question from a user
What's the most appropriate schedule for labs, and what labs do you suggest getting every single time?
AlphaMD's Answer
This will vary a bit based on health, age, and dosage.
For a younger gentleman with an average dose & no notation of side effects during treatment, this can be very minimal. You want an initial lab before TRT to know their starting value, then if severe lack of improvements are noted you'd want to retest around the 2-3 month mark. If they aren't, then this can be as minimal as every few years.
On the opposite end of the spectrum if someone is much older, has other health problems, requires higher doses of T (especially 200mg or higher which are outside of the DEA's standards), or is having odd side effects - Testing can be as often as every 3 months.
Primarily labs exist as a guidepost for treatment adjustments and used to look into any issues that may arise.
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