Most recent blood tests. I got everything done. Does anything look off?

testguy53 · Oct 24, 2018

Title says it all. This blood-work is from a few months back and I just never posted it. It was taken at trough.

I've been feeling pretty good. My routine is 20 mg test-c every other day, along with 250 IUs HCG and a tiny amount of FSH (from brand name Foliculin). Doctors thought I might need to donate blood, but since then newer blood-work says I'm fine. Was probably just dehydrated.

Specifically curious about estradiol, SHBG, dihydrotestosterone, and thyroid (which I've never had tested before).

Thanks guys!

testguy53 · Nov 5, 2018

Any thoughts on this? Was hoping for some kind of feedback. Thanks!

fifty · Nov 5, 2018

Looks really good to me. Do you supplement vit d and fish oil?

MarcoFL · Nov 5, 2018

Looks really quite good and if you are feeling good that says it all. I would add some Vit D or get in the sun more. mine runs 75 but I live in Florida during the winter and really helps to keep it up.

Systemlord · Nov 5, 2018

Free testosterone is impressive given your SHBG levels being midrange, something we see in men with SHBG on the lower end.

Vince Carter · Nov 5, 2018

Systemlord said:
Free testosterone is impressive given your SHBG levels being midrange, something we see in men with SHBG on the lower end.

I agree curiously FT not lining up with how we might expect the TT and SHBG come out to but nothing wrong with that.

ratbag · Nov 5, 2018

If your feeling good that says it all. Your B-12 is too high. Time to reduce the dosage on that. Too high of B-12 can be as bad as too low. Top of range is ok.

testguy53 · Nov 5, 2018

Thanks for all the feedback. I will increase my vitamin D supplement and decrease my b12. I try to follow a mostly vegan diet so I have to supplement with some b12. I take a vegan omega 3 too, so not exactly fish oil. It’s algae- based

As for SHBG, is there a way to lower it? Do I need to?

I started taking b12 after being tested for an MTHFR mutation. I take methyl-b12 and methyl folate.

Vince · Nov 6, 2018

It's almost impossible to lower your shbg, no need to. Your shbg is in a nice range and your free T is not being held down by it.

Gianluca · Apr 13, 2019

testguy53 said:
Thanks for all the feedback. I will increase my vitamin D supplement and decrease my b12. I try to follow a mostly vegan diet so I have to supplement with some b12. I take a vegan omega 3 too, so not exactly fish oil. It’s algae- based

As for SHBG, is there a way to lower it? Do I need to?

I started taking b12 after being tested for an MTHFR mutation. I take methyl-b12 and methyl folate.

how much b12 were you taking if you remember

Cataceous · Apr 14, 2019

Another comment on the OP's results is that his free T test appears to have been equilibrium dialysis or ultrafiltration. These are the most accurate methods, but we are not used to this scale. For comparison, the Vermeulen calculated free T is only 14.5 ng/dL, while the new TruT method—promoted by @madman —yields a much closer 23 ng/dL.

testguy53 · Apr 26, 2019

Bonetti Gianluca said:
how much b12 were you taking if you remember

Apologies for the delay. I was taking one of these every day back when the blood was drawn: Jarrow Formulas Methylcobalamin (Methyl B12), Supports Brain Cells, 5000 mcg per lozenge.

testguy53 · Apr 26, 2019

I just posted a new post with my most recent blood-work. I think I will just use this forum to track myself over time in this fashion.

My most recent blood-work and a link to my past blood-work post: