Blood work help needed

testX

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I originally posted in the General Anabolics forum but figured the info should be over here considering the suggestions for TRT.

steroidology.com/forum/anabolic-steroid-forum/634779-my-bloodwork-pre-cycle-help-needed.html

Basically I just got bloodwork done for pre-cycle. Test looks low to me, Im no expert however. I am trying to figure out if a Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) prescription would be possible and/or testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) options.

Any help you guys could would be great!!



test Total 278 ng/dl Ref 250-100
Free test 38.1pg/ml Ref 35-155

Ok, here is what they have for Estrogen: <50 Ref: 130?

I was expecting Estrodiol so not sure of the level for estrogen.

Everything else:

Hematocrit 47%
RDW 13.9%
Hemoglobin 15.8 g/dl
MCV 88fl
White blood cell count 5.3 thousend/ul
MCH 29.6 pg
Absolute eosinophils 122 cells/ul
Red blood cell count 5.34 million/ul
Absolute eosinophils 493 cells/ul
Red blood cell count 5.34 million/ul
absolute monocytes 493 cells/ul
absolute basophils 32 cells/ul
absolute lymphocytes 2184 cells/ul
eosinophils 2.3%
mpv 11.2 fl
monocytes 9.3%
absolute neutrophils 2470 cells/ul
mchc 33.6 g/dl
platelet count 166 thousend/ul
neutrophils 46.6%
basophils .6%
lymphoctyes 41.2%

Glucose 87 mg/dl
urea nitrogen 28 mg/dl
creatinine 1.14 mg/dl
bun/creatinine ratio 24.6 Ref: 6-22 High.....
sodium 140 mmol/l
potassium 4.3 mmol/l
chloride 101 mmol/l
carbon dioxide 29 mmol/l
calcium 9.6 MG/DL
protein total 7.3 G/DL
albumin 4.3 G/DL
clobulin, calculated 2.5 G/DL
alkaline phosphatase 56 U/L
ast 22 U/L
alt 22 U/L

Triglycerides 46 mg/dl
cholesterol 160 mg/dl
VLDL cholesterol, calculated 9mg/dl
LDL cholesterol, calculated 77 mg/dl
Cholesterol/HDL ratio 2.2
HDL cholesterol 74 MG/DL
Non-hdl cholesterol 86 mg/dl


Of course they say test is within normal levels and no treatment is necessary....I asked what if I wanted to look into more opitons because the test is almost at the low normal limit, they are giving me a list of Endo's to call...
 
Your T looks low. You need to figure out what is causing it before starting treatment. Check your LH, FSH and thyroid out.
 
Im didnt know prolactin was a seperate test, I will look into that.

I am 6'2" 182lbs

I lifted on/off over the last 10 years but changed my mentallity and became totally dedicated 1.5 years ago. I was a very fat kid growing up. A few years ago I did the absolute wrong thing and tried "dirty bulking. I balloned up to 245lbs, who knows how much bf%. In the last 6 months I have dropped to the lowest weight since I was a teenager. I feel great but obviously want to gain quality mass now. I dont know if the rapid weight loss would have anything to do with the results....I would think they would be better now but I dont know.

This brings up another concern. I wanted him to specifically check estrogen because I have always thought that I have some sort of Gyno, not full blown because there is no hard lump but I have always carried alot of fat in the chest. Now that I have cut down its alot better but is still there. I still dont know if in fact it is a hormone issue or just a carry over from when I was a fat kid....

Here are some progress pics.. I will have to look into the prolactin test.

Det-oak - I assume you guys would be a better route than one of these anti aging clinics local to me that seem to want hundreds to set up a program and give shots I could do myself right?View attachment 546398View attachment 546399View attachment 546400
 
Diet was harsh while cutting down. Very low carbs, 1800 cal p/d.

Now things are back to normal, trying to be slightly over maintenance.

2700-3200 cal
270 carb
270 pro
70 fat

Chicken, oatmeal, rice, potato, steak, veggies, whey, almond butter, olive oil
 
prolactin can help determine the cause of your low T, im not sure if its seperate or in what panel its in. Another one to check is Cortisol as well as ferritin. If theres anything I have learned check everything first for a minumum so you have baseline numbers to deal with, dont just jump into meds before seeing the whole picture. Your height weight isnt bad either is diet it seems. You may want to theck into andrenel fatigue as well as this may have happened due to hardcore cutting. What about having enough calcium in a diet as well as red meat. I can tell you from doing diets as liek you mentioned I tend to feel like chit as well.
 
Calcium could be an issue, I used to drink tons of milk but cut it out during cutting.

Red meat is not a problem, ha... I think I eat to much of it as it is. I eat chicken all day but generally have red meat at night. Rarely eat whole fish, just fish oil.
 
that reading will merely help determine if it is secondary or primary, but the blood test is inaccurate and LH can not be used soley to determine. urine sample for LH is best, I think thats because that reading is the total amount produced in a day, and blood is specific point in time.

If it was me and I could get the blood work, I would get everything listed here in the blood test section

Cortisol

Folate

Comprehensive Metabolic panel (14)

CBC with Differential/Platelet

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Thyroid Function TSH, T3, T4

Estradiol

Progesterone

Lipid Panel with LDL/HDL Ratio

Testosterone, Free and Total

Prostate Specific Ag, Serum

IGF-1 (Insulin Growth Factor 1)

Hepatic Panel

DHEA-S

Prolactin

Ferritin

SHBG

Adrenal Fatigue Evaluation


Its best to get a baseline of everything, although not everyone can budget for that kind of test so its not a necessity, but a valuable tool that you can use latter if your testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is not successful.
 
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Alot of that was already done in the test results posted. It looks like I would need to add:

My insurance has covered the tests I already took, Im not sure if I can get these added, I will have to find out.


Folate

Comprehensive Metabolic panel (14)

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Thyroid Function TSH, T3, T4

Estradiol

Progesterone

Prostate Specific Ag, Serum

igf-1 (Insulin Growth Factor 1)

Hepatic Panel

DHEA-S

Prolactin

Ferritin

SHBG


that reading will merely help determine if it is secondary or primary, but the blood test is inaccurate and LH can not be used soley to determine. urine sample for LH is best, I think thats because that reading is the total amount produced in a day, and blood is specific point in time.

If it was me and I could get the blood work, I would get everything listed here in the blood test section



Adrenal Fatigue Evaluation


Its best to get a baseline of everything, although not everyone can budget for that kind of test so its not a necessity, but a valuable tool that you can use latter if your testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is not successful.
 
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