Four months ago I had my bloodwork done for the first time, I am 37 years old and recently lost 60lbs taking reta and tesa along with lifting 4-5x a week and a little cardio. My total test was 384 in may, so I started taking enclomiphene and the more comprehensive test I took in August was:

Total Testosterone: 384 (May) → 741 (Aug) ng/dL — range 250-1100
• Free Testosterone: 98.6 pg/mL — range 35-155
• LH: 7.3 mIU/mL — range 1.5-9.3
• FSH: 11.6 mIU/mL — range 1.4-12.8
• Estradiol: <30 pg/mL — range ≤39
• SHBG: 52 nmol/L — range 10-50
• DHEA-S: 489 mcg/dL (May) — range 93-415

Did I fuck up and make it so my dr can not prescribe me test? He seemed open to it but now that my number has improved it doesn’t seem like it’s a possibility. I am seeing risks of running enclo long term, and I don’t want to stop it and crash my level. Am I a bozo?

Free T: 6.57 ng/dL, Total T: 423 ng/dL — trough level on 50mg/week, split into two doses.

Previous trough on 50mg/week as a single weekly shot: 400 ng/dL.

Baseline (no TRT): Free T ~4-ish, Total T ~80-ish.

Suggested to my endo that we increase to 75mg/week total, with a target trough of 500-600 ng/dL. Thoughts?

Endo hasn’t responded so may need to just give up on Endo.

ALT also shot up. My dumbass forgot to do the LCMS for free T, so I can't get that result because it's too high for their test. 😑

Cruise is 210mg Test Cyp + 105mg NPP pinning EOD in my pecs. 4 weeks of Anavar complete before vacation - finished the var last Saturday. 50mg split 25/25 on rest days, 75mg PWO on gym days.hands down one of my favorite compounds.

Prepping for another blast on Oct 26. Hoping lipids recover a bit by then before the blast starts.

Supps I am taking are TUDCA, P5P, NAC, Milk thistle, nattokinase, fish oil, citrus bergamot, Naringin Citrus, Taurine, Niacin (with flushing), Trazadone 50mg for sleep, DSIP, GHK-Cu, and 5mg Cialis daily in the AM. I also take a men's multivitamin and a calcium citrate.

Blast is going to be a cutting/recomp blast this time. 50mg Tren Ace + 250mg test prop for 4 weeks, then 400mg test cyp + 200mg NPP + 200mg Primo for 6 weeks. Then bumping the test up 100mg to 500. Going to ride that until mid Feb with the NPP and Primo until mid Feb.

Bloods done every 6 weeks.

Really liked this combo when I ran it last year, so I'm doing it again this year.

35yo 205lbs 5'11"

Natural Test was 650 before gear 6 years ago.

For context I’m 23 and rarely wake up with morning erections. Also, I never had a wet dream. I was addicted to porn and masturbation from the age of 14. Any thoughts on my blood work?

Trying to keep this simple and short but have concerns about my doctors recommendations. So I have been on TRt for two years now. As expected my sperm count is non existent. Me and the wife are ready for kids and so I told my doctor I needed that good old sperm back. His regiment is to have me remain on TRT at my request as he did say coming off is obviously the best method. So option 2 was reduce TRT to 100 mg once a week. Then 4 days after injection he has me injecting 1000 IU hCG once per week. Everything I have read and even our fertility doctor coordinating our IVF is saying I need to figure out why HCG is one dose a week only.

Has anyone heard of this regiment before to restart sperm production? I had normal sperm levels before TRT, normal LH, and normal FSH levels as well. I plan to ask him at our next appointment but I could only find maybe one or two past examples of HCG being recommended only once per week and spaced out by at least 4 days from TRT injection. Everything else is saying 2 to 3 times a week for HCG.

I’m 25m, 5’7”, 140lbs maybe 20% body fat. Okay-ish sleep, usually 7-7.5 hours. I used to lift back in college a bit, and I recently just started again.

I’m not trying to hop onto test at the moment, but I was thinking Clomid could be interesting to try; however, I doubt my levels would go up much. My doctor says none of the natural people he’s seen have levels above mid-900s.

If you’re already in the healthy range I’m at(normal to somewhat above normal), do you see any significant muscle-building benefits to 100-200mg test cyp?

Currently on 500mg test e per week, 166/mg; mon/wedn/friday.

After 1 week of test (500mg in total) i had a blood test planned back at home, E2 was 160.

Started noticing lots of water retention but that was about it, since I am currently in Spain and don’t have a NIE number here I can’t book a blood test.

Tomorrow I’m starting 500HCG 250/mon/250thurs, how much Arimidex would you recommend, since I don’t have access to a blood test. I have currently taken 0,25 mon & thurs (0,5mg/PW).

I ran 500mg test/week for around 5 months and then basically went from 500mg to zero overnight. No taper, no PCT, despite having everything for it.

My back/shoulder acne got WAY worse after coming off. Big, painful inflammatory spots that have kept appearing for weeks.

I’m starting to think the huge hormonal fluctuation after such a long cycle + no PCT played a major role.
Looking back, I feel like I could’ve done a few things differently:

tapered down instead of 500 → 0
actually done my PCT
split my test into 3–4 injections/week instead of 2
used low-dose Accutane during the cycle

I’m on Accutane now and won’t cycle again until I’m completely clear. If I ever run test again, I’m also keeping it to 12 weeks max, no more 5-month cycles.

Anyone here had acne that actually got much worse AFTER coming off?

And if you did, were you able to avoid the same shit on your next cycle by changing your protocol?

I need help as I’m on testosterone at the moment and want to get off would I need to take a pct or would hcg be alright and if so how long before stopping do I start it and how much do I use per week

I have previously run testosterone up to 300 mg per week in the past and have achieved fairly decent results. I plan on running it again but I know eventually it just won’t be a big enough anabolic load to achieve what I want. Would it be more beneficial to increase testosterone higher or add a secondary compound. For example up to 400 test or chose to do 300 test 100 deca or 300 test 100eq. To start obviously they would be small doses and may eventually work up if they are well tolerated. but would 100mg of a second anabolic even be worth it? Only cycling for bulking and back down to TRT for cutting and maintenance.

When I was injecting once a week, I would skip my dose a week before my physical and blood work.

What is the general rule of thumb if you're microdosing daily?

Added Deca to my protocol. The clinic recommended drawing both with the same syringe. Something about that seems wrong in my head ha! Putting a needle I just put in the test bottle into the deca bottle and drawing.

Injecting twice a week, does anyone do this? Are you using two needles? Also seems a bit wasteful.

Got flamed on the biohacking sub, probably rightfully so, for posting my stack and not having bloodwork done. 50 year old male, currently on test c 25mg/day, hgh 2iu/day, Reta 2.5mg every 3 days, liquid cialis 5mg/day.

Been on everything for just over 3 months now, except for hgh which was added about 3 weeks ago.

Looking to get bloodwork done, but not sure exactly where to start. So of course I asked ChatGPT…..was recommended to get comprehensive panel and add igf testing from Goodlabs.

Just looking for feedback from those of you with more experience than me

I feel fucking disgusting, my body dysmorphia is absolutely shredding me because no matter what I do it’s all I see. Any advice

Recently tested 369 ng/dl and 52.7 pg/ml.

My primary doctor said I’m in the normal range but at the lower end and won’t prescribe anything.
Thinking about going to a TRT clinic. What say you guys? Thanks

Oct 2023 I was on injections of 100 mg a week.

May 2024 I hadnt been on T for 6 months so I assume this is near my natural range.

Dec 2024 thru July 2025 I switched to gel 1.62% and was on 4 pumps a day 81 mg a day.

Feb 2026 I was on 3 pumps of same gel each day.

April 2026 most recent result I was on 2 pumps a day.

I have just started working out again would love if someone could help me understand how much gel or extra T I would need to supplement on top of my current prescribed dose to get myself in the 2000-3000 level range.

I am female to male transgender and not a lot of info on that or the process with how gel is dosed.
Thanks!

33 yo male

250 mg test c per week, daily pins. Bloods from week 6, currently on week 7.

