Guest guest Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Was recently reading info on a website about advantages and disadvantages of different types of TRT applications. Things like oral Test causing potential liver problems, and IM Test having greater potential for converting to E, etc., etc. One of the things that it mentioned was that transdermal applications have a higher likelihood of increasing hematocrit levels. Sure enough, that has been what has happened in my case. Each time I got my AndroGel prescription bumped up, my hematocrit levels bumped up also. Am now stuck at 7.5 grams of AndroGel because hematocrit levels are " borderline'. Not enough that Endo is concerned, but enough that he's reluctant to increase AndroGel to 10 grams (which would be my preference). My question - for you knowledgable ones out there - is whether or not T increases through hCG tend to raise hematocrit levels or not (I noted for example that most trials have shown almost no increase in hematocrit levels with Test via onjections, strangely... but then you do have that pesky aromatase factor with conversion to E). Any info appreciated. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Increased red blood cell count (and the things that go along with it) is common with TRT. The best thing for you to do is to go donate a pint of blood. > > Was recently reading info on a website about advantages and > disadvantages of different types of TRT applications. Things like oral > Test causing potential liver problems, and IM Test having greater > potential for converting to E, etc., etc. One of the things that it > mentioned was that transdermal applications have a higher likelihood > of increasing hematocrit levels. > > Sure enough, that has been what has happened in my case. Each time I > got my AndroGel prescription bumped up, my hematocrit levels bumped up > also. Am now stuck at 7.5 grams of AndroGel because hematocrit levels > are " borderline'. Not enough that Endo is concerned, but enough that > he's reluctant to increase AndroGel to 10 grams (which would be my > preference). > > My question - for you knowledgable ones out there - is whether or not > T increases through hCG tend to raise hematocrit levels or not (I > noted for example that most trials have shown almost no increase in > hematocrit levels with Test via onjections, strangely... but then you > do have that pesky aromatase factor with conversion to E). > > Any info appreciated. > > Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Go to Red Cross and donate every two months and you will be fine, and they need the blood. Lynn Re: hCG and Hematocrit > > > Increased red blood cell count (and the things that go along with it) is > common with TRT. The best thing for you to do is to go donate a pint of > blood. > > >> >> Was recently reading info on a website about advantages and >> disadvantages of different types of TRT applications. Things like oral >> Test causing potential liver problems, and IM Test having greater >> potential for converting to E, etc., etc. One of the things that it >> mentioned was that transdermal applications have a higher likelihood >> of increasing hematocrit levels. >> >> Sure enough, that has been what has happened in my case. Each time I >> got my AndroGel prescription bumped up, my hematocrit levels bumped up >> also. Am now stuck at 7.5 grams of AndroGel because hematocrit levels >> are " borderline'. Not enough that Endo is concerned, but enough that >> he's reluctant to increase AndroGel to 10 grams (which would be my >> preference). >> >> My question - for you knowledgable ones out there - is whether or not >> T increases through hCG tend to raise hematocrit levels or not (I >> noted for example that most trials have shown almost no increase in >> hematocrit levels with Test via onjections, strangely... but then you >> do have that pesky aromatase factor with conversion to E). >> >> Any info appreciated. >> >> Larry > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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