1996 ng/dl at trough on 150mg/wk
10 weeks into self-prescribed TRT, I'm after a sanity check on these results.
150mg/wk test E, 75mg Mon 8am and 75mg Thu 8pm, even 84hr split. Bloods drawn Mon 8am right before inj, so approx 84hrs post jab give or take a couple hours sometimes. Reputable lab, Immunoassay not LC-MS.
No AI needed yet.
I'm on Dutasteride 0.5mg daily for 3+ years now.
Oral Minoxidil 2.5mg daily too.
Retatrutide 2mg every Monday last few months.
Nothing else.
No spicy nips, irritability, nothing much. Finding I have to take a piss much more often during the night, maybe my sleep is slightly disturbed. First few weeks my libido shot up, now it's definitely subsided, a lot. Maybe increased prolactin. I have p5p, and most ancillaries I'd need on hand.
Full panel below, EU / US units, and expected range.
HORMONES
Total T 69.20 nmol/l / 1996 ng/dl (12-30) HIGH
Free T calc 2.193 nmol/l / 63.3 ng/dl (0.198-0.619) HIGH
Oestradiol 170 pmol/l / 46.3 pg/ml (41.4-159) HIGH
Prolactin 452 mIU/l / 21.3 ng/ml (86-324) HIGH
LH under 0.3 IU/l (1.7-8.6) LOW
FSH under 0.3 IU/l (1.5-12.4) LOW
SHBG 23.6 nmol/l (18.3-54.1)
LIPIDS
HDL 0.88 mmol/l / 34 mg/dl (over 1) LOW
Total chol 4.08 mmol/l / 158 mg/dl (under 5)
LDL 2.73 mmol/l / 106 mg/dl (under 3)
Non-HDL 3.20 mmol/l / 124 mg/dl (under 4)
Chol:HDL ratio 4.62 (under 6)
Trigs 1.02 mmol/l / 90 mg/dl (under 2.3)
LIVER
ALT 54 U/l (under 45) HIGH
ALP 78 U/l (30-130)
GGT 31 U/l (under 55)
Bilirubin 8 umol/l / 0.47 mg/dl (under 22)
KIDNEY
Creatinine 110 umol/l / 1.24 mg/dl (60-120)
eGFR 77 (over 60)
FULL BLOOD COUNT
Haemoglobin 154 g/l / 15.4 g/dl (130-180)
Haematocrit 0.464 / 46.4% (40-52)
RBC 5.13 (4.4-6.5)
MCV 90.5 fl (80-100)
MCH 30.1 pg (27-32)
MCHC 333 g/l / 33.3 g/dl (320-360)
RDW 14.1% (11.5-15)
WBC 5.9 (3-11)
Neutrophils 2.9 (2-7.5)
Lymphocytes 2.38 (1.5-4.5)
Monocytes 0.58 (0.2-0.8)
Eosinophils 0.07 (0-0.4)
Basophils 0.00 (0-0.1)
Platelets 213 (150-450)
MPV 9.8 fl (7-13)
PROTEINS
Total protein 65 g/l / 6.5 g/dl (60-80)
Albumin 44 g/l / 4.4 g/dl (35-50)
Globulin 21 g/l / 2.1 g/dl (19-35)
THYROID
TSH 1.39 mIU/l (0.27-4.2)
Free T4 20.4 pmol/l / 1.59 ng/dl (12-22)
Free T3 5.1 pmol/l / 3.32 pg/ml (3.1-6.8)
OTHER
Ferritin 148 ug/l (30-442)
HbA1c 31 mmol/mol / 5.0% (under 42)
PSA 0.44 ug/l (0-2.5)
Everything I can find should put 150mg/wk around 900-1400 at trough for most people. I'm at 1996, which is what people usually report on circa 3x the dose, so I've seen.
So is 150 effectively a blast level dose for me? I did want to try 300/500 but after seeing these results perhaps not, and instead lowering my regular dose to 75/weekly?