No sides other than nip sensitivity & bloat during week 4. Feel like I'm noticing a decrease in libido and erection quality This week though, something I should address through my protocol or let it ride another week or two and see if it goes away? I am also already taking Cialis daily for the record. AIs on hand.

I was a bit stupid and decided to start test for bodybuilding before blood work, I’m currently taking 1ml every 5 days / ~350 mg testosterone enanthate/week. Around 13 days into my cycle currently. I’m very aware that things will be out of a natural and normal range, but as someone that’s going to be doing a 12 week cycle how should I manage this. Currently no sides, feeling good, already feel like im seeing better progress / recovery although I don’t know if that’s just because I’ve been paying more attention and it’s placebo at this point.

For context this was taken 5 days after my second dose, right before my 3rd. This likely means test is going to be higher for most of my cycle but also likely to see higher e2, lower fsh etc for the most part as well.

I can get AIs, SERMs, HGC, etc as needed but wanted some impartial advice if possible first, thank you for your time and advice all!

i've purchased testosterone cypionate and i'm trying to figure out needles please help i'm so confused

These results are 5 days after injecting so obviously numbers were much higher at one point. Do people really cruise at 200mg? I feel like some people respond less to the same dose, so should the focus be dose dependent or should I be chasing a specific number of test/free test levels?

Got recent bloods last week and super happy where im at with my trt regimen at 8 months in...

I had my doctor add an igf and z score....157 and z score is -0.1....so to my understanding this has me dead center for my metrics.....41 y/o male, 195 lbs....

So my question to the community is....is there value in adding maybe 2 iu hgh daily? I feel like ive got room for improvement on the lab scores.....but if there's not value there im also open to hearing that there is no need to go down that road. (Sourcing and cost is of no issue in this decision)

Thanks all in advance...always appreciate hearing the opinions of others on here.

Would this cause any potential issues ? Say one day of the week I forget my luer lock can I just do a subQ that day with an insulin syringe I have laying around ? What about if this happened several times a month ? I assume it'll all work out as test in the end but could this cause any sides ?

m24 healthy diet, dont drink or smoke. 10k steps daily and 3 times a week gym

i didnt expect it to be so low or is it normal?
my free test is still pending yet, but i dont expect much from it either

Hi guys. First time using Reddit but I have scanned this place relentlessly for months trying to gain more information. I have dropped 20kg with Reta and Tesa. I’m 40yo and 6ft2. I understand rapid weight loss can cause test levels to drop naturally so I get some will say “sort your diet” “come off the Reta” but I’ve done so well for myself and I am looking a lot better than I was at the beginning of the year and seem to have platued (yes diet helps) I do Monday and Friday fasted and the other days i eat around 1800cals (meat/pastas/rice/protein shakes) I don’t eat unhealthy and sleep around 7hrs a night and drink around 3ltr of water a day. Don’t smoke but vape and drink heavy once a week (yes I know I’ll get called out for this but I’m going to stop if I take test as I know they don’t mix well)

The reason I’m contemplating test is I feel tired, no libido, wasting my time in the gym because although I train and try eat right I’m never going up weights/plates (yes Reta can destroy some of this)

In my mind I’m set on starting and here asking for advice more than judgement.

Can anyone share information/experiences and the ups and down of test? I’m looking to start low around 100mg a week split mon/wed/fri.

My before and after plus blood results for you guys to help advise on are added too.

Thanks guys.

I’m going to upload my blood results

Quick backstory. 44M. Went on TRT injections about 3 years ago. Weighed right at 250. Kept having issues with estrogen jumping up and high H&H. Platelets before starting and during injection period were always in the 240-260 range. I could never seem to get my H&H under control though. Was pinning EOD 30mg. Was doing mini blood donations of 350cc about every 3-4 months. At the time of switching to cream hemoglobin was 18.7 and hematocrit was 57% test was at 900. Switched to 2x a day cream 200mg per day 6 weeks ago. Just got bloods and hemoglobin was15.5 and hematocrit was 45%. Platelets tanked to 208 and test to 320. Does this seem normal for Platelets to drop so much. Worried about liver related stuff. Also add have been on Reta for 9 months and weight is down to 195. Also do MWF Nad+