blood tests

[aesthetix123]

what tests would you guys recommend I ask my GP to get done for pre cycle blood test?

 

 

[atrollappears]

what tests would you guys recommend I ask my GP to get done for pre cycle blood test?

 

Testosterone, LH, FSH, E2, Prolactin, TSH.. Liver panel, Lipids.. 

[aesthetix123]

can you break down those abreviations?

[Pseudonym]

LH = Leutinising Hormone

FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone

E2 = Estrogen

TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

 

LH and FSH are used to signal your body its time to increase its natural testosterone production - so these are important after a cycle. If your test dosn't bounce back, you want to be able to look at LH and FSH and compare them to a pre-cycle benchmark.

 

Estrogen - obviously test aromatises to this, so it's good to know your pre-cycle levels to see how you've stuffed it up.

 

TSH - why would this be useful if he's not taking thyroid meds, Daz?

 

(Also, please correct anything above that may be wrong!)

[HarryB]

Just get the normal std test and if you want more ask them to take bloods for hi etc etc ha ha ha

[atrollappears]

LH = Leutinising Hormone

FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone

E2 = Estrogen

TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

 

LH and FSH are used to signal your body its time to increase its natural testosterone production - so these are important after a cycle. If your test dosn't bounce back, you want to be able to look at LH and FSH and compare them to a pre-cycle benchmark.

 

Estrogen - obviously test aromatises to this, so it's good to know your pre-cycle levels to see how you've stuffed it up.

 

TSH - why would this be useful if he's not taking thyroid meds, Daz?

 

(Also, please correct anything above that may be wrong!)

 

Prior to a first ever cycle I believe its important to know what baselines were prior to any possible future disruption..

The thyroid is an important regulatory hormone, responsible for basal metabolic rate, body temp, protein synthesis, increased use of glucose and fatty acids for ATP production, stimulating lipolysis, enhancement of some catecholamines, and regulation of growth hormones...

 

LH = testosterone

FSH = sperm production

[crazyfacials]

question, with cholesterol levels being raised on a cycle, wouldn't it be beneficial to have tested too? 

[aesthetix123]

Prior to a first ever cycle I believe its important to know what baselines were prior to any possible future disruption..

The thyroid is an important regulatory hormone, responsible for basal metabolic rate, body temp, protein synthesis, increased use of glucose and fatty acids for ATP production, stimulating lipolysis, enhancement of some catecholamines, and regulation of growth hormones...

 

LH = testosterone

FSH = sperm production

were you just putting lh and fsh into noob terms for me or was pseudonym correct?

[Hu Gh]

Pesordo right. Daz just explaining what these hormones affect/trigger.

[atrollappears]

were you just putting lh and fsh into noob terms for me or was pseudonym correct?

Pseudonym was incorrect...

 

LH = testosterone

 

FSH = spermatogenesis