Elevated Hemoglobin and Hematocrit with Testosterone Injection Therapy

[forrie]

I searched the forum and found some mentions of this.

I'm on 1CC Cypionate, bi-weekly, now. My bloodwork is normal and while, yes, I will consult my new endo doc about this, I wanted to see what others' experiences are here. My hemoglobin and hematocrit are right on the high level of normal (or one point above), though my other bloodwork is normal.

I've been down this road before when my testosterone dosing was grossly mis-managed by another doc, where I had to go for phlebotomies to drain out excess blood -- not a fun experience, in fact I thought it was bizarre.

I will guess the doc will either 1) leave it alone and see if things normalize, or 2) lower my dose slightly and see. He may or may not order a phlebotomy. Unfortunately, I don't know any vampires :-)

The dangers of these elevated levels include stroke, and a host of other issues I can't readily think of. So, I'm guessing others here have encountered this issue and I'm curious what approaches were taken on your behalf.

Thanks!

[harley121]

Red Cross, give blood, helps others and you

[blacksmoke]

Check out the hrt forum. You will get some good info their.