Long Term Issues

[Kins]

https://www.t-nation.com/living/tip-how-lifters-should-read-lab-results

 

[Kins]

I've had ALT levels that high and the doctor wasn't concerned at all. Pushed the issue and doc said that it wasn't much of an elevation and ALT levels can get 5-10 times higher than that. Some guys just naturally have higher levels in the first place. It's not a one size fits all thing.

 

[Rot-Iron66]

Thanks for the ALT answers folks...

 

[Nutpuncher]

Thanks bro. Still trying to find when you all think would be best to do my next panel? Wait until I am back on gear and at a TRT dose that I think I will be on long term? Or do it after PCT? Or both?

Sorry if you already done this....If you can, get bloodwork when you are at your most natural state (no hormonal compounds) to use as baseline so you will know what your normal bloodwork should look like.

2nd blood work could be done 90 days into TRT or 60 days into a cycle. TRT is less evasive so 90 days. However, TRT or cycle, please get blood work ASAP if your side effects are causing you concern.

If you're doing to a doc for TRT, then he/she will (should) require routine bloodwork. Mine was pre-TRT, 90 days in, 180 days in and then every 6 or 9 or 12 months (can't remember).

If you are trying to produce a child, then there are ways to jump start your system. Both of you should get a fertility test. best part is you won't get in trouble for cheating for mentally have sex with someone else (porn, hopefully not from the 70's) and beat off in a cup. My wife and I ended up having to use a fertility clinic. We found out that she was the root cause, not me. To my surprise, my sperm count was high normal.

 

[TwentyEight]

Thanks NP. Appreciate all the info. As soon as I am off all compounds I will get my next set of bloods drawn. You just do the normal female hormone panel as well?

 

[Nutpuncher]

Thanks NP. Appreciate all the info. As soon as I am off all compounds I will get my next set of bloods drawn. You just do the normal female hormone panel as well?

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[TwentyEight]

Thanks for this info. Just ordered as I have been off PCT for a little over a month so I figure everything should be normalized. I'll report back with some more findings.

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