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Sorry to jump on this thread, and apologies if this isn't correct etiquite.. Just joined, so apologies if that is the case.

I recently whilst training became extremley tired- falling asleep in the gym.. I got home went straight to bed, couldn't keep my eyes open. I checked my BP and it was 60/52. I was alarmed and went to the Dr.

The only things that came back were elevated hematocrit at 50.4 and ALTS.

They ran a 24 hour ECG to reassure me.

Am I getting carried away here, but wouldn't the decrease in blood pressure lead to an increase in hematocrit to increase RBC and my ability to carry oxygen about my body... I'm thinking this points towards a CV issue..

Back to the Drs?

[QUOTE="TomNorth, post: 27095, member: 12508"] Sorry to jump on this thread, and apologies if this isn't correct etiquite.. Just joined, so apologies if that is the case. I recently whilst training became extremley tired- falling asleep in the gym.. I got home went straight to bed, couldn't keep my eyes open. I checked my BP and it was 60/52. I was alarmed and went to the Dr. The only things that came back were elevated hematocrit at 50.4 and ALTS. They ran a 24 hour ECG to reassure me. Am I getting carried away here, but wouldn't the decrease in blood pressure lead to an increase in hematocrit to increase RBC and my ability to carry oxygen about my body... I'm thinking this points towards a CV issue.. Back to the Drs? [/QUOTE]

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A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038