47 years old
6' tall
currently 190 lbs
bf% 16-17 maybe less
some background..
had bloods earlier this year (may/june). discovered low test on first testosterone assay 6.9nmol/l - canadian scale. (american scale would be 199ng/dl)
started trt protocol 100mg/once/wk for 4 wks. waited 4 wks for trough and results were 8.3nmol/l. my gp was unsure how to diagnose and suggested i see endo and said it would be months before i would be able to see someone.
in the meantime, july 1st i started 250mg 2/wk blast of test e. middle of july received notice of bloods were due on aug 9th. switched to prop 50mg eod up to aug 5th. no pct. gave blood three times - on the 9th (full blood assay), 12th, and 13th. blood was given morning, afternoon, and late afternoon respectively.
endo says im ok. doesn't support the idea of trt/hrt. he told me to leave my bloodwork (papers) at the front on my way out. i took my bloodwork (papers) with me.
these are my results.. (for reference NORMAL TOTAL TEST = 10 - 27 NMOL/L)
on fri aug 9th i gave a blood sample first thing in the morning. it came back at 17.6 nmol/l = (506 ng/dl)
on mon aug 12th i gave blood at noon. it came back at 8.1 nmol/l = (233ng/dl)
and on aug 13th i gave blood late afternoon 4pm it came back at 7.8 nmol/l = (224 ng/dl)
these are the remaining results from blood taken on Aug 9th.
TSH 250.....................(.46 - 4.68) mIU/L
FREE T4 14.6......................(8.3 - 23.1) PMOL/L
PSA 4.65..........<4.00 UG/L
FERRITIN 35.9.................(18 - 464) UG/L
LH <0.2................IU/L
FSH <0.7.............(1.6 - 9.7) IU/L
PROLACTIN 7.3........................(3.7 - 17.9) UG/L
Glucose - Random 4.8 <7.8 MMOL/L
Creatinine 84 (62 - 115) UMOL/L
Total Protein 81 (63 -82) G/L
Albumin 43 (35 - 50) G/L
Alk Phos 61 (38 - 126) U/L
AST/SGOT 43 (17 - 59) U/L
Sodium 141 (137 - 145) MMOL/L
Potassium 4.4 (3.5 - 5.1) MMOL/L
Chloride 105 (98 - 107) MMOL/L
Bicarbonate (co2) 23 (22 - 30) MMOL/L
Iron 10.5 (9 - 32) UMOL/L
Transferrin 31.8 (26 - 48) UMOL/L
Endocrinologist's comments: did not test for Estrogen because he said, "it isn't warranted". however upon my examination he checked me for gyno (squeezed my nipples) because, and i quote, "low test levels usually indicated a high e2 levels". what a fukin hypocrite.
also he said i was "i was a borderline candidate for hypogonadism" but told me i was normal. ??
anyway, what i can tell so far is that my test is low. and so is my lh and fsh.
looking for comments. if i am missing something or need to include more info let me know.
thanks.