Blood Work...

[PRyan]

So I had my Testosterone levels checked and this seemed quite low to me...

Testosterone, Serum 281 ng/dL

Also had a lipid panel done:

Lipid Panel
Cholesterol, Total 117 mg/dL 100-169

Triglycerides 90 mg/dL 0-149

HDL Cholesterol 58 mg/dL >39

VLDL Cholesterol Cal 18 mg/dL 5-40

LDL Cholesterol Calc 41 mg/dL 0-99

Creatinine, Serum 1.06 mg/dL 0.76-1.27


So as a 20 y/o male who works out 5 times a week, how low is my test? Doctor said that this was average, but with the other levels I have seen posted here it seems low.

[bass]

not enough to know why your T is low, and yes it is low for your age. what is the range? need to do a complete male hormone panel, like TSH, LH, FSH, E2, SHBG, etc... see Kelkel's thread about Finding a Physicians to see what blood work you need. any AAS history, smoke, alcohol, medication?

[bass]

BTW, your doc is clueless!

[PRyan]

No smoking. A little alcohol here and there. Only medication was accutane over a year ago and now I am just on an anti-bacterial Minocycline.

And no AAS.

[HRTstudent]

what's the range on the test?

what time of day was your blood drawn?

did you eat before the test?

any recent lifestyle changes, stressors, diet changes?

I know it's exam time and if you had exams that was a huge stressor for most people I knew including myself. I probably wouldn't test my T level around then!

[PRyan]

Included picture.

Time of day was around lunch. Yes I had eaten, but no I was not stressed any more than usual and it wasn't around exam time.

Around 1 yr 6 months ago I started eating really healthy, like a bulking diet for lifting, but I do not see how that would have had a negative effect on it. But no other lifestyle changes.

[jamotech]

What are you taking the Minocycline for?

[ecdysone]

Your test value wouldn't be unusual for someone who has/is running cycles, but if you're asking if you are a candidate for TRT, I would say, no.

Give it some time, stay away from AAS, and then see what the fully recovered values are iike.

[PRyan]

Was taking it for a bacteria infection I had.

Ecdysone - I have never have run a cycle so I am fully recovered at the moment...

[lovbyts]

Your only 20? dont consider HRT only as a last resort. Your doctor needs to do more test to find out why your levels are low.

[PRyan]

Yeah. I had a long talk with my doctor yesterday about not starting HRT so young.

Gave me a number of a urologist and nutrionist to see determine what is causing my issues. Also got my Free Test tested.

[ecdysone]

Have a 10 week cycle of Test E along with a 4 week stack of dbol for beginning.

This is my second cycle.

How should I plan to run my PCT?

????

[PRyan]

????

The first cycle was a 30mg dosage of anavar for 3 weeks when I was 18. Haven't started the Test E or dbol and planned to sell it off to one of my friends because of the strongly discouraged usage of >25 AAS.

My bad on the "never used AAS", and "never ran a cycle". In my mind I completely disregarded the anavar, sorry about that.