How do steroids (other than T) affect bloodwork?

**LAB** · 09-26-2021, 02:08 PM

My doctor has put me on TRT with 100mg/wk of Test and my current total T is around 800ng/dL.

I would like to supplement that with other steroids like Tren .

Without getting into the difference between free and total T and if 800 is high or low. Or what my goals are, etc, etc... I just want to know, if I start taking 100mg/wk of Tren ( for example). Will that make my total T number go up higher than the 800 I am at now?

Or more technically, will testosterone -derived steroids cause total T to go up? And, will DHT-derived steroids cause total T to go up?

Thank you.

**almostgone** · 09-26-2021, 02:22 PM

Tren may or may not ding your lipids.
It can affect your Hct and Hgb, among other things. 100mg/week is a very small dosage, so it may not have a tremendous effect.
Tren should not affect your total T, but depending on the type of assay is run, I've heard it can show up as a skewed E2 reading. Personally haven't experienced that.

If you're going to supplement your TRT, you should drop off of the "extra" a good 8 weeks before any labs ordered by your Dr, and I would pull self ordered labs on your own @ mid- blast and 4 weeks before any Dr ordered labs in case you need to defer their labs for s few weeks/.you're confident your values are good.

You've asked for a very specific answer, but this varies with everyone, so I'll have to provide a general answer.

Edit: Just for general information, deca can falsely elevate T values if an ECLIA panel is used instead of the LC/MS type of assay.

**Charlie67** · 09-27-2021, 08:24 AM

Good advice above from AG about the labs.

Generally Tren doesn't up my T-levels. I'm not sure what 100mg/week will get you, but likely you'll be fine.... but, again, as AG said, my cholesterol is all messed up when I'm running tren in the 3-500 range if your doc checks that during your checkup.

**Quester** · 09-27-2021, 07:41 PM

By definition, DHT derived steroids will not raise Total T. DHT derived steroids, Anavar , for one, will raise Free T by suppressing SHBG thereby creating a greater effect because Free T is more important than Total T. If you're convinced Total T is more important than Free T, you're in the right place because there is a vast amount of knowledge on here to help you learn the truth.