What should revise on my bloodworks?

[Pulse1312]

Hello to everybody. It's recomended to consider doing bloodworks regulary while you are using anabolic steroids, you should have control of some diferrent values in terms of general hormonal and organ profile. These are the following ones:

ADMA/SDMA ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) Creatinine Cystatin C Lp-PLA2 Activity Magnesium (in red blood cells - RBC)
Non-HDL Cholesterol rT3 (Reverse T3)
Total Bilirubin Uric Acid Vitamin B12 and Folate Zinc Free
Total Testosterone (LC/MS) Estradiol, Sensitive/Ultrasensitive (LC/MS)
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Progesterone
Prolactin
Cortisol
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S)
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
TSH Free T4 Free T3 Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-1)
Lipid Profile + ApoB Lipoprotein(a) Complete Blood Count with Differential Complete Metabolic Panel Insulin HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin) γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Creatinine with eGFR Vitamin D, 25-OHD (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)
Iron + TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity)
Ferritin High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) Complete Urinalysis

My best tip , pay for a private medical insurance, or analysis. Talk clearly with your doctor, be honest transparent, and ask everyting before putting a neddle in your skin.

Have a good day.

 

[lisanovskyi]

A lot of unnecessary tests, it all depends on the person and his health problems, if any, or any problems in parents or family that can be inherited with should be checked first, such as diabetes, cancer and other tests.

 

[Pulse1312]

A lot of unnecessary tests, it all depends on the person and his health problems, if any, or any problems in parents or family that can be inherited with should be checked first, such as diabetes, cancer and other tests.

The fact that half of the terminology is not known by common users does not indicate that the markers mentioned above are unnecessary, as long as it is related to the use of anabolic agents and not to previous pathologies or chronic illnesses such as the examples you mention. It is good to have some reference values to be able to make a comparison between one cycle and another, blast and cruise stages. Your body your standards, obviously, I see it as necessary in mine. Although all opinions are valid and welcome.

 

[Einherjar]

Hello to everybody. It's recomended to consider doing bloodworks regulary while you are using anabolic steroids, you should have control of some diferrent values in terms of general hormonal and organ profile. These are the following ones:

ADMA/SDMA ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) Creatinine Cystatin C Lp-PLA2 Activity Magnesium (in red blood cells - RBC)
Non-HDL Cholesterol rT3 (Reverse T3)
Total Bilirubin Uric Acid Vitamin B12 and Folate Zinc Free
Total Testosterone (LC/MS) Estradiol, Sensitive/Ultrasensitive (LC/MS)
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Progesterone
Prolactin
Cortisol
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S)
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
TSH Free T4 Free T3 Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-1)
Lipid Profile + ApoB Lipoprotein(a) Complete Blood Count with Differential Complete Metabolic Panel Insulin HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin) γ-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Creatinine with eGFR Vitamin D, 25-OHD (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)
Iron + TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity)
Ferritin High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) Complete Urinalysis

My best tip , pay for a private medical insurance, or analysis. Talk clearly with your doctor, be honest transparent, and ask everyting before putting a neddle in your skin.

Have a good day.

You don't need to check cortisol. Cortisol levels naturally vary throughout the day. They have a circadian rhythm, peaking in the morning and declining in the evening. This means that a one-time test may not give an accurate picture, especially if done at the wrong time of day.

And please read this article https://peds.to/threads/how-homocysteine-affects-athletes-and-what-you-can-do-about-it.138/

 

[Gabor006]

It is really unnecessary to check cortisol (as said above), prolactin and progresterone(if we dont use certain compounds), LH and FSH(they are obviously tanked to the ground), IGF-1, Reverse T3(Only needed if you’re looking into advanced thyroid function testing or suspect thyroid resistance), ADMA/SDMA(not essential unless you're working with a cardiologist), Complete Urinalysis(CMP + eGFR are usually enough, only needed those if you suspect infection or some kind of issues)

Lipid and cardiovascular health
HDL
LDL
Cholesterol (Total)
Triglycerides
CRP (C-Reactive Protein) – for cardiovascular risk
D-dimer – clotting issues (to rule out deep vein thrombosis and other issues)

Hormone Panel
Free Testosterone
Biologically Active Testosterone
Total Testosterone
SHBG
Albumin (used to calculate free testosterone)
Estradiol (E2) – estrogen levels on-cycle
TSH – General thyroid health

Liver Function
GOT (AST)
GPT (ALT)
GGT

Kidney Function
Creatinine + eGFRCystatin C
Carbamid– General marker of kidney function

Blood Parameters
Hematocrit (HCT) – Steroids often raise this; high levels increase clot risk
Hemoglobin – Also increases with anabolic steroids
Hemoglobin A1C – Long-term blood sugar control
CK (Creatine Kinase) – Can be elevated from intense training

(These are the things that you should always get for basic knowledge of your health and proceed for more complex blood work if issues appear)