Men's Health Forum: This is a discussion on The Labs I Run within the Anabolic Steroids forums, part of the extensive steroid information at MESO-Rx; Originally Posted by SWALE
Total Testosterone
Bioavailable Testosterone (sometimes called “Free and Loosely Bound”)
Free Testosterone (if Bio T is ...
Total Testosterone
Bioavailable Testosterone (sometimes called “Free and Loosely Bound”)
Free Testosterone (if Bio T is not available) DHT
Estradiol (specify by the “Extraction Method” or “Sensitive”)
LH
FSH
Prolactin
Cortisol
Thyroid Panel
CBC
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Lipid Panel
PSA (if over 40)
IGF-1 (if HGH therapy is desired)
At the one month point, I follow-up with these assays:
Total Testosterone
Bioavailable Testosterone
Free T and SHBG (if Bio T is not available)
Estradiol (specify by the “Extraction Method” or “Sensitive”) DHT (if patient is using a transdermal delivery system)
FSH (3rd gen "sensitive" assay)
CBC
Lipid Panel
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
(if ALT/AST from above are elevated, then get a GGT)
...I hope this helps!
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This might be a stupid question, but do some of these show up in the same tests? If so, what tests do we actually want to get done? And do you know of anyone in the Kansas City area?
I'd like to go to Qwest and get those tests done, especially since I predict that I have low test levels. Since I do not have health insurance, I have no idea how much a test like that would cost.
I am insured, but want to keep the insurance company out of the loop. The lab fees from Quest are EXPENSIVE, and they don't discount for cash or payment up front.
If anyone has used a more cost-effective blood testing site, please post it.
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