Free testosterone levels

[andy87]

Good day, I have received my free testosterone levels from a blood test I had a few days ago, im 37 years old and live a healthy lifestyle my level is 8.785pg/ml. I have been advised this falls in normal range but would like opinions of anyone who is clued up in this. Thanks Andy

 

[New_Journey]

I have been advised this falls in normal range but would like opinions of anyone who is clued up in this. Thanks Andy

Yeah, when the US is the capital of most fatta$$es they lower the ranges to accommodate for the decline in testosterones.

My total was 380 and my free was 8, exactly like yours, I was 30 at that time, very healthy, and played sports. All I wanted to do was to lie down in the couch, severe depression and everyhting that comes with that, I wanted to take a gun to my head and pull the fvcking trigger.

You never chase a number, you go by symptoms, and when you feel great, then you get tested so you have a baseline where your numbers are so you can connect the dots of " I feel great when my numbers are X"

 

[andy87]

Yeah, when the US is the capital of most fatta$$es they lower the ranges to accommodate for the decline in testosterones.

My total was 380 and my free was 8, exactly like yours, I was 30 at that time, very healthy, and played sports. All I wanted to do was to lie down in the couch, severe depression and everyhting that comes with that, I wanted to take a gun to my head and pull the fvcking trigger.

You never chase a number, you go by symptoms, and when you feel great, then you get tested so you have a baseline where your numbers are so you can connect the dots of " I feel great when my numbers are X"

Forget to mention I'm in the UK but yeah know where you are coming from, the reason I got tested was I was curious and was lacking a bit of energy not sure where to go from here

 

[characternote]

Isn't that very low? Like 9 pg/ml
I had my Free T tested recently (I always assumed my total t and free t must be very very low) but they both came in above range
My free T is 164 pg/ml? (assuming i'm doing my conversion right from 567 pmol/l)
total T - 690 ng/dl

I'm actually thinking of hopping on T, though. Just to see what it's like. Just worried about losing hair mostly lol

 

[New_Journey]

Forget to mention I'm in the UK but yeah know where you are coming from, the reason I got tested was I was curious and was lacking a bit of energy not sure where to go from here

You got two options, either you pay for being at the mercy of the doctor, and if the doctor is open and actually knows about hormones, or you get it from the black market, do your research and do it yourself.

losing hair mostly lol

You are worried, it means it will fall, if that worries you more then its not worthy. Also, if in your family run the male pattern baldness it your hair will fall for sure and even quicker.

 

[plumber]

more to this than t and free t. estradiol (e2) is critical. how it works is that its a ratio of free t, vs e2. if the ratio of e2 is high its bad, AND if its too low its bad. its common to go low from people monkeying with it, its common to go high from life and or TRT. there is a lot more to this puzzle, prolactin, SHGB, and other... key is free t vs e2, the ratio.

one of the other posters recently shared a natural stack they use. a couple of the components in that would cause free t to increase and adjust the ratio in the direction that many men need. that could tip the ratio. if its not enough, have to directly address the e2.

learning this stuff is one of the most valuable things to do for yourself. its almost impossible to manage relationships if this stuff is wacked.