Hypercoagulation

[Slacker78]

Hello folks,

What about this study ? Testosterone increases human platelet thromboxan... [Circulation. 1995] - PubMed - NCBI

Leaving apart Hematocrit and other blood markers, could this testosterone effect cause serious hypercoagulation ?

Further: what could be a good coagulation blood marker more than hematocrit ?

Thank you !

[Bonaparte]

Hematocrit is not a coagulation marker. INR is the standard for clotting rate (at least in patients on blood thinners).
Aspirin counteracts this clotting effect of testosterone.

[Times Roman]

one 82mg baby aspirin per day for me.

been doing it for years.

[Slacker78]

Hematocrit is not a coagulation marker. INR is the standard for clotting rate (at least in patients on blood thinners).
Aspirin counteracts this clotting effect of testosterone.

Ok. But why does it rarely mentioned in standard blood work ? I think it's an important marker... isn't it ?

[David LoPan]

(PT) Prothrombin timeis is the same as the INR. ITs a blood test that measures how long it takes blood to clot. There is also e PPT test, Partial thromboplastin time is a blood test that measures the time it takes your blood to clot. A PTT test can be used to check for bleeding problems. There is also a Factor activity test that test for bleeding risk factors for people that have used up things like factor 5 or 8 and will not coagulate blood.

Your H&H levels do not tell you what anything about bleeding or clotting

[David LoPan]

Most of the time when a doctor pulls your H&H (Hemoglobin & Hematocrit ) its normally done to look for low levels to see if you need a blood transfusion or if your bone marrow and things like that are working properly. It is a first sign indicator. Its just thepercentage of RBC's . If its high your are dehydrated or your have something like COPD or another issue. It slows the amount of O2 in your blood. So that is why on cycle it is good to donate blood.

[Slacker78]

Most of the time when a doctor pulls your H&H (Hemoglobin & Hematocrit ) its normally done to look for low levels to see if you need a blood transfusion or if your bone marrow and things like that are working properly. It is a first sign indicator. Its just thepercentage of RBC's . If its high your are dehydrated or your have something like COPD or another issue. It slows the amount of O2 in your blood. So that is why on cycle it is good to donate blood.

Yes, infact i'm member of a blood donation association. My care is going about hypercoagulation as the study i linked above. It seems that little people care this, as it's rarely mentioned in blood work routine...

[Slacker78]

If this could be useful, i've seen that PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitors) increase INR. I take Esomeprazol 40mg ED for my gastritis; i think i could avoid aspirin so, for this purpose... although i don't know the different impact of the 2 drugs on INR.