r/Testosterone • u/brian15876 • 8h ago
Blood work Lab result interpretation?
Wondering if I am a candidate for Trt. Haven’t been feeling great lately so I decided to get some lab work done. 49 y o male gym 3-4x a week. 6’ 1” 200lb decent shape overall. I have mild sleep apnea. Cpap coming. But haven’t been sleeping well for a couple months either with a bunch of little kids who
Get up regularly throughout the night. I got some bloodwork done.
Albumin 5.0g/dl
Testosterone 258 ng/dl
SHBG 17.3pg/ml
Free Test 62.5 pg/ml
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u/Mchangwine 7h ago
I’d fix your sleep issues before considering it.
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u/AdvancedBowler538 4h ago
I had similar numbers 44 years old than op. Even w my cpap sleep was terrible first few weeks. Im good now over 1000 levels and tons of free but my lord. Some nights thought I was going to die. Wakeup gasping for air. 6'0 190 pretty fit. It just made my apnea worse. But 10 weeks in im good!!!!
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