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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Basics & Questions
TT: 1100+ E2: 95+ on 150mg/week MWF. Sensitive/standard assay results compared.
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<blockquote data-quote="Seas and Mulberry" data-source="post: 203752" data-attributes="member: 42412"><p>Thanks for the interesting information, I did not know that about DHT and androgen receptors.</p><p></p><p>One thing that I didn't make clear in my original post, is that <strong>all of these labs were done at Labcorp on the same day from the same blood draw session.</strong> I ordered the standard and sensitive assays together on the same requisition form so that I could get a side-by-side comparison of the accuracy, letting me know if I should spend the extra for sensitive tests in the future. So when you mention Quest in your post, do you mean that Labcorp uses Quest ranges for its FT direct immunoassay?</p><p></p><p>Regarding the acne, yes I've pretty much given up on diet changes being able to eliminate it at this point. I'm not sure if topical retinoids can make a significant difference, I started Differin gel on it about 5 weeks ago. Supposedly results can take up to 3 months to show, with a possible purging period in between. And again there may have been some confusion in my post, because while I mention it getting slightly more severe, it's really just gone from very mild to mild/moderate (granted it could continue to worsen).</p><p></p><p>But thanks for the information, I do think the next logical step if side effects worsen is to drop my dosage to bring down FT levels. I admit my reason for running a high testosterone level is fairly frivolous (muscle building). The acne is a con, but ultimately pretty superficial as well. My biggest concern right now is that SHBG will continue to drop (thus raising FT further), and that HCT will continue to rise. I read somewhere that HCT can take up to a year to stabilize, something about RBC production having a 6 month cycle? Maybe I'm completely off base about this.</p><p></p><p>[USER=13851]@madman[/USER], do you know if there's any literature out there about how long SHBG and HCT take to stabilize while on TRT?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seas and Mulberry, post: 203752, member: 42412"] Thanks for the interesting information, I did not know that about DHT and androgen receptors. One thing that I didn't make clear in my original post, is that [B]all of these labs were done at Labcorp on the same day from the same blood draw session.[/B] I ordered the standard and sensitive assays together on the same requisition form so that I could get a side-by-side comparison of the accuracy, letting me know if I should spend the extra for sensitive tests in the future. So when you mention Quest in your post, do you mean that Labcorp uses Quest ranges for its FT direct immunoassay? Regarding the acne, yes I've pretty much given up on diet changes being able to eliminate it at this point. I'm not sure if topical retinoids can make a significant difference, I started Differin gel on it about 5 weeks ago. Supposedly results can take up to 3 months to show, with a possible purging period in between. And again there may have been some confusion in my post, because while I mention it getting slightly more severe, it's really just gone from very mild to mild/moderate (granted it could continue to worsen). But thanks for the information, I do think the next logical step if side effects worsen is to drop my dosage to bring down FT levels. I admit my reason for running a high testosterone level is fairly frivolous (muscle building). The acne is a con, but ultimately pretty superficial as well. My biggest concern right now is that SHBG will continue to drop (thus raising FT further), and that HCT will continue to rise. I read somewhere that HCT can take up to a year to stabilize, something about RBC production having a 6 month cycle? Maybe I'm completely off base about this. [USER=13851]@madman[/USER], do you know if there's any literature out there about how long SHBG and HCT take to stabilize while on TRT? [/QUOTE]
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