RockyP
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Unless there is new data out, there is nothing to show that raising HDL improves cardiac outcomes. We don't want it in the gutter for long periods of time (if that were the case we'll all run anavar year round), but decades of literature in cardiology all come to the same conclusion, which is to get LDL as low as you can for as long as you can. Search some of Ghoul's posts / references on this subject. If you're planning to use anything more than HRT, you are likely (genetics play a role here) to have your HDL low. Mine runs low at baseline and goes lower on PEDs so I keep my LDL very low (last check it was in the 30's and that was on test, tren, mast, anavar cycle). You also want to track your Lp(a), APoB, and HsCRP. If those metrics are all favorable, the low HDL becomes less and less relevant. Again tho, we don't want it in single digits, which does happen on things like tren + orals.
TLDR, don't chase your HDL - if anything, get aggressive with keeping LDL as low as possible.
TLDR, don't chase your HDL - if anything, get aggressive with keeping LDL as low as possible.
