Correct Blood Pannel

[Jaxon0408]

What are the correct blood panels to ask for when going to the Dr or Privatemdlabs.com or any other lab when on AAS?

I’ve read and gone through many threads on "blood work" and still haven't really got a definitive answer as to what exactly to ask for. I just ran a simple Test E cycle and would like to know the proper blood work to have done to see when my levels are back to normal and when on cycle what to look for. I see guys on here getting blood work done quite often and don’t fully understand how this is done unless there is some cost efficient way of doing it which I haven't found yet. My hope is that through this thread I can become more educated #1 on the exact panels that need to be ran while on and off AAS in the most cost efficient way and #2 to have a place where the other members can look up the proper panels on and off AAS that they need to run in a cost efficient way as well. Thanks all for your help and information!

[Jaxon0408]

Anybody?

[MickeyKnox]

This is a start...


1) Major hormones to be tested:

Testosterone
Free Androgen Index
LH/FSH
DHEA/DHEAS
Estradiol
IGF -1
Prolactin

2) Full Thyroid Panel

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH or thyrotropin)
T4/Free T4
T3/Free T3

3) Full cardiovascular profile:

Total Cholesterol
LDL and even VLDL
HDL
Trigelycerides
homocysteine
C reaction protien

4) Liver enzymes:

Alkaline phosphate
GGT
SGOT
SGPT
PSA

5) Kidney values:

Serum Creatine
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Urine Protein
Microalbuminuria
Urine Creatinine
Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio
Serum Albumin

[largerthannormal]

is there one test that can be orderd to cover the basics needed? like a female hormone panel type deal ( just an example i know its not the right answer)

[Jaxon0408]

This is a start...

1) Major hormones to be tested:

Testosterone
Free Androgen Index
LH/FSH
DHEA/DHEAS
Estradiol
IGF -1
Prolactin

2) Full Thyroid Panel

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH or thyrotropin)
T4/Free T4
T3/Free T3

3) Full cardiovascular profile:

Total Cholesterol
LDL and even VLDL
HDL
Trigelycerides
homocysteine
C reaction protien

4) Liver enzymes:

Alkaline phosphate
GGT
SGOT
SGPT
PSA

5) Kidney values:

Serum Creatine
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Urine Protein
Microalbuminuria
Urine Creatinine
Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio
Serum Albumin

Thanks mick. Can these all be administered in one test or would it be 5 separate tests?

[MickeyKnox]

There are labs that offer Full Male Aging Assays that include most of these hormones, if not all.

Try to locate a lab near you and scan through their available combined tests. I believe there is a sticky in the HRT forums that helps you locate a lab near you.

HRT & Longevity, Wellness, Anti-aging Forums

http://forums.steroid.com/forumdispl...g#.UIEBm67X_fs

[Jaxon0408]

^^^Ok I'll check it out.

[MickeyKnox]

Check this out Jax.

It doesn't have to be this one, but scan through them and see what one you think is best for you.

http://www.privatemdlabs.com/lab_tes...24&search=#605

[Jaxon0408]

Check this out Jax.

It doesn't have to be this one, but scan through them and see what one you think is best for you.

http://www.privatemdlabs.com/lab_tes...24&search=#605

I actually have a privatemdlab near me and that's exactly the place I was looking but their prices were pretty high and I didn't exactly know what panel to look into. That's why I was having a hard time figuring out how some get blood work done regularly with prices from $2-300 on what I as finding. I'll take your info and check further into it. I very well may have been looking at the wrong panels.

[MickeyKnox]

Jax,

Post your original question up in the HRT forums and include this link so they can see what advice you have received so far. Those guys have waaay more experience with this type of thing and can point you in the right direction.

Good luck.

[Jaxon0408]

Jax,

Post your original question up in the HRT forums and include this link so they can see what advice you have received so far. Those guys have waaay more experience with this type of thing and can point you in the right direction.

Good luck.

Will do brother thanks for the help! I was l wondering if I had this in the right section or not.

[MickeyKnox]

No worries bro. Its not in the wrong section, per se, but i think you'll get a better response in the HRT.

Cheers!

[ab037]

Yep, just ran my blood through them a week ago. Did the male hormone panel but added in the additional ones I wanted done like LH, Prolactin etc and it ran about $200ish.. not too bad price wise, I looked on another site that was wanting like $700+