Interesting results on last bloodwork

[Slacker78]

A month ago I got my bloodwork after being on my self-imposed TRT at 125 mg Test E & 500 IU HCG per week. Blood was taken in the morning, hours before my next injection was due. Pinning 2x per week at 3.5 day intervals. Here are the results:




As you can see, the total testosterone is within the normal range at 879 ng/Dl. The free testosterone is high at 38.59 ng/Dl. Free test is almost double the normal range... but the total test is at a respectable normal level. What could make the total test normal but the free test high?

The other thing is, estradiol was high at 46.4 pg/mL. Was not taking any aromatase inhibitor. Why is it high even on a modest TRT dose - was dieting affecting this?


Another issue is with my HDL cholesterol. Months before, with double the dose of Test (200 mg/ml) and no HCG, my HDL was 40. Most recently, with dieting, cardio, etc. my HDL was still 40... it seems my efforts to eat healthier and do more cardio paid off for the LDL, but did nothing for the HDL. Any ideas?

I should not care so much about your HDL but rather, your triglycerides. Don't look just your HDL value but it's more important the Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio which for men, it should be <= 5 as good indicator related to cardiovascular risk ... and yours is 3,57 and it's optimal. Instead look at your triglycerides/HDL ratio which it should be <= 2... and instead it's 2,77, a bit high. So, keep on eye your triglycerides and use a ton of fish oil to lower it, because the rest of your lipids profile is pretty good.