Blood test. Need help reading.

hogs4us2

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Hi guys,

I'm going to post my blood test results right below this........ I wanted to post on in color so it would be easier for you to read and note my concerns.

just a little bit of information about me. I am a white 46-year-old male. I work out. About 4 to 5 days a week. No health problems started HRT treatment two months ago.

The first month I did 100 mg per week, split up into two 50 mg doses, and had blood work done and saw very little to no results in my testosterone level.

So the second month, I upped my dosages to 200 mg per week, split up into two 100 mg doses each week ................ and I just got my blood test results back and I'm a little concerned.


I have not been taking any other medications with my testosterone injections because I've read on this board, It's better to start off with one drug, and see how your body reacts and then add drugs as necessary.

Any feedback or input would be greatly appreciated?
 

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Test Name

Results

Units

FLAG

Reference Ranges
CBC WITH DIFFERENTIAL /PLATELET
WBC

8.3

x10E3/uL

4.0-10.5
RBC

5.15

x10E3/uL

4.14--5.80
Hemoglobin

13.6

g/dL

12.6-17.7
Hematocrit

42.1

%

37.5-51.0
MCV

82

fL

79-97
MCH

26.4

pg

LOW

26.6-33.0
MCHC

32.3

g/dl

31.5-35.7
RDW

13.6

%

12.3-15.4
Platelets

321

x10E3/uL

140-415
Neutrophils

58

%

40-74
Ltmphs

32

%

14-46
Monocytes

7

%

13-Apr
EoS

3

%

0-7
Basos

0

%

0-3
Neutrophils (Absolute)

4.7

x10E3/uL

1.8-7.8
Lymphs (Absolute)

2.7

x10E3/uL

0.7-4.5
Monocytes (Absoulte)

0.6

x10E3/uL

0.1-1.0
EoS (Absoulte)

0.2

x10E3/uL

0.0-0.4
Basos (Absoulte)

0

x10E3/uL

0.0-0.2
Immature Granulocytes

0

%

0-2
Immature Grans (Abs)

0

x10E3/uL

0.0-0.1
Comp. Metabolic Panel (14)
Glucose, Serum

77

mg/dl

65-99
BUN

23

mg/dl

24-Jun
Creatinine, Serum

1.01

mg/dl

0.76-1.27
eGFR If NonAfrican Am

89

ml/min/1.73

>59
eGFR If African Am

103

ml/min/1.73

>59
Bun/Creatinine Ratio

23

High

9--20
Sodium, Serum

137

mmol/L

134-144
Potassium, serum

5

mmol/L

3.5-5.2
Chloride, serum

101

mmol/L

97-108
Carbon dioxide, total

24

mmol/L

20-32
Calcium, serum

9.3

mg/dl

8.7-10.2
Protein, total, serum

7

g/dL

6.0-8.5
Albumin, Serum

4.4

g/dL

3.5-5.5
Globulin, Total

2.6

g/dL

1.5-4.5
A/G Ratio

1.7

1.1-2.5
Bilirubin, Total

0.7

mg/dl

0.0-1.2
Alkaline Phosphatase, S

49

IU/L

25-150
AST (SGOT)

32

IU/L

0-40
A LT (SGPT)

28

IU/L

0-44
Testosterone, Free/Tot Equilib
Testosterone, Serum

863

ng/dl

348-1197
Testosterone, Free

22.35

ng/dl

High

5.00-21.00
% Free Testosterone

2.59

%

1.50-4.20
Luteinizing Hormone (LH), S
LH

<0.2

mIU/mL

Low

1.7-8.6
FSH, Serum
FSH

0.2

mIU/mL

LOW

1.5-12.4
Estradiol
Estradiol

52.4

pg/mL

7.6-42.6
 

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Everything looks pretty normal or just barely out of range.

Test looks good, estradiol is a bit high but nothing to be concerned about. LH and FSH are going to be shutdown from the exogenous test so that is normal also.

How do you feel?
 

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Popeyes, thanks for the feed back!
 

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Ditto with what Popeye said. What were you worried about? More important is how do you feel?
 

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Yup, looks good.
 

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Thanks so much guys! I get more accurate advice here then I do from my Doctor.

My concerns was the high and low areas noted on the blood test not knowing for sure what each line item really meant.

What about my Bun/Creatinine ratio.... It shows to be high.....what exactly is this?

Again let me say a very big thanks to all who have respond to my post I really look to this board for guidance.
 

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Just from working out your bun/creatine will be high. Not a big deal.
 

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Thanks for the heads up Dfeaton,

I noticed on my blood test that my MCH was low.... What exactly is this?
 

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Looks fine no reason for concern in any regard.
 

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Thanks Cashout,

How long should I wait before doing blood test again?

P.S....I took your advice on treating my acne as I had cronic acne growing up.....long story short i'm not having any acne problems what so ever.
 

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At this point you've got a pretty good baseline established.

I would leave your protocol "as is" - i.e. 200 mgs per week split into two shots one on Mon AM and one on Thurs PM. Test again in about 6 weeks.

Also, now is the time to start to focus on your diet. Small steps to see what type of fine tuning you can get out of that now.

How are you feeling?

Thanks Cashout,

How long should I wait before doing blood test again?

P.S....I took your advice on treating my acne as I had cronic acne growing up.....long story short i'm not having any acne problems what so ever.
 

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