First Blood work from TRT any thoughts from the gurus on this site.

[Hulk6969]

5 Weeks into TRT. Weekly Protocol is 200mg Test C and 1mg Anastozole and 1000 units of HCG. I do a half dose twice a week.

Age 47, 6'-2" 235 average, noticed I went up to 245 first couple of weeks on protocol seems to be getting back to normal. I lift 5 days a week.

I have attached blood work for reference. Bloods were done Friday morning and I usually does on Tuesday morning and Friday evening.

Testosterone, Total = 1380 range is 348-1197 ng/dL

Estradiol, Sensitive = 44.4 Range is 8.0-35.0 pg/ml

LH = .01 Range 1.7-8.6 mIU/ml
FSH = <0.2

I am concerned about the high estradiol, I just had surgery end of April for gyno that i developed at puberty. So little worried I am sensitive to gyno development. hard to tell if soreness is from surgery or high estradiol. The soreness comes and goes.

I feel great, good morning wood, wife is happy. Do not lose my temper, I can keep my anger in check. I was a moody before starting this protocol also been motivated to do more projects around the house. Completely gutted master bath and bedroom and almost finished.

Should I change anything or just leave as is?

Any comments would be appreciated. The site has really been a life saver.

 

[Milton]

Welcome to the boards! thanks for sharing, you should get some good advice here.

 

[3J]

ok... what days are you injecting your test, hcg, and taking your adex...

what day did you give blood?

 

[Hulk6969]

Tuesday morning and Friday evening. Doing all 3 on the same days. I gave blood Friday morning.

 

[Megatron28]

I would recommend dropping your test dose a bit. 1380ng/dl is a bit high for TRT. Try to keep it between 1000-1200 if you want to be at the top end of the normal range. This will help lower your E2 as well.

A lot of guys feel great on 250iu of hCG twice per week as well. Lowering the dose can help reduce your E2. Have you tried this dose of hCG?

 

[Hulk6969]

Thanks for the advice, I was thinking about dropping it down to 160 mg a week for the next 5 weeks and then get more blood work.

Was not aware the HCG would effect E2 levels. I will try lowering that as well. I will try to remember to give an update on how the works for bloods and overall well being.