Recent content by mrblonde01

Alright, I am going to switch from testosterone enanthate to propionate. I heard the dosing should be different for the 2 esters. If I took 100mg total of enanthate per week (E.O.D. injections), how would that equate to a propionate dosis?

I had another idea; would switching to propionate make sense for me? Because it has a shorter ester - maybe less time to raise my HTC?

It would be interesting to know if high hematocrit is mainly considered bad because it generally points to other health problems, like sleep apnea, copd or other non-TRT related issues. Of course very high, like I had at one point, is bad. But what if it's slightly elevated, your blood looks...

Interesting! Can you just order a test like that for home use, or is it a blood test? I'll definitely look it up. I also did a DNA test once, maybe I can check if I have that gene there? (23andme)

I think I donated about 3 months ago now I read a lot about people switching to subq shots and their E2 increased. Since I did the same (switched from IM to Subq), maybe that's also what's happening to me?

I increased from 500iu total per week to 800iu total per week, as I've heard this is a minimum to preserve fertility. I went from injecting twice a week to 3 times a week and now arrived at every other day injections

As you might see in the report, my ferritin is almost cut in half by a blood donation, so I'm doubting if a blood donation is wise at this point.

Thanks for the reply and looking at my numbers man, I really appreciate it! I have no idea if I have a lack of B12/copper actually. Is this something that is often lacking in people on TRT? I'm not taking any zinc at the moment, I have done so sporadically in the past, but never strictly. I've...

Hey everyone, I just got my blood report back after 3 months on 80mg EOD subq injections. Overall, I wasn’t feeling as great as before—lower libido, less energy—but no major symptoms either. After my blood work, I decided to increase my dose to 100mg EOD subq, and wow... I felt a huge...

Yeah I understood that, maybe I phrased my question wrong. I'm not claiming anything anyone saying here is wrong... I'm just wondering if any research involving high hematocrit and it's risks is based more on general unhealthy lifestyle and its effects, rather than specifically the hct rising...

Is the 54% hematocrit cutoff primarily based on data from generally unhealthy individuals, whose poor lifestyle choices lead to elevated hematocrit levels, rather than those specifically on TRT? I wonder if the risk factors in the statistics are influenced by unhealthy people raising their HCT...

Thanks again for the thorough reply! I do have asthma and generally I'm not very well hydrated. I just hope this blood test caught me at a dehydrated point. That my FT is so high is also puzzling to me. I also have no idea why my SHBG is lower this time, or what that even implies. Maybe it...

Unfortunately, no. I should have gotten full bloodwork done before this, but I was stupid enough not to do that, I didn't know everything back then which I know now. In general - I always drink less than people around me. Also, I go to the toilet pretty fast. It might be that my baseline HCT...

I've made a clear comparison of both measurements, green being the most recent