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    What matters in a Complete Blood Count?

    When my doc orders a "CBC" (Complete Blood Count) there is a lot of data that comes back... what values should I be watching the closest, Hemoglobin and Hematocrit? Here is that the pre-TRT "baseline" one looked like:


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    Value
    Range
    WBC 4.8 4.0-11.0x10**9/L
    RBC 4.84 4.7-5.0x10**12/L
    Hemoglobin 154 140-180 g/L
    Hematocrit 0.454 0.40-0.54
    Platelet Ct 213 150-400x10**9/L
    MCV 93.8 80-8 fL
    MCH 31.9 27.5-32.5 pg
    MCHC 340 320-360 g/L
    RDW 13.6 11.5-14.5
    Neutrophil 2.8 2.0-7.5x10**9/L
    Lymphocyte 1.7 1.0-3.5x10**9/L
    Monocyte 0.2 0.0-0.8
    Eosinophil 0.1 0.0-0.5x10**9/L
    Basophil 0.0 0-0.2x10**9/L

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    I'm sure the "other" stuff matters, but on TRT we need to pay special attention to hemoglobin and hematocrit... hematocrit over 50 is generally the point at which we advocate donating blood or lowering the dose to get that lower. Thick blood is a very serious health concern over time.

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    Thanks... is there a desired range for Hemoglobin?

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