Blood work question

[moe-man]

okay so i am not on any cycle right now, nor am i planning it withing the next few months. I understand i have alot of reseach to do and i will take the advice i have been given. So anyhow i need to learn about bloodwork. I have no idea what blood tests to get and what to look for other than my test and estro levels. I would greatly appreciate so help on what blood tests to ask the doc for and how often i should get them tested when i finally do decide to start a cycle. If i am asking for to much info can you please point me to an article or somewhere i can learn about all this thanks.

25 years old
180lbs
been lifting 7 years
Diet is clean and on key
no previous cycles

[kelkel]

This is pulled from a sticky in the TRT Forum. It applies. It will give you good baselines to fall back on...

kel

Total Testosterone
• Bioavailable Testosterone (AKA “Free and Loosely Bound”)
• Free Testosterone (if Bioavailable T is unavailable)
• SHBG
• DHT (perhaps) *Gel user especially pay attention to this.
• Estradiol (specify “sensitive” assay for males)
• LH
• FSH
• Prolactin
• Cortisol
• Thyroid Panel
• CBC
• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
• Lipid Profile
• PSA (age dependent)
• IGF -1, IGFBP-3 (if HGH therapy is being considered)
Vitamin D

Welcome to the forum Moe. Begin by reading the stickies at the top of the forum. Best way to self-educate and they will answer many of your questions.