Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
You need more T.
Requirements:
- High T levels
- ~ E2=22pg/ml
- AM cortisol >10
- Vit-D25 -->60, 5000iu Vit-D3
- Good thyroid status, fT3 regulates cellular energy
We can help with hormone issues in this forum that will enable your training and body composition goals.
Labs:
TT
FT
E2
LH/FSH
prolactin
AM cortisol
CBC
hematocrit
fasting glucose
fasting cholesterol - sometimes too low
TSH
You can eval overall thyroid status by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. fT3 is used by the body’s temperature control loop. fT3 regulates mitochondria that make ATP, the universal currency of cellular energy. Thyroid function can be low if you have not been using, long term, iodized salt to support thyroid hormone function.