Blood panel while on HRT??

[hardrock]

I have been on for over a year now and my place wants me to do a new blood panel. the thing is they want me to do a test check as well? I can see getting liver, lipids, prostate, endo check, but why test when you are supplementing anyway?

He said I should wait till I come off to do it? WTF? Come off? What the hell is the point of running something to replace your test if you cycle it? I am running 250 mg of test every 9 days or so. Should I actually come off or just lower my dose?

Any of you guys that have been on HRT for a length of time need to get est levels checked and do they make you come off to do so?

I dont wanna crash and my natty test levels are so low that it will be hell.

 

[thelion2005]

I have a full blood panel test done every 3 months. This test includes the usual comprehensive checks plus esto, PSA, test, DHT. Over 20 vials are filled.

The reason is to adjust as required. Your body is constantly changing. My test went up over 1,200 with 1600 DHT one time. The blood test caught it.

I don't understand the statement about waiting until you "come off". I am on 24/7, 365, test and HGH and anti-esto.

 

[hardrock]

Thats what i'm saying. he told me to wait till i come off to have the test??? Maybe it's cause I told him i was runnin 250 mg/week? What should I drop down to? 100mg/wk?

 

[thelion2005]

He wants to see your normal levels. If you are on HRT, your levels were low to begin with. Why stop?

This is starting to make no sense. I'd only stay with this Doc if he was giving me a prescription.

If you are doing your own HRT, it normally includes:
Test ... about 50 mgs p/w
HGH ... about 3 iu's p/w
anti-est ... about 0.5 mg a week.

This is just to get your body within range for better health, not for extreme body building. The blood tests check on what this intake is doing.

If you want to pile on some muscle, X 4, maybe even 5. I have limited knowledge about this.

 

[Lifterforlife]

He wants to see your normal levels. If you are on HRT, your levels were low to begin with. Why stop?

This is starting to make no sense. I'd only stay with this Doc if he was giving me a prescription.

If you are doing your own HRT, it normally includes:
Test ... about 50 mgs p/w
HGH ... about 3 iu's p/w
anti-est ... about 0.5 mg a week.

Good post Lion....wondering, when you quote the levels of your anti E at "about .5 mg. per week, how do you you factor in your DIM? I am assuming the anti E you speak of is arimedex or the like, but I know you also do DMI. These are most times at 100 mg., how do you include them in your anti E? Comparing notes here....

 

[thelion2005]

Good post Lion....wondering, when you quote the levels of your anti E at "about .5 mg. per week, how do you you factor in your DIM? I am assuming the anti E you speak of is arimedex or the like, but I know you also do DMI. These are most times at 100 mg., how do you include them in your anti E? Comparing notes here....

Right now I am a guinee pig for DIM. I'm taking it with the normal anti-e to literally see what will happen.

200 mg a day.

 

[Lifterforlife]

Many I see say for men to take 200 mg. twice daily. But that is probably for those folks doing it as a standalone.

 

[hardrock]

my levels were very low. free test 63.1 range 50-210
total test- 282 range 260-1000.

My doc says most men are the happiest around 1000, and thats where he wants me to be. He knows I up my dose, so maybe he just wants me to lower it to be in that range. I now take 250 every 9 days or so.

What should I run to be at that 1000ng level? 50 mgs seems low?

 

[Oasis]

I didn't see it mentioned in the required bloodwork but it is also recommended to monitor your CBC panel. Taking testosterone continuously will increase red blood cell count and hematicrit levels. It is important to monitor this and also if you are on continuous testosterone replacement to give blood at least twice a year to maintain safe levels of the above.

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