Charger
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I recently started taking 50mcg of T3 daily and could tell it was boosting my androgens and wanted to get some bloodwork to get an eye on where I was at. My testosterone is the highest it's ever been at 32, up from the 670 ng/dL I've hovered around the past couple of years, and way up from the absolute bottom of ~200-300 ng/dL I had around the time I was messing with RU58841, fin, and carnivore diets (no surprise there, huh?).
Anyway, wanted to post to see if there was any insight I could gain on what I could potentially improve. I feel mostly okay, but I think my E2 and prolactin could be better. Also would like to know what I'd need to do to nudge down the slightly elevated progesterone levels. SHBG seems way too high, it's the number I've always had anytime I checked it, and I'm not sure what is reliable for bringing it down or if it's necessary at all. I'm not sure what effectively could lower it outside of TRT, I know of Boron, but I'm not sure if there's evidence of it's effects on SHBG being reflected in bloodwork.
Date collected: 02/27/2021, 9am, fasted.
Testosterone, Serum 799 ng/dL (264-916)
Free Testosterone(Direct) 11.6 pg/mL (8.7-25.1)
Dihydrotestosterone 48 ng/dL (30-85)
Estradiol, Sensitive 30.1 pg/mL (8.0-35.0)
Prolactin 10.4 ng/mL (4.0-15.2)
Parathyroid Hormone 20 pg/mL (15-65)
LH 7.6 mIU/mL (1.7-8.6)
FSH 5.8 mIU/mL (1.5-12.4)
Progesterone 0.6 High ng/mL (0.0-0.5)
SHBG, Serum 65.0 High nmol/L (16.5-55.9)
DHEA-Sulfate 250.0 ug/dL (138.5-475.2)
TSH 0.015 uIU/mL (0.450-4.500)
Thyroxine (T4) 6.7 ug/dL (4.5-12.0)
T3 Uptake 28 % (24-39)
Free Thyroxine Index 1.9 (1.2-4.9)
Cortisol 9.3 ug/dL (6.2-19.4)
IGF-1 249 ng/mL (95-290)
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 71.1 ng/mL (30.0-100.0)
Hemoglobin A1c 4.6 Low % (4.8-5.6)
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 3.9 x10E3/uL (3.4-10.8)
RBC 4.90 x10E6/uL (4.14-5.80)
Hemoglobin 16.9 g/dL (13.0-17.7)
Hematocrit 47.8 % (37.5-51.0)
MCV 98 High fL (79-97)
MCH 34.5 High pg (26.6-33.0)
MCHC 35.4 g/dL (31.5-35.7)
RDW 11.8 % (11.6-15.4)
Platelets 203 x10E3/uL (150-450)
Neutrophils 41 %
Lymphs 43 %
Monocytes 12 %
Eos 3 %
Basos 1 %
Neutrophils (Absolute) 1.6 x10E3/uL (1.4-7.0)
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.6 x10E3/uL (0.7-3.1)
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.5 x10E3/uL (0.1-0.9)
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.4)
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.2)
Immature Granulocytes 0 %
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.1)
Lipid Panel With LDL/HDL Ratio
Cholesterol, Total 144 mg/dL (100-199)
Triglycerides 45 mg/dL (0-149)
HDL Cholesterol 60 mg/dL (>39)
VLDL Cholesterol Cal 10 mg/dL (5-40)
LDL Chol Calc (NIH) 74 mg/dL (0-99)
LDL/HDL Ratio 1.2 ratio (0.0-3.6)
Notes
Daily Supplements: T3 50mcg, Forskolin 600mg, Niacinamide 500mg, Ginger 1100mg, Manganese 8mg, Phosphatidylserine 600mg, Thiamine HCL 300mg, Calcium Pyruvate 3-6g, Vitamin D3 10,000IU, Ginkgo Biloba 120mg, Caffeine 280mg, B6 13.6mg, Taurine 5g.
