u/Haunting-Cause4150

Hi Guys,

Recently got my blood work done. I’m a 24 (M) and really been feeling the effects of low T for over two years now. Free T is around 0.262. I weight train, eat healthy, run and have a good lifestyle overall but nothing seems to be working. I’m consulting my doctor currently about either clomid or TRT. I have attached my labs below:

Routine chemistry
Cholesterol

<5.00
mmol/L
5.1

Triglycerides

<2.30
mmol/L
1.32

Fasting: <1.8 mmol/L
Please note non-fasting range now given as primary range.

HDL Cholesterol

0.90 - 1.70
mmol/L
2.05

LDL Cholesterol

<3.00
mmol/L
2.45

Non HDL Cholesterol

<4.00
mmol/L
3.05

HDL % of Total
&gt;20
%
40

Ferritin

30 - 442
ug/L
176

TSH

0.270 - 4.200
mIU/L
1.71

Free T3

3.1 - 6.8
pmol/L
4.8

Free Thyroxine (FT4)

12.0 - 22.0
pmol/L
20.5

Cortisol (Serum)

133 - 537
nmol/L
506
Cortisol Reference range
6-10am: 133 to 537 nmol/L
Midnight: <150 nmol/L
PSA (Total)

0.00 - 2.50
ug/L
0.72
Method: Roche Elecsys

Total Protein

60 - 80
g/L
82

Albumin

35 - 50
g/L
53

Globulin

19 - 35
g/L
29

Alanine Transferase

<45
U/L
27

Alkaline Phosphatase

30 - 130
U/L
89

AST

<45
U/L
36

Gamma GT

<55
U/L
37

Bilirubin

<22
umol/L
23

Urea

2.5 - 7.8
mmol/L
6.9

Creatinine

60 - 120
umol/L
109

estimated GFR
&gt;90
ml/min/1.73m2
84

Testosterone

8.64 - 29.00
nmol/L
15.6

SHBG

18.3 - 54.1
nmol/L
38.6

Luteinising Hormone

1.7 - 8.6
IU/L
3.9
Male - LH (IU/L)

1.7 - 8.6

Female - LH (IU/L)

Follicular 2.4 -12.6
Ovulation 14 - 95.6
Luteal 1.0 - 11.4
Post-meno 7.7 - 58.5
FSH

1.5 - 12.4
IU/L
2.7
Male - FSH (IU/L)

1.5 - 12.4

Female - FSH (IU/L)

Follicular 3.5 - 12.5
Ovulation 4.7 - 21.5
Luteal 1.7 - 7.7
Post-meno 25.8 - 134.8
17-Beta Oestradiol

41.4 - 150.0
pmol/L
91.8
Male - Oestradiol (pmol/L)

41.4 - 159

Female - Oestradiol (pmol/L)

Follicular: 114 - 332
Ovulation: 222 - 1959
Luteal: 222 - 854
Post-meno: < 183

Prolactin

86.0 - 324.0
mIU/L
161

Free Testosterone

0.1980 - 0.6190
nmol/L
0.264

Haem
Haemoglobin (g/L)

130 - 180
g/L
164

4.40 - 6.50
10^12/L
5.4

Hct

0.400 - 0.520
L/L
0.486

MCV

80.0 - 100.0
fL
90.1

MCH

27.0 - 32.0
pg
30.4

MCHC (g/L)

320 - 360
g/L
338

RDW

11.5 - 15.0
%
14.3

Platelets

150 - 450
10^9/L
242

MPV

7.0 - 13.0
fL
9.3

White Cell Count

3.0 - 11.0
10^9/L
6.9

Neutrophils

2.0 - 7.5
10^9/L
4.2

Lymphocytes

1.50 - 4.50
10^9/L
2.22

Monocytes

0.20 - 0.80
10^9/L
0.38

Eosinophils

0.00 - 0.40
10^9/L
0.09

Basophils

0.000 - 0.100
10^9/L
0

Neutrophils %
%
60.8

Lymphocytes %
%
32.4

Monocytes %
%
5.5

Eosinophils %
%
1.3

Basophils %

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Cheers guys in advance

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Thanks

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