doc wants to start me on TRT, have a few Q's

[jacobk91]

here is my BW so far... (updated 7/9) with estradiol

TESTOSTERONE, FREE, BIO AND TOTAL

Testosterone, Total
Your Value: 361
standard range: 250 - 1100
Units: ng/dL

Testosterone, Free
Your Value: 34.7
standard range: 46.0 - 224.0
Units: pg/mL

Testosterone, Bioavailable
Your Value: 76.0
standard range: 110.0 - 575.0
Units: ng/dL

SHBG Your Value: 46 standard range: 10 - 50 Units: nmol/L

Albumin, Serum Your Value: 4.8 standard range: 3.6 - 5.1 Units: g/dL

LH

Your Value: 3.9
standard range: 0.8 - 7.6
Units: mIU/ml

FSH

Your Value: 6.1
standard range: 0.0 - 14.0
Units: mIU/mL

Prolactin

Your Value: 8.6
standard range: 4.4 - 16.4
Units: ng/mL

TSH

your value: 1.17

standard range: 0.40 - 4.00

units: uIU/mL


Estradiol, Sensitive:
Result: 5
Units: pg/ml
Reference interval: 3-70

My doc refuses to test for estriodol....says "its outside the scope of normal endocrinology".. he also says he doesnt prescribe AI's but that he would just lower the test dose if i was experiencing nipple issues. (i could always just use something from ar-r for that right?)

Hes also against hcg as he says "thats also outside the scope of normal practice". He said that testicle shrinkage would be minimal if the dose is right.

I realize this guy is not optimal, but its all i have. I can always get the hcg from another source that will just make things more difficult. What should i do? im thinking of just getting the prescription for Test from him and then finding a way to monitor the e2 myself and get HCG from somewhere once i get shut down. Thoughts?

Im gonna have to get e2 tested somewhere else, i know labcorp is good, but the nearest one is a ways away from me, are there other alternatives?