Diet: 4 eggs, orange juice, 92% dark chocolate, skim milk, lean beef, ghee/butter, peas, raisins.
Stats: 6'3" 170-180lbs male, 32 years old. Mostly sedentary lifestyle outside of work since covid.
Anyway, wanted to post to see if there was any insight I could gain on what I could potentially improve. I feel mostly okay, but I think my E2 and prolactin could be better. Also would like to know what I'd need to do to nudge down the slightly elevated progesterone levels. SHBG seems way too high, it's the number I've always had anytime I checked it, and I'm not sure what is reliable for bringing it down or if it's necessary at all. I'm not sure what effectively could lower it outside of TRT, I know of Boron, but I'm not sure if there's evidence of it's effects on SHBG being reflected in bloodwork.
Date collected: 02/27/2021, 9am, fasted.
Testosterone, Serum 799 ng/dL (264-916)
Free Testosterone(Direct) 11.6 pg/mL (8.7-25.1)
Dihydrotestosterone 48 ng/dL (30-85)
Estradiol, Sensitive 30.1 pg/mL (8.0-35.0)
Prolactin 10.4 ng/mL (4.0-15.2)
Parathyroid Hormone 20 pg/mL (15-65)
LH 7.6 mIU/mL (1.7-8.6)
FSH 5.8 mIU/mL (1.5-12.4)
Progesterone 0.6 High ng/mL (0.0-0.5)
SHBG, Serum 65.0 High nmol/L (16.5-55.9)
DHEA-Sulfate 250.0 ug/dL (138.5-475.2)
TSH 0.015 uIU/mL (0.450-4.500)
Thyroxine (T4) 6.7 ug/dL (4.5-12.0)
T3 Uptake 28 % (24-39)
Free Thyroxine Index 1.9 (1.2-4.9)
Cortisol 9.3 ug/dL (6.2-19.4)
IGF-1 249 ng/mL (95-290)
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 71.1 ng/mL (30.0-100.0)
Hemoglobin A1c 4.6 Low % (4.8-5.6)
CBC With Differential/Platelet
WBC 3.9 x10E3/uL (3.4-10.8)
RBC 4.90 x10E6/uL (4.14-5.80)
Hemoglobin 16.9 g/dL (13.0-17.7)
Hematocrit 47.8 % (37.5-51.0)
MCV 98 High fL (79-97)
MCH 34.5 High pg (26.6-33.0)
MCHC 35.4 g/dL (31.5-35.7)
RDW 11.8 % (11.6-15.4)
Platelets 203 x10E3/uL (150-450)
Neutrophils 41 %
Lymphs 43 %
Monocytes 12 %
Eos 3 %
Basos 1 %
Neutrophils (Absolute) 1.6 x10E3/uL (1.4-7.0)
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.6 x10E3/uL (0.7-3.1)
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.5 x10E3/uL (0.1-0.9)
Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.4)
Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.2)
Immature Granulocytes 0 %
Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0-0.1)
Lipid Panel With LDL/HDL Ratio
Cholesterol, Total 144 mg/dL (100-199)
Triglycerides 45 mg/dL (0-149)
HDL Cholesterol 60 mg/dL (>39)
VLDL Cholesterol Cal 10 mg/dL (5-40)
LDL Chol Calc (NIH) 74 mg/dL (0-99)
LDL/HDL Ratio 1.2 ratio (0.0-3.6)
Notes
Daily Supplements: T3 50mcg, Forskolin 600mg, Niacinamide 500mg, Ginger 1100mg, Manganese 8mg, Phosphatidylserine 600mg, Thiamine HCL 300mg, Calcium Pyruvate 3-6g, Vitamin D3 10,000IU, Ginkgo Biloba 120mg, Caffeine 280mg, B6 13.6mg, Taurine 5g.
Diet: 4 eggs, orange juice, 92% dark chocolate, skim milk, lean beef, ghee/butter, peas, raisins.
Stats: 6'3" 170-180lbs male, 32 years old. Mostly sedentary lifestyle outside of work since covid.