Low HDL / LDL on TRT

[King Leonidas]

Have any of you guys noticed a significant decrease in your HDL and LDL while on TRT?

I went and had a free blood workup done at my gym. It was a finger prick, and they placed the sample into a machine. Moments later, they had an overall idea of my blood results. (Glucose, Cholesterol Ratio, LDL, HDL, ect)

The reading on the LDL was "NA" which, according to my trainer, was so low that it couldn't be detected. My HDL was also very low, near 23 I believe.

Now, I'm not holding too much weight into these results, because this machine was not a legit lab. I've never once been alerted to this issue in the past, until now. But I did want to know, if anyone else has had any issues?

I'm going back to my doc in two weeks for full bloods.

 

[Dial_tone]

I've never heard of total cholesterol of 23.

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[Labtec70]

Hi King Leonidas

Tbh I wouldn't take much notice of 'on-the-fly' lab tests like this. They aren't generally very accurate for one, and secondly, it's likely you were training at the gym when you are tested? If this is the case it is also likely you had eaten before training? Cholesterol testing usually requires fasting for at least 12-hours prior to the test.

As for cholesterol itself in guys on TRT? Well, AAS in the form of testosterone are cholesterols. In a lot of guys on TRT elevations from their norm in LDL and reductions in HDL are common. It's important when considering this, that a diet which is low in saturated fats, and transfats, and plenty of foods containing the good HDL fats like Omega 3 Fatty Acids is consumed. Omega 3 formulations are very good and readily available in supplements from this website, or your local pharmacy or Wallmart store. HDL high foods include most fish, like, sardines, mackeral, pilchards, basically most oily fish. Consuming three or four portions of oily fish a week and plenty of vegetables will boost your HDL. Higher HDL will also in itself help lower LDL, because it scavenges the blood stream for LDL and removes it from the arteries, capillaries, and veins.

Ensuring a diet which is plentiful in oils like olive oil, other monosaturates, and polyunsaturates, rather than lard, butter, and margarines, and shortening, will also elevate good cholesterol and lower levels of bad. Supplement with garlic, peppers, herbs, and spices too. Unfortunately, some guys, me included, naturally have elevated cholesterol levels. I also have to pretty much ommit egg yolks from my diet, except for the odd treat, and I love eggs.

I suggest you visit your doctor and ask him to recheck your levels using proper medically endorsed assays, rather than the gimmicky, clumsy, and innacurate versions usually found at the gym. Measuring independant cholesterol levels - HDL, LDL, Triglycerides - is a quite expensive exercise and a medically endorsed test will be accurate and meaningful.

Hope this helps.

Craig

 

[King Leonidas]

Helped quite a bit Craig. Thank you very much bro

 

[Headholio]

I am quite certain that LDL too low to detect is impossible. And since your LDL reading is obviously wrong, I would consider the HDL reading to be meaningless.
The conclusion is that you simply don't know your lipid numbers right now. So go get them tested.

 

[King Leonidas]

Will do. Have an appointment in a couple weeks.