[VincentVinturi]

(02-10-2016 03:35 AM)Gas Wrote:  

Vitamin D 30ng/ml

This value is suboptimal and warrants supplementation.

You want to be at 50-70ng/mL.

(Source: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl...anges.aspx)

You need to play around with this value a bit.

It's very possible to oversupplement with vitamin D, as I've done.

Find which end of the optimal range you feel better in and then figure out how much vitamin D you need to take to maintain it, all other things (like sun exposure) being equal.

Here's my favorite vitamin D supplement:

http://www.amazon.com/Michaels-Naturopat...tamin+d+k2

It contains K2, which should always be taken in conjunction with D3, and the dose is 5k IUs so you can titrate up/down more easily than with a 10k IU dose.

I'd start by taking 5k IUs of D3 per day for a month, then retest.

Make sure to abstain from taking any supplemental D3 for a few days before you retest or your value will be artificially elevated and won't give you a clear picture of your levels.

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SHBG 5.7 ug/ml

Not sure about this one.

I couldn't find any reference value charts with this unit.

SHGB is usually measured in nmol/L.

Anybody know the conversion factor on this?

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Free Testosterone 61.4 pg/ml

This is equivalent to 6.14 ng/dL.

Reference range for males your age is:

30 - <35 years: 1.51-18.57 ng/dL

So it's within range but there's room for improvement.

http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/t...tive/83686

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Oestradiol 27 pg/ml

What constitutes 'optimal' is a more contentious topic when it comes to E2.

But you seem to be in the optimal range:

http://www.peaktestosterone.com/Normal_E...s_Men.aspx

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Don't see any obvious causes, maybe SHBG a little high and need to start downing some more Vit D.

Vitamin D levels correlate with testosterone levels so you probably will see a bump in Test once you get D3 levels sorted.

I'd also look into Zinc supplementation (I like this brand), Magnesium supplementation (oil, not pills), and a high quality fish or Krill oil.

If, after optimizing everything as best you can, and conducting several tests to determine whether or not your testosterone level is actually low or whether it simply happened to be low when you had it tested (two different things), then you can consider further action.

But again, if you feel great, if you're able to put on muscle, if your libido is strong, if you're sleeping well and generally feeling virile, then IMHO it's not worth the potential downsides to hop on the sauce.

I get the vanity/ego issues involved in a high T reading ("I'm over 1000, BRO") but if you look and feel awesome, you don't need to be fucking with your endocrine system.