Post: #101

(01-08-2019 07:50 PM)Max RNR Wrote:  Thanks for the thread, @LINUX. Feeling like an old man is just a thing.

I have a yearly physical blood test coming up and I think I'm going to roll this T work into it.

Is the http://www.Privatemdlabs.com _Hormone Panel for Females_ still the one to get? It looks like there is a "New! Hormone Panel Basic (F&T Testosterone, E2, FSH)" that includes both serum and free T readings.

Get the hormone panel for females which monitors your total test. You don't want the doctor monitoring your free test. I won't explain why on here but would be happy to with pms.

Post: #102

I’m going to get two tests done next week. Will post the readings.

I should go in early in the morning and fasted for best readings, correct?

I previously scored 314 and 570. I want honest numbers before making a decision.

I don’t really have symptoms, though I would say I am on the low-end of horniness for a 31 year old tbh. I also struggle with putting on muscle/am pretty low muscle mass.

Post: #103

(01-09-2019 10:15 AM)jbkunt2 Wrote:  I should go in early in the morning and fasted for best readings, correct?

I previously scored 314 and 570. I want honest numbers before making a decision.

No, don't go in the morning. This is one of the things the TRT threads and countless bodybuilding forums get wrong. Doctors will tell you to go in the mornings because that is when your levels will be the highest. And yeah, if your levels are high, you don't need a script.

But think about this, when do you perform task that require focus, strength, clarity? Not the first two hours of the morning. You usually do all this shit past noon. Or at least that's when the clarity starts to fade and you start to get tired. So you should focus on what your test is in the middle of the day, not when you are sitting down in the morning having your cereal, first coffee and trying to wake up.

Post: #104

(01-09-2019 03:35 PM)LINUX Wrote:  No, don't go in the morning. This is one of the things the TRT threads and countless bodybuilding forums get wrong. Doctors will tell you to go in the mornings because that is when your levels will be the highest. And yeah, if your levels are high, you don't need a script.

Interesting.

I went to a lab to get a blood sample taken last year, thought I had low-T symptoms and wanted to get actual data - got sent back home because it has to be done before 10AM here (France).

The symptoms vanished in the meantime so I didn't proceed any further since.

Post: #105

I got my test results back today. I'm 49.

* Serum T: 466 NORMAL 264-916 ng/dL
* LH: 2.0 NORMAL 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL
* Estradiol: 22.7 NORMAL 7.6-42.6 pg/mL

If there are no other angles, looks like I'm still good to go -- although it would be nice to be in the 600-700 range. It feels good to know this info and have a baseline from today into the future.

Heading over to the natural ways to increase T thread...

Post: #106

Does anyone use pregnyl/HCG to boost natural T production?

Post: #107

(01-29-2019 10:28 PM)Thot Leader Wrote:  Does anyone use pregnyl/HCG to boost natural T production?

If you are on TRT and need to keep the sperm flowing, trying to recover from a cycle, trying to have kids, or recovering from vasectomy reversal, HCG can be beneficial along with HMG.

Other than that, it's kind of silly.

Think about it, instead of taking a male hormone, you want to take a female hormone that is going to raise estrogen and progesterone, which will require additional medications also. It's just not ideal to take HCG if your goal is to avoid taking testosterone that you need, and yeah HCG will raise your test levels but when you stop taking HCG it's not like it's going to stay there. It's sort of like putting a temporary bandaid over a gash.

Post: #108

Linux, PM me as per your caution about free test via primary physician ... I can't PM you