Latest TRT blood work

Nixter

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Had to get some blood work to renew my TRT script. Thought I'd share. 120mg, divided twice weekly. 500iu HCG also divided twice weekly taken at the same time as T. Blood taken 4 days after last injection.

I'm happy with the current protocol but I do rely on 5mg daily Cialis for trouble free wood. I've tried various dosages of test up to 220 with no difference in erection quality, in fact it was poorer on higher dosages. Things improved since I added HCG back in but still not to the reliability level of my pre TRT days.

WBC was a hair low but thats the first time that's happened so we'll just keep an eye on it.
 

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Had to get some blood work to renew my TRT script. Thought I'd share. 120mg, divided twice weekly. 500iu HCG also divided twice weekly taken at the same time as T. Blood taken 4 days after last injection.

I'm happy with the current protocol but I do rely on 5mg daily Cialis for trouble free wood. I've tried various dosages of test up to 220 with no difference in erection quality, in fact it was poorer on higher dosages. Things improved since I added HCG back in but still not to the reliability level of my pre TRT days.

WBC was a hair low but thats the first time that's happened so we'll just keep an eye on it.
Question, when do you time your blood work? Do you test on day 7 or mid cycle?
 
I'm on TRT, not a cycle. I pin twice a week so I try to get blood taken immediately before an injection.
Sorry I didn’t think you were on a cycle I just meant injection cycle. I am on close to the same dose and if I test mid injection cycle come in higher than reference range, but if I test injection day I get similar reading s
 
So my pin schedule is Monday evening and Friday morning. This equals 3.5days between pins. I had blood taken tuesday morning but delayed my Monday evening pin until after the blood was taken so that my trough would be a bit lower. I think my clinic is used to patients who pin once a week so I wanted my blood work to reflect that more closely.
 
Had to get some blood work to renew my TRT script. Thought I'd share. 120mg, divided twice weekly. 500iu HCG also divided twice weekly taken at the same time as T. Blood taken 4 days after last injection.

I'm happy with the current protocol but I do rely on 5mg daily Cialis for trouble free wood. I've tried various dosages of test up to 220 with no difference in erection quality, in fact it was poorer on higher dosages. Things improved since I added HCG back in but still not to the reliability level of my pre TRT days.

WBC was a hair low but thats the first time that's happened so we'll just keep an eye on it.

Over all looks good.

estrogen is getting up there, watch PSA and BP. Might want to switch to EOD pinning

DHEA low might have better mental clarity and low cortisol with 25 mg


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Over all looks good.

estrogen is getting up there, watch PSA and BP. Might want to switch to EOD pinning

DHEA low might have better mental clarity and low cortisol with 25 mg


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Depending on what his shbg is I would have thought once per week would be better? If low shbg, then oed, 30+ and wouldn't it be better to inject less frequently?
My shbg sits around 40, and more frequent injections tend to maintain elevated e2, versus less frequent. I'm attempting another go at 125-140e7, to see how I feel.
That said I was in a decent place on 62.5e3.5, but I have not been able to get back to that place. I should know within 4-8weeks.
 
The theoretical half life of test e is 5.5 days so i have been pinning my TRT dosage every 5 days for the past year.

For me, I found this has provided the best balance in my T to E ratio. (which would imply that SHGB is sitting where my body wants it to be)

With EOD or even twice per week on TRT I felt the effects of overlapping half lives and once per week i felt meh the last day or so.

I’ve recently come to the conclusion that, unless you have estrogen sensitivity issues, pinning more frequently than every five days on TRT seems to get the T/E ratio out of the natural balance.

None of my above statements apply if you’re on cycle as you are trying to get your ratios out of balance to achieve the most gains
 
The theoretical half life of test e is 5.5 days so i have been pinning my TRT dosage every 5 days for the past year.

For me, I found this has provided the best balance in my T to E ratio. (which would imply that SHGB is sitting where my body wants it to be)

With EOD or even twice per week on TRT I felt the effects of overlapping half lives and once per week i felt meh the last day or so.

I’ve recently come to the conclusion that, unless you have estrogen sensitivity issues, pinning more frequently than every five days on TRT seems to get the T/E ratio out of the natural balance.

None of my above statements apply if you’re on cycle as you are trying to get your ratios out of balance to achieve the most gains
Wholeheartedly agree. I was considering once per week, but after some thought decided on that very same path, e5. I've had good results w e4, but felt that it was still a smidge too close. As much as I enjoy the effects of overlapping halflives, I also don't enjoy the effects of overlapping halflives. And, the more frequent I pin the more challenging ai use becomes. At least w e5, if I take a quarter or half of asin on day 2 or 3 I will then ride out that benefit, rather than restart the aromatization process. For too long I've approached trt dosing as requiring a set schedule, but our hormonal responses are anything but linear and predictable.
Predictable to some degree, but I've never been able to reliably dose an ai consistently for an enduring amount of time, and a big part of that has been dose and frequency.
My dosing (100mge5-6) will still be above true trt, so some aromasin/adex use will be necessary, but I'm seeking to optimize, not merely replace.
 
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