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Trough Total Testosterone on once weekly injections
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 274796" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>It was calculated and includes the lab's reference range.</p><p></p><p>As I stated previously you can easily calculate your free testosterone using the cFTV which is available free online.</p><p></p><p>Need to know your TT, SHBG, and Albumin.</p><p></p><p>Seeing as you did not post your Albumin you can figure out where it sits when you plug your numbers in the calculator.</p><p></p><p>With a decent trough (7 days post-injection) TT 548 ng/dL, somewhat lowish SHBG 22.6 nmol/L, and Albumin 4.35 g/dL your trough FT would be 14.2 ng/dL.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]40945[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that although your trough FT may not seem stellar your levels are sitting where a healthy young male would be and this is 7 days post-injection so your peak TT FT and estradiol are going to be much higher.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you could increase your dose slightly by 25-30 mg T/week if you want to aim for a higher trough but again this will also drive up your peak TT, FT, and estradiol further.</p><p></p><p>Always best to stick with a protocol for 12 weeks to gauge whether it was truly a success or failure before deciding if a dose increase is needed.</p><p></p><p>The only way one would need to increase the dose 6 weeks in is if your trough FT level was too low (highly unlikely) in most cases.</p><p></p><p>As I stated previously the smarter move would be to stick with your current dose of 100 mg T/week and split it up into twice-weekly injections (every 3.5 days) as this allows you to soften the peak and bring up your trough without having to increase your dose let alone blood levels will be more stable throughout the week.</p><p></p><p>Not the end of the world as there will always be time to increase your dose further if need be.</p><p></p><p>Regardless if you are dead set on sticking with a weekly injection protocol then bump up your weekly dose to 25-30 mg.</p><p></p><p>Also remember that every time you increase your dose not only are you going to bring up your TT, FT, and estradiol but you are also going to drive up your hematocrit further.</p><p></p><p>You are sitting at 48% as of now on your current protocol.</p><p></p><p>When starting TRT or tweaking a protocol (increasing dose of T) hematocrit will start to rise within the 1st month and more importantly will take 6-9 months or in some cases up to a year to reach peak levels.</p><p></p><p>Many tend to overlook this.</p><p></p><p>You are only 9 weeks in on your current protocol 100 mg T/week and where your hematocrit sits as of now 48% is not where it will end up 6-9 months from now so it will most likely end up higher on your current dose of T.</p><p></p><p>Bottomline do what you feel is best for you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 274796, member: 13851"] It was calculated and includes the lab's reference range. As I stated previously you can easily calculate your free testosterone using the cFTV which is available free online. Need to know your TT, SHBG, and Albumin. Seeing as you did not post your Albumin you can figure out where it sits when you plug your numbers in the calculator. With a decent trough (7 days post-injection) TT 548 ng/dL, somewhat lowish SHBG 22.6 nmol/L, and Albumin 4.35 g/dL your trough FT would be 14.2 ng/dL. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1706770042626.png"]40945[/ATTACH] Keep in mind that although your trough FT may not seem stellar your levels are sitting where a healthy young male would be and this is 7 days post-injection so your peak TT FT and estradiol are going to be much higher. Yes, you could increase your dose slightly by 25-30 mg T/week if you want to aim for a higher trough but again this will also drive up your peak TT, FT, and estradiol further. Always best to stick with a protocol for 12 weeks to gauge whether it was truly a success or failure before deciding if a dose increase is needed. The only way one would need to increase the dose 6 weeks in is if your trough FT level was too low (highly unlikely) in most cases. As I stated previously the smarter move would be to stick with your current dose of 100 mg T/week and split it up into twice-weekly injections (every 3.5 days) as this allows you to soften the peak and bring up your trough without having to increase your dose let alone blood levels will be more stable throughout the week. Not the end of the world as there will always be time to increase your dose further if need be. Regardless if you are dead set on sticking with a weekly injection protocol then bump up your weekly dose to 25-30 mg. Also remember that every time you increase your dose not only are you going to bring up your TT, FT, and estradiol but you are also going to drive up your hematocrit further. You are sitting at 48% as of now on your current protocol. When starting TRT or tweaking a protocol (increasing dose of T) hematocrit will start to rise within the 1st month and more importantly will take 6-9 months or in some cases up to a year to reach peak levels. Many tend to overlook this. You are only 9 weeks in on your current protocol 100 mg T/week and where your hematocrit sits as of now 48% is not where it will end up 6-9 months from now so it will most likely end up higher on your current dose of T. Bottomline do what you feel is best for you! [/QUOTE]
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