Finally just started HRT! 27 years old
I'm elated. I'll post a small bit about my background: 27 years old, did many cycles and cruised on test from age 18 until about age 25. I realized I should try to come off so I saw an endo. She put me on clomid 25mg eod for about three months. This worked for a while, then a year later, had my levels measured again and they were around 480ng/dl. Thought I felt fine. Fast forward to the past two months now and I've been sluggish, difficult maintaining erections, slow in the gym, etc etc. So I saw a PCP. tested my levels (First blood work below) and referred me to an endo. She was a jerk and insisted that my levels were fine and that "many men operate just fine with a test level of 322." I said "Well I'm not one of them, and I want HRT." She tested my thyroid, pituitary, and electrolytes, and that lab work is posted below. She then referred me to a Urologist/andrologist who tested me once again (below) and prescribed me test cyp 100mg/wk.
The only thing I hate is that Target, where I fill my scripts, only gave me 2 count 1ml vials instead of 1 10ml vial because they say the test expires 30 days after the first draw. I think this is bullshit. I asked why they would even manufacture a 10ML bottle if that's the case and she didn't know. I think after these six months, I'll have a compounding pharm make my stuff for me.
I have elevated hematocrit already, so I donated blood today. I have high liver values, so I plan on buying and taking NAC. Any other advice is more than welcome... you guys are the sh!t.
ORIGINAL BLOOD WORK BY PCP:
(by the way, I know it's the wrong estradiol test, but the doc didn't see an option for sensitive assay in his computer...I even helped him look)
Estradiol |
<20 pg/mL |
0 - 42 pg/mL |
Testosterone Adult Male |
322 ng/dL |
300 - 1080 ng/dL |
Testosterone Percentage Free |
2.1 % |
1.6 - 2.9 % |
Testosterone Free Calculation |
68 pg/mL |
47 - 244 pg/mL |
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin |
24 nmol/L |
11 - 80 nmol/L |
Cholesterol |
239 mg/dL |
0 - 199 mg/dL |
Triglycerides |
160 mg/dL |
4 - 149 mg/dL |
HDL Cholesterol |
52 mg/dL |
>39 mg/dL |
Chol/HDL Ratio |
4.6 |
|
LDL Calculated |
155 mg/dL |
19 - 130 mg/dL |
Lab Glucose |
93 mg/dL |
60 - 100 mg/dL |
BLOODWORK BY ENDO (BEFORE UROLOGIST):
White Blood Cell Count |
6.7 k/cmm |
3.8 - 11.0 k/cmm |
Red Blood Cell Count |
5.66 m/cmm |
4.20 - 5.90 m/cmm |
Hemoglobin |
17.1 g/dL |
13.4 - 17.5 g/dL |
Hematocrit |
50.5 % |
39.0 - 51.0 % |
Mean Corpuscular Volume |
89.2 fL |
80.0 - 100.0 fL |
RDW |
11.8 % |
11.0 - 15.0 % |
Platelet Count |
203 k/cmm |
140 - 450 k/cmm |
Alanine Aminotransferase |
66 U/L |
9 - 55 U/L |
Sodium |
142 mmol/L |
136 - 145 mmol/L |
Potassium |
4.2 mmol/L |
3.5 - 5.2 mmol/L |
Chloride |
105 mmol/L |
98 - 107 mmol/L |
Bicarbonate |
27 mmol/L |
22 - 29 mmol/L |
Creatinine Serum |
1.27 mg/dL |
0.73 - 1.18 mg/dL |
Est GFR African Am |
>60 mL/min/1.73m2 |
>60 mL/min/1.73m2 |
Est GFR Non-Afr Am |
>60 mL/min/1.73m2 |
>60 mL/min/1.73m2 |
Vitamin D 25 Oh |
32 ng/mL |
20 - 80 ng/mL |
Calcium Serum |
9.8 mg/dL |
8.4 - 10.2 mg/dL |
Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
3.6 mIU/mL |
|
Normal Males: 1.0-12.0
Normally Menstruating Females
Follicular Phase: 3.0-8.1
Mid-Cycle Peak: 2.6-16.7
Luteal Phase: 1.4-5.5
Postmenopausal Females without HRT: 26.8-133.4 |
Lh |
4 mIU/mL |
|
Normal Males: 0.6-12.1
Normally Menstruating Females
Follicular Phase: 1.8-11.8
Mid-Cycle Peak: 7.6-89.1
Luteal Phase: 0.6-14.0
Postmenopausal Females without HRT: 5.2-62.0 |
Prolactin |
6.5 ng/mL |
3.5 - 19.4 ng/mL |
Thyroxine, Free |
1.0 ng/dL |
0.7 - 1.5 ng/dL |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
2.01 uIU/mL |
0.20 - 4.50 uIU/mL |
BLOODWORK BY UROLOGIST BEFORE PRESCRIBING TEST:
Hemoglobin |
17.0 g/dL |
13.4 - 17.5 g/dL |
Hematocrit |
49.4 % |
39.0 - 51.0 % |
Testosterone Adult Male |
330 ng/dL |
300 - 1080 ng/dL |
Testosterone Percentage Free |
2.1 % |
1.6 - 2.9 % |
Testosterone Free Calculation |
70 pg/mL |
47 - 244 pg/mL |
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin |
22 nmol/L |
11 - 80 nmol/L |
Testosterone Bioavailable |
207 ng/dL |
131 - 682 ng/dL
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I'm really excited to get my levels back to the 500-800 range!!
My Urologist doesn't "do" HCG, so I may buy this on a research site after a couple months. I will also eventually throw in some deca once I know my liver values are under control. I'll keep an eye on estradiol via private md labs and will probably have to buy my own AI when/if needed. But I'm not too concerned about it.
As I said above, any advice or words of encouragement are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!