Low T Center, going in for testing

[RaginCajun]

Well, I am finally going to get my testosterone checked.

Found a coupon for $50 testing so going in Monday afternoon.

They did not tell me anything, but should I be 8 hours fasted going into the test or just go in normal? I will be taking the test soon after lunch so wondering if that will affect hormone testing.

Hoping it will show me what is going on.

I do not have any erection or libido problems, just having a really hard time losing fat and healing.

Background: did some stupid cycles when I younger with no PCT (1st cycle was test and deca at 19, I know I know!) and did another one a few years later. Now that I am 34, wondering if that had any affects on my body now. I have always been a slow healer, always. I bruise really easy and it takes me forever for a cut to heal. I have had bone issues when I was younger also, broke my arm throwing a baseball twice because of hollow bone/cyst in my right humerous bone. I was 11 and 13 when that happened but haven't had any issues with after that.

Well enough babbling, ready to see what the test results will show! I will post them up once I have them in hand.

[kelkel]

Remember, it's a clinic you're going to so it's in their best interest to find a way to get you on TRT. That said, I'm sure they're only testing hormones and that is absolutely insufficient to assess the need for TRT. I'd be surprised if they tested LH, FSH, thyroid, cortisol, prolactin, etc. You really need BW as in the Finding A Doc sticky so everything can be evaluated and potential problems located. Simply pulling a hormone panel is not enough.

No, you do not need to fast for a hormone only evaluation. If running CBC's, CMP's then yes.

[RaginCajun]

Thanks kel for the reply and i will get a list together to discuss with them. I am merely going to them for the cheap blood test my hormones, would not be letting them treat me so to speak. I am in the midst of switching healthcare companies once again (thanks obummer fvcker), so if the test results show low T, I will look for an endo or someone close to that with my new insurance.

Kel, below is some recent blood work that I had done a while back, non-hormone.

Component	Standard Range	Your Value
GLUCOSE, SERUM	65 - 99 mg/dL	88
BUN	6 - 20 mg/dL	17
CREATININE, SERUM	0.76 - 1.27 mg/dL	0.88
EGFR IF NONAFRICN AM	>59 mL/min/1.73	114
EGFR IF AFRICN AM	>59 mL/min/1.73	131
BUN/CREATININE RATIO	8 - 19	19
SODIUM, SERUM	134 - 144 mmol/L	140
POTASSIUM, SERUM	3.5 - 5.2 mmol/L	4.4
CHLORIDE, SERUM	97 - 108 mmol/L	99
CARBON DIOXIDE, TOTAL	18 - 29 mmol/L	28
CALCIUM, SERUM	8.7 - 10.2 mg/dL	10.3
PROTEIN, TOTAL, SERUM	6.0 - 8.5 g/dL	7.6
ALBUMIN, SERUM	3.5 - 5.5 g/dL	5.1
GLOBULIN, TOTAL	1.5 - 4.5 g/dL	2.5
A/G RATIO	1.1 - 2.5	2.0
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL	0.0 - 1.2 mg/dL	0.3
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, SERUM	39 - 117 IU/L	53
AST (SGOT)	0 - 40 IU/L	22
ALT (SGPT)	0 - 44 IU/L	26
TSH	0.450 - 4.500 uIU/mL	1.470
WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) COUNT	3.4 - 10.8 x10E3/uL	5.5
RED BLOOD CELL (RBC) COUNT	4.14 - 5.80 x10E6/uL	4.63
HEMOGLOBIN	12.6 - 17.7 g/dL	14.8
HEMATOCRIT	37.5 - 51.0 %	43.3
MCV	79 - 97 fL	94
MCH	26.6 - 33.0 pg	32.0
MCHC	31.5 - 35.7 g/dL	34.2
RDW	12.3 - 15.4 %	13.8
PLATELET COUNT	150 - 379 x10E3/uL	212
NEUTROPHILS	40 - 74 %	62
LYMPHS	14 - 46 %	27
MONOCYTES	4 - 12 %	9
EOS	0 - 5 %	1
BASOS	0 - 3 %	1
NEUTROPHILS (ABSOLUTE)	1.4 - 7.0 x10E3/uL	3.4
LYMPHS (ABSOLUTE)	0.7 - 3.1 x10E3/uL	1.5
MONOCYTES(ABSOLUTE)	0.1 - 0.9 x10E3/uL	0.5
EOS (ABSOLUTE)	0.0 - 0.4 x10E3/uL	0.1
BASO (ABSOLUTE)	0.0 - 0.2 x10E3/uL	0.0
IMMATURE GRANULOCYTES	0 - 2 %	0
IMMATURE GRANS (ABS)	0.0 - 0.1 x10E3/uL	0.0

SEDIMENTATION RATE-WESTERGREN

0 - 15 mm/hr

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[kelkel]

Looks great. Jealous of your liver values. Remember PSA and Lipids next time.

[RaginCajun]

Looks great. Jealous of your liver values. Remember PSA and Lipids next time.

Thanks Kel

I'll trade you some liver enzymes for some genetics!

[Bonaparte]

You should go fasted, as they are checking your fasted glucose as well.

[RaginCajun]

Well, looks like the only test for $50 was the Testosterone test. Had to go in for another visit to test everything else out.

My sample read 381ng/dl

Seems to be on the low side of normal to me. What do you all think?

[kelkel]

I think you should find a competent doc and get complete BW like is in the Finding A Doc Sticky at the top of this forum. Find the cause of your low T if at all possible and if fixable, do so. If it's idiopathic or simply your time for TRT then at least you enter into it with a clear conscience.

[RaginCajun]

I think you should find a competent doc and get complete BW like is in the Finding A Doc Sticky at the top of this forum. Find the cause of your low T if at all possible and if fixable, do so. If it's idiopathic or simply your time for TRT then at least you enter into it with a clear conscience.

i agree and was hoping the consult was going to be more in depth testing. he seemed to tell me that I am normal and told me to come in again if i wanted all of the other tests ran, of course at additional costs. my question to him was, what if my sample would have read 349ng/dl, then would you said I was 'normal.' just seems that 381 to me is low, and somewhere near 600 would be more 'normal'.

[kelkel]

Well, 381 is not adequate. Find that doc. Get better BW.

[RaginCajun]

Well, 381 is not adequate. Find that doc. Get better BW.

Yes sir!

Wish I could afford the site sponsor for $200 a month, it's probably 30-45 minutes from me

[kelkel]

Yes sir!

Wish I could afford the site sponsor for $200 a month, it's probably 30-45 minutes from me

Site sponsor would be great, but don't assume you need TRT yet. There may be an issue suppressing your endogenous production that's fixable.

[RaginCajun]

Site sponsor would be great, but don't assume you need TRT yet. There may be an issue suppressing your endogenous production that's fixable.

i hope to be getting some more tests done after the new year when i switch insurances to Cigna. i am reading up on them now to see what types of coverages and what not they have. i have a high deductible plan.

are you thinking that possibly that a simple round of clomid may be in order if there is an issue with suppressing endogenous test production?

[kelkel]

No. Clomid would stimulate more production assuming all is in order with your hypothalamus / pituitary. But then when it's ceased you would normally return to where you currently are. Clomid isn't solving the problem, it's band aiding it. You need to find what is suppressing production. Is it primary, secondary, pathological. Thyroid issue, prolactin, cortisol, etc..If all that fails, is it idiopathic?