Could I get advice on upcoming BW?

**dfwo** · 11-23-2011, 03:29 AM

Sunday was my sixth injection, so I plan to have blood drawn next Monday. That'll be six weeks for me.

PrivateMDabs.com has this test for ~$170

Hormone Panel for Males

The Hormone Panel for Males contains the following tests:
- Lipid Profile
-Complete Blood Count w/ Differential
-Estradiol, Sensitive
-Insulin Growth Factor (IGF-1)
-Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
-Testosterone (Free) , Serum (Equilibrium Ultrafiltration) With Total Testosterone
-Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
-Thyroid Profile

Is the Free Test enough, or should I spend the $90 and get the Free and Weakly Bound test done? Is the FSH/LH test worth doing? I didn't have the FSH/LH tested prior to treatment, so I have nothing to compare the results to.

**zaggahamma** · 11-23-2011, 06:42 AM

imo,
the panel you are having is plenty and A GREAT DEAL... i recently saw that and am going to do the same when i can and as often as i can

lh/fsh while on trt is not needed...those will show very low as they have been shut down due to your TRT

my .02

**GotNoBlueMilk** · 11-23-2011, 07:53 AM

I too am looking at that panel.

Like JP said, forget LH/FSH. They are low and you don't need a test to tell you that.

Stick with this panel. If everything comes back good then you are done. If you have issues -- good Total T but low Free T -- then you may want to expand and include other items such as SHBG, etc.

The only thing I would add for me is progesterone/prolactin. I am subject to gyno even at low E2 levels, and have always wondered if my progesterone/prolactin are high and making gyno prevelant at lower E2 levels. If you don't have any gyno issues, or puffy nipple syndrom, then ignore this paragraph.

**steroid.com 1** · 11-23-2011, 09:41 AM

If it were me I'd want to see Cortisol and SHBG as well.

**bass** · 11-23-2011, 12:47 PM

and DHEA!

**Vettester** · 11-23-2011, 01:19 PM

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**dfwo** · 11-23-2011, 01:28 PM

wow, thanks

**Vettester** · 11-23-2011, 01:34 PM

Checkout their Ultimate Male Hormone package. I don't think it has cortisol or prolactin, but it has just about everything else. It's a little pricier, but the extra discount might help pursuede you to upgrade. Let us know how you makeout.

**NOSUPERMODEL** · 11-23-2011, 01:42 PM

I assume you do not have insurance that will cover your blood work?

**dfwo** · 11-23-2011, 01:49 PM

right, I'm self-pay

**zaggahamma** · 11-23-2011, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by vetteman08

Whatever lab package you decide to go with, use this promo code when checking out: hagepuwr

Privatemdlabs will give you an additional 15% discount at checkout.

good to know