need to know which blood tests

**Sust Man** · 03-28-2006, 12:44 PM

Okay, I'll get to the point. I'm 26, I have been natural for about 8 months, and my sex drive still sucks. I have no insurance, and cannot justify spending the money right now. Everyone tells me to see a doc, but I am convinced that I should get some bloodwork. If it comes back unfavorable, then I can see a doc/get insurance/etc. So, what are the most important tests to get. I know I should probably get free test, total test, and LH. Is there anything else, or should I determine that after I get these results? I have run proper pct with clomid, nolva, and hcg . I have tried tribulus and tongkat with no luck.

**toc67guru** · 03-28-2006, 12:48 PM

these are the blood tests swale runs:-

Total Testosterone
Bioavailable Testosterone (sometimes called “Free and Loosely Bound”)
Free Testosterone (if Bio T is not available)
SHBG
DHT
Estradiol (specify by the “Extraction Method” or “Ultra-Sensitive”)
Total Estrogens
LH
FSH
Prolactin
Cortisol
Thyroid Panel (TSH, FT3, FT4)
CBC
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Lipid Panel
Homocysteine
PSA (if over 40)
IGF-1 (if HGH therapy is desired)
Fasting Insulin

At the one month point, I follow-up with these assays:
Total Testosterone
Bioavailable Testosterone
Free T and SHBG (if Bio T is not available)
Estradiol (specify by the “Extraction Method” or “Sensitive”)
DHT (if patient is using a transdermal delivery system)
SHBG
FSH (3rd gen "sensitive" assay)
CBC
Lipid Panel
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
(if ALT/AST from above are elevated, then get a GGT)

...I hope this helps!

**Sust Man** · 03-28-2006, 12:53 PM

Ok, I've checked heathcheckusa.com and directlabs.com, and the test and LH alone are around $200. With all of the tests you listed, I'm thinkin it will be at least $500? Do you know of somewhere to get them at a reasonable rate?

**toc67guru** · 03-28-2006, 12:59 PM

check your pm's sustman.

**Sust Man** · 03-28-2006, 01:09 PM

Ok, I added up the different test through directlabs, and the total comes to $963! I checked that site you suggested, but I really do not want to be on HRT at 26! I This is considered my last resort. I understand that some people take a very long time to recover from a cycle, and I do not mind waiting. Once I start HRT, I will never know if my body was going to eventually recover or not. Do you think that if I just got some insurance and went to a doc that the insurance would cover all of these tests?

**mick-g** · 03-28-2006, 02:32 PM

What was you cycle like that you ran before you were shut down. HCG can take months to work if you are shut down hard.

**Sust Man** · 03-28-2006, 02:43 PM

I don't believe that I really fully recovered from my test and deca cycle before I started this one, but I ran test e (450mg0 and eq(400mg) for about 9 weeks. The funny thing was, I never gained much. My sex drive skyrocketed the first 4 weeks, and then dissapeared before I finished the cycle. Never been back since. I ran proper clomid and nolva pct afterward. Several months later, I decided to try hcg . I ran 1500iu every 2 days for 3 weeks, which still did not help.