Problem in the UK is there is one national blood service and you can only donate every 12 weeks so if you have done a donation and then get high hematocrit you would have to drain it yourself or try and pay to get it done privately. I'm on Bold Cyp at the moment and donated at the start as my hematocrit was 47. I'm testing again once I'm 6 weeks in and then if it's high will need to figure something out. You guys over the pond are lucky that you have so many places to donate.

The highest hematocrit I can remember was 56%. Because I have coronary artery disease, I need to watch when I use compounds that jack hematocrit because of the risk of thrombosis. Phlebotomy is the standard treatment for polycythemia, but, bro, I honestly am not comfortable donating roid filled blood at a blood bank. I have real ethical problems with that idea.

You can either pay a private phlebotomist to draw the blood off and discard it or if you are fortunate like me I have some acquaintances who are nurses and they come to my house and drain the blood off. Don't do it yourself.

Yes you can buy a centrifuge from a medical supply company to test hematocrit and also instruments to measure hemoglobin. Expensive stuff and you may need a script to buy it depending where you live.

Because I'm at high risk, I broke down and spent some money. But, I have seen guys that run EPO on here talk of really cheap centrifuges, you just have to do some research if you want to test it yourself. You can always just get a plain old blood test bro. (much cheaper).

For the most part, donating just 1 pint every 2 months keep it at a normal level?

I wouldn't subscribe to that idea at all bro. Depending what chemicals you are using and how much and how long, everybody is different. Certainly on cycle with drugs like EQ and Tren, I would take a look at it every month on cycle if you are that concerned about it. For most of the AAS world a mid-cycle blood test is usually all that is recommended.

In 2012, I did tren for about half the year. Went to visit a friend who owns a house on a mountain in the Rockies in January 2013. When I was on the flight, I felt like I couldn't breath. The entire time I was on the mountain - a very high elevation where the air was thin - I felt like I was suffocating. Went to an ER out there, did all the tests, no explanation. Blamed it on anxiety, and gave me some Ativan.

Once I was home, I was fine.

My hematocrit level was about 58%. It was technically in range, so the doctors didn't do shit.

I donated blood at 5 different hospitals and the red cross and a local blood bank, and got it down into the high 40s. Now, I donate blood all the time, never did tren again, and I'm in the low 40s.

I also avoid iron rich foods.

I would do one unit a month a different facilities until you're down to 45, then I think 1 unit every 2 months is fine for maintenance.

unrelated to AAS, high iron levels have many negative consequences.

48.9 is as highest as i have been. 60% is max. Yep, regular donations at 8 week intervals are beneficial, but everybody is different and AAS changes that part up, too.