posted Sat, 12/04/2021 - 13:10
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Blood work questions
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Good afternoon Friends, I took off about 3 years from gear and I’m about ready to start back up. I wanted to get bloods first, something I’ve never done in the past. (I know I should’ve done it, but can’t change the past).
When I setup an appointment to get blood work, do I need to ask for a specific panel? I’m a newb when it comes to blood work and things of that nature, I just wanted to make sure I knew what to ask for/what I was talking about before going.
Thanks in advance for helping answer this for me. Just curious on what I need to be on the lookout for in my blood results as well, I’m 31 years old now 232lbs. I look forward to hearing from you, thanks for reading!
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Gage254I used PrivateMDLabs, there's a specific one for bodybuilders. I use the $181 option which includes a majority of everything you need.
https://www.privatemdlabs.com/lp/body-builder-testing.php
Molinin302Complete blood count, hormone panel (uncapped), ask for prostate and thyroid to be done. That'll cover all bases.
RustyhookerMy forums with links....
You’ll need to ask for testosterone/estrogen/gh related indicators if you’re going to a regular GP, these are things an endocrinologist would be more interested in. You could say you’re aging and curious. They’re outside of the standard panels done typically at your age. Otherwise they will pull basic health stuff that everyone should be concerned about
Private lab work is pretty easy too though if you just want to pay out of pocket. LabsMD.com is having a 25% off sale. Male hormone panel is fine if you’re not on a cycle and don’t expect testosterone out of normal ranges. Growth hormone is not included in that panel though, you’d need to add it or select a more thorough test.
AnonThank you. @MangoPlatypus getting the female panel at LabsMD.com will show un-capped total testosterone results and that's generally preferred for on cycle blood work, correct?
Give them a vote if you find it helpful.PermalinkI know the privatemdlabs female test is uncapped, not sure on the labsmd, I haven’t used them in quite a while tbh. OP isn’t on cycle if I’m not mistaken Personally I’m typically just looking for health markers outside of testosterone when I run labs.
bighulk3012I’m getting ready to start a cycle, just wanted to be safe and see if I had anything that stood out on my blood work. As ive aged, ive learned much and I’m trying to make smarter decisions. I used to be very impulsive with my decisions.
AnonThank you
Give them a vote if you find it helpful.Permalinkbighulk3012I really appreciate your response! I’ll just say what you said, that I’m aging and curious. I’m going to see about getting an appointment now to get it done. I’ll post results when finished.
I do my bloods for many years https://requestatest.com/ just call they the firts time for u personal info,and later just order online specific panel u want,just add,pay and receive the order by email, without prescription needed, they just ask for my ID at the lab nothing else