I am new in this forum! I am a bit scared of hematocrit problems.

[Joe56s]

Hi Excelmale members,

First of all I would like to thank Mr. Nelson Vergel and all of you for the interesting and useful forum that you have created. I am 56 years old and I have been diagnosed with late onset hypogonadism about two weeks ago. As I am currently living in Spain I have had to go to an urologist in my city. The doctor has prescribed me a gel, Testogel 50mgs. My total testosterone level is 254 ng/dl and free testosterone 14.8 pg/ml (in Spain the first value is 2.54 ng/ml). I didn't feel very well a few weeks ago because I had difficulty to think, low libido, really tired and I thought it would be a good idea as I have an insurance health company to measure with a family medicine physician my testosterone levels.

The urologist in my city looked at my TRT levels and he prescribed me a testosterone gel. He is a renown doctor in my city but I don't really have any idea if he has prescribed me the right dose. I have been for three days thinking if I should use the gel I had bought or not. This is because I have fears that the gel could increase my hematocrit levels. My level is now 43. I read that gel don't have so much problem with the hemotocrit levels yesterday and today I have been my first day I have used the gel. But I am still having doubts about it because I am a newbie. I have also read that if you have this problem you can donate blood. I would like to know what is the incidence rate of having a high level of hematocrit using a testosterone gel (???) Does it affect many people?

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes,

Joe

 

[Systemlord]

My level is now 43.

This is on the low end and I doubt you'll ever have problems with hematocrit. I don't understand your fear, you don't even have labs showing high hematocrit. The guidelines says <54 but some doctors want it <52%.

You're worrying about nothing.

I have also read that if you have this problem you can donate blood.

I have to get phlebotomies every month due to slightly high hematocrit (55%) and hemoglobin at 18.7 (ranges 14-18).

 

[Joe56s]

Dear friends of the forum and Systemlord,

I think that TRT is a great tenet or tool for people who want to have a good health. Hypogonadism can bring about many problems in people who suffer it and it is relevant to have a way to treat this. Of course, I watch in a good way that patients who have a serious problem with hypogonadism treat it as they can, with of course TRT.

There are many times possible risks or side effects when you wish to use a treatment. This usually happens with many medicines today. Diuretics for example for hypertension caused me to be in a bad health state because I have an absorption syndrome and it depleted me from substances like B12, iron, zinc, etc. In these cases you have to see the pros and cons of doing something. As I have said before I behold you as great fighters in life, because you have decided to battle in a good way in this existence to improve daily, regardless the TRT treatment you use. In my case, as a newbie as things are completely new for me, I have had to assess if the treatment really compensated or make up for the risks involved. You know that on the internet there are a lot of messages of different kind for and against of TRT treatments. Finally I have decided to check by myself the TRT therapy.

Thank you Systemlord for your nice piece of advice.

Best wishes,

Joe