Please post all lab work with ranges. Include everything.
Some guys have high HTC when on TRT. How were things before TRT.
Low ferritin and high HTC is a bit odd. Could be that kidneys are not seeing enough oxygen and are then releasing Erythropoietin - Wikipedia
Note that high HTC can damage vascular organs or reduce blood flow three. Please see the vicious circle in the kidneys, high HTC reduced blood flow, kidneys increase erythropoietin which increases HTC.
Males hoard iron, because the female blueprint does this to compensate for iron loss during fertile years. When males have low iron status, one has to be concerned with the possibility of a GI blood loss. You need an occult blood test to see if there is any blood in your poop.
Please discuss any digestive or gut issues that you have.
Baby aspirin and fish oil. Do not get dehydrated and also in prep for fasting lab work.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.