First labs - 6 weeks T and HCG

6 weeks
100mg Test 2x week
25 units HCG 2x week

Gained 10 lbs (5.4% bodyweight gain) but zero gain in my waist.

Total T went from 313 to 1652 ng/dl
Free T went from 64.6 to 252.9 pg/ml
Estradiol went from 16.5 to 142 pg/ml
SHBG 42 nmol/L
Prolactin 8.5 ng/ml
Albumin 4.5g/dl

Feel great. Somewhat concerned about my estradiol but no nipple tenderness or other symptoms. Ratio of T: Estradiol seems ok at 11.6:1.

Obviously new to this. What do you guys think?

Dose is obviously too high. What else do you want to know?

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What @blshaw said. Lower your dose and stay there for a couple months and get more bloods. Is this doc prescribed or DYI?
Always a good idea to post lab ranges as well.

Doc prescribed. He wants labs at 10 weeks before adjusting. I requested these labs myself through Quest. Obviously 1652 Total T is well beyond ā€œreplacement.ā€

Here are the results with ranges as reported by Quest:
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MS
Desired Range: 250-1100 ng/dL
1652 HIGH

ESTRADIOL
Desired Range: <=39 pg/mL
142 HIGH

SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN
Desired Range: 10-50 nmol/L
42

Albumin
Desired Range: 3.6-5.1 g/dL
4.5

TESTOSTERONE, FREE
Desired Range: 46.0-224.0 pg/mL
252.9 HIGH

TESTOSTERONE,BIOAVAILABLE
Desired Range: 110.0-575.0 ng/dL
520.1

Prolactin
Desired Range: 2.0-18.0 ng/mL
8.5

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I run a bit high estrogen as well. Could also be HCG effecting your estrogen or just the high test levels. E will follow T.
Chances are when the Doc sees these numbers we will lower your dose. You have 2 options, either drop your dose now and let him think the 200 is giving you the better numbers or keep at 200mg/wk and see what he says and where he puts you.
Iā€™ll add that 6 weeks is not really enough time to stabilize a protocol. 3 months would be a good measure of where you are at.

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