posted Sat, 05/28/2016 - 11:36
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Total vs Free IGF-1
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Hello everyone, been lurking for a long time and finally decided to join, have a few questions and I hope this is the right place to post. So here goes 
When we get blood work to check out total and free testosterone, those are two separate tests. When we get blood work for IGF-1 while running GH, does this test for only total IGF-1? Is there a separate test anyone knows of to check free IGF-1?
I ask because I want to know if there is a way to check IGF levels while using exogenous IGF LR3. I was told that the usual IGF test guys use when running GH won't measure levels from using IGF LR3.
Anyone have anymore input on this? Basically would like to know if you can get blood work done to check IGF levels while using exogenous IGF LR3, thanks
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I was researching this a couple of weeks ago and from what I can tell there is no blood test that will measure IGF-1 LR3 or DES.
That seems to be what I am finding as well, which kinda sucks. Oh well, thanks for your input
I don't think you can gauge exogenous igf1 levels due to the fact that the blood work only shows bound igf1. Do they have a blood test for UNbound igf-1 and even so, would lr3 influence that or be detectable due to the extra amino acid or whatever makes it last for 20 hours? I'm curious as well. Hope others more knowledgeable will chime in.
Yeah that's what I'm wondering as well. I've never seen a separate test for unbound IGF on labsmd or privatemedlabs etc. I'll keep digging but hopefully someone knows about this.
Besides the physical effects of LR3 I would really love to find a way to measure how effective it is with more than anecdotal evidence.