial total testosterone concentrations are at or near the lower limit of the normal range</strong> (Fig. 1), <strong>clinicians should determine free testosterone concentrations either directly from equilibrium dialysis assays or by calculations that use total testosterone, SHBG, and albumin concentrations. Clinicians should not use direct analog-based free testosterone immunoassays, as they are inaccurate.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 149399, member: 13851"] Now we are back to square one again as you persist to ask the same questions over and over when in fact you know where testing stands on getting an accurate measurement of ones FT levels. [B]Hello,[/B] [B]Got my blood test done using the calculated method to see what that test looked liked for me. Here are the results: Total Testosterone: 752 ( 250-1100 ) Free Testosterone: 86 ( 45-200 ) Bioavailable: 172 ( 110-275 )[/B] [B]I do not think they tested for SHBG but its probably high like always and looks like it with these numbers. Once again I'm 27 years old and not on TRT but still have low t symptoms most of the time. Just want to make sure its low free t before I go the TRT route. I heard the calculated method is pretty reliable other than the equilibrium method.[/B] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you miss this by any chance.....highly doubtful! Unfortunately regarding testing ones FT (free testosterone) most are using the [B]direct analog-based free testosterone immunoassays[/B] which are [B]inaccurate[/B]. If anything you should be getting the equilibrium dialysis or better yet save yourself the money and use the[B] Calculate free testosterone with TruT by FPT - [/B][URL='https://tru-t.org/']Try the public free testosterone calculator at tru-t.org[/URL] Do you truly know your FT levels? [URL='https://www.labcorp.com/test-menu/35521/testosterone-free-mass-spectrometry-equilibrium-dialysis-endocrine-sciences']500726: Testosterone, Free, Mass Spectrometry... | LabCorp[/URL] [B]Testosterone, Free, Mass Spectrometry/Equilibrium Dialysis (Endocrine Sciences)[/B] TEST:500726 Test number copied CPT: 84402; 84403 [B]Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2018)[/B] [URL='https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/103/5/1715/4939465']Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society * Clinical Practice Guideline[/URL] [B]In men who have conditions that alter sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG)[/B] (Table 2), [B]or whoseinitial total testosterone concentrations are at or near the lower limit of the normal range[/B] (Fig. 1), [B]clinicians should determine free testosterone concentrations either directly from equilibrium dialysis assays or by calculations that use total testosterone, SHBG, and albumin concentrations. Clinicians should not use direct analog-based free testosterone immunoassays, as they are inaccurate.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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