Which blood values to check after quitting testosterone?

[StanDarsh]

I’m 18 and about 6 months ago I did:
test e 200 mg per week for 5 months
Also took HGH 8iu ed for 5 months

It’s been around 6 months since I stopped cold turkey everything. I want to get bloodwork to make sure my hormone levels and general health are okay.

I already had thyroid labs done. I want to test only what’s really necessary.

Which blood values should I request?

Here’s what I was thinking:
Total testosterone
LH & FSH
Estradiol
SHBG
IGF-1

Anything else absolutely essential? I want the minimal list, nothing extra.
Before starting i did test my natty total t, e2 and igf1 but nothing else.

Thanks in advance!

 

[anon55]

I’m 18 and about 6 months ago I did:
test e 200 mg per week for 5 months
Also took HGH 8iu ed for 5 months

It’s been around 6 months since I stopped cold turkey everything. I want to get bloodwork to make sure my hormone levels and general health are okay.

I already had thyroid labs done. I want to test only what’s really necessary.

Which blood values should I request?

Here’s what I was thinking:
Total testosterone
LH & FSH
Estradiol
SHBG
IGF-1

Anything else absolutely essential? I want the minimal list, nothing extra.
Before starting i did test my natty total t, e2 and igf1 but nothing else.

Thanks in advance!

The only essential value to test is total testosterone to see if it matches your natural level.

If not, you can go deeper and test LH/FSH.

 

[StanDarsh]

The only essential value to test is total testosterone to see if it matches your natural level.

If not, you can go deeper and test LH/FSH.

Okay thanks, i will just do these then:

Total testosterone
Estradiol
IGF-1

 

[anon55]

Okay thanks, i will just do these then:

Total testosterone
Estradiol
IGF-1

If you really want to stay natural, just checking the minimal you need is best. For example if you had checked SHBG and free testosterone and the results are bad (=low free T), you will just became (probably) anxious and get nocebo effect.
If you feel great, total testosterone is best. I don't see the point to test e2 and IGF1, except for curiosity.

 

[Ateam2023]

I’m 18 and about 6 months ago I did:
test e 200 mg per week for 5 months
Also took HGH 8iu ed for 5 months

It’s been around 6 months since I stopped cold turkey everything. I want to get bloodwork to make sure my hormone levels and general health are okay.

I already had thyroid labs done. I want to test only what’s really necessary.

Which blood values should I request?

Here’s what I was thinking:
Total testosterone
LH & FSH
Estradiol
SHBG
IGF-1

Anything else absolutely essential? I want the minimal list, nothing extra.
Before starting i did test my natty total t, e2 and igf1 but nothing else.

Thanks in advance!

Wow, stopping everything cold turkey was a bold move, how did you feel after that? No pct will likely take you longer to recover your natural testosterone levels, maybe taking up to 2-6 weeks to get back to baseline( feeling sluggish, low libido etc in the meantime) but 3 months would be a safe bet to getting back to feeling normal

 

[StanDarsh]

Wow, stopping everything cold turkey was a bold move, how did you feel after that? No pct will likely take you longer to recover your natural testosterone levels, maybe taking up to 2-6 weeks to get back to baseline( feeling sluggish, low libido etc in the meantime) but 3 months would be a safe bet to getting back to feeling normal

Its been almost 6 months now since stopping. I didnt feel a difference. My natty test was 650. Test made me gain 10kg quickly in the first weeks but i think it was water weight, also my bench increased by 10kg in those weeks.
I always had low dopamine (was lazy) even when natty so couldnt feel a difference when i quit cold turkey. Also no other symptoms of low t.

 

[Ateam2023]

Its been almost 6 months now since stopping. I didnt feel a difference. My natty test was 650. Test made me gain 10kg quickly in the first weeks but i think it was water weight, also my bench increased by 10kg in those weeks.
I always had low dopamine (was lazy) even when natty so couldnt feel a difference when i quit cold turkey. Also no other symptoms of low t.

Its likely due to your age bouncing you back so quickly and the fact you were only "on" for 5 months, Next time try a small pct just to be safe , Good luck on your journey