No change in frequency. Both test we’re done Thursday morning before my next injection. Only change was increasing my Anastrozole dose from 1.0mg/wk to 1.5mg/wk which lower my E2 from 41 to 19 but both my test values came significantly higher. Could this be a false high? Would reducing body fat increase test levels with the same dosage? Not sure if I should just carry on and retest in a few weeks or make a protocol change.
did you check your CBC/PSA? your TT and FT are high, could cause issues.
Case is progressing well.
When you change T dose, you need to apply same change to anastrozole to maintain same E2. If you decrease T by 10% you would get ~same change as 10% more anastrozole. You can make compound dose calculations.
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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.
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Thanks for the feedback.
How does my Testosterone level increase by 25% without increasing my testosterone dose? Am I to assume this lab result is inaccurate?
My labs are never exact and your levels are never flat, you’re a human being and you have variability. You give two blood samples to two technicians and you’ll get two different results.
I understand. 25% variation seems excessive.
Were the draws at the same hour at the same interval between shots?
Yes. The only difference was the increase in adex from 1.0mg to 1.5 mg per week. The test was intended to see where my E2 was but I always pull TT and FT too. I was surprised when my TT and FT was off the charts.
I also pull bloods at 7:30 Thursday mornings on the day of my next injection. Same lab and even the same technician.
Ah, taking hCG. So you still have normal production. That could explain the fluctuation.