Blood Test Results - WTF?

[babyface58]

A little background before I reveal my blood test results:

• Got tested for low T awhile ago (total T was 350)

• Went on TRT for about 6 months

• Got off TRT and did a post cycle therapy (pct) and took a few natural herbs to try and restart my natural T.

Now it's been about 6 months since I've been off TRT and done the post cycle therapy (pct) and I'm feeling the same low T symptoms.

BUT... I just got my bloodwork done and here are the results:

8/20/2011
Total Testosterone: 742
Free Testosterone: 126.9
LH: 2.5

WTF? How do I go from low T to "normal" T especially after being on TRT for 6 months?

I'm 26 years old, so 742 isn't anything amazing... But I fully expected my T to be 300 or below considering my previous blood tests and the fact that I was on TRT and natural levels were suppressed for 6 months...

I wonder if I could have just done the post cycle therapy (pct) instead of going on TRT in the first place to jump start my natural T production...?

The really strange thing is my LH is now only 2.5 which kind of sucks considering it was 5.0 on my original blood test.

Here are my previous blood tests:

10/7/2010 - (On TRT)
Total Testosterone: 1,203
Free Testosterone: 334.4
Estrogen: 232
LH: <0.2

7/10/2010 - (On TRT)
Total Testosterone: 2,190
Free Testosterone: 759
Estrogen: 161
LH: <0.2

12/12/2009
Total Testosterone: 387
Free Testosterone: 102.9
LH: 5.0

9/19/2009
Total Testosterone: 350
Free Testosterone: 77
LH: N/A

How can my LH be 5.0 with only 387 total T in this bloodword, but my last bloodwork shows 2.5 LH and 745 total T.

Seems like the less LH the less T I should be producing but apparently I'm missing something.

FINAL NOTE:

I'm still waiting for my Estrogen results. For whatever reason they didn't get that back yet. I wouldn't be surprised if my estrogen was out of whack because I just feel like something's not right.

 

[MoparMuscle]

747 natty is awesome IMO

I'm guessing the post cycle therapy (pct) / restart is what you needed from the beginning...

Nice bro

 

[MoparMuscle]

I'd retest in a month or so to double check the results...

Gosh your 7/2010 testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) test levels look like cycle levels lol

Why did you come off TRT?

 

[babyface58]

I'd retest in a month or so to double check the results...

Gosh your 7/2010 testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) test levels look like cycle levels lol

Why did you come off TRT?

Oh yeah trust me I'm super skeptical of these results. I'm going to get re-tested in a month or 2. I just have to figure out how to convince my doc to let me get more bloodwork.

I came off testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) simply because I got a huge acne outbreak all over my back and shoulders - cystic acne. I couldn't get it under control. I couldn't even take my shirt off in public let alone with a girl, so I'm like fuck this.

 

[babyface58]

For anyone who's interested, this is the post cycle therapy (pct) I used to get off testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and restore my natural T levels:

Week 1:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 2:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 3:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 4:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 5:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 6:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

(I also took Tribulus.)

 

[MoparMuscle]

How long since post cycle therapy (pct)? Congrats BTW

 

[babyface58]

How long since post cycle therapy (pct)? Congrats BTW

Thanks - It's been 7 months since I did this PCT.

 

[jomamma007]

For anyone who's interested, this is the post cycle therapy (pct) I used to get off testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and restore my natural T levels:

Week 1:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 2:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 3:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
HCG - 500 iu/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 4:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 5:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

Week 6:
Nolvadex - 20 mgs/day
Aromasin - 25 mgs/day
Vitamin E - 1,000 iu/day

(I also took Tribulus.)

What did vitamin E do in your post cycle therapy (pct)?

 

[babyface58]

What did vitamin E do in your post cycle therapy (pct)?

It's supposed to make the HCG more effective somehow... I read a study on it before I did the post cycle therapy (pct) but I don't remember it's been awhile.