new blood work is in. need your opinions

[Packgus]

prior blood work (5/16/11)
testosterone, total 1024 ng/dL
Estrogens, total 173 pg/mL
SHBG 37.8 nmol/L
TSH 5.36 uIU/ml

current blood work (10/17/11)
testosterone, total 2251 ng/dL
Estrogens, total 151 pg/mL
SHBG 28.5 nmol/L
TSH 3.26 uIU/ml
(this blood work was taken 4 days after my test cyp shot)

during the five months between tests I was on the following protocol:

test cyp 200mg E5D, Anastrozole 1mg E5D, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) 500units E5D, Armour Thyroid 60mg each day

Also for the first 3 months of was taking Stanozolol 50mg every day.

my total test levels went up a lot while my estrogen and SHBG levels went down a bit.

do you guys think I need to lower this estrogen down even more? is that SHBG still too high?

I am feeling great and getting good results in the gym and with body composition.
Even though libido is high I am not too pleased with erections. the erections have not been dependable or as rock hard as I would expect and want.

maybe estrogen is still too high?

 

[mlc31]

Your estrogen is extremely high. I thought mine was high at 91. Your SHBG looks high too, I'm thinking that should be in the high teens or low 20's. CJ will have better input on that than I would. I would also be interested in what your free test is. Total test and total E just tell part of the picture.

 

[cjw2021]

Well if your estro is using the same units mine was...it should be around 30 or lower. Not 150. What is the recommended range on your lab sheet? 28 isn't bad SHBG per se, it could be a lot worse like 55 where mine was pre treatment. 15-20 is super good shbg. low 20s ok Definitely maintain that down if you have leftover stan or something tho. 25mg e week will maintain it. test might be a little high but if you just took your shot or something a short spike is normal on any protocol. id double the adex dosage to e2-3rd day or switch to letro if that doesnt work. high estro is no good. i use letro 2.5mg a week in one pill. im super estro sensitive.

 

[CHIP WADOWSKI]

I'd strongly consider adding danazol to your protocol. It lowers shbg, acts as an anti-estrogen, is used as an ed drug, and has no negative effect on your lipids. Been getting a lot of great reviews on it.

 

[Packgus]

thanks for the replies guys.

cjw: the lab reference ranges for that estrogen is 40-115

Chip: I will contact you in the next couple days to talk about that Danazol.

 

[ecdysone]

I think you have incomplete lab work. Looks like your estrogens are way too high, but E2 should be measured, and a free-test would have been nice, although with a >2000 total test, it will be elevated also. You probably realize that lowering your test would also lower your E2.

Screwing with SHBG is definitely pulling on the tail of the tiger.