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Old 08-01-2008, 04:59 PM  
tical
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Oh yeah, if you want to get your bloodwork done you can do it online www.directlabs.com ... if you want to pay out of pocket. If you can go to your primary care doc just ask them to send you to a lab so your insurance will cover it.

The main things I would test for are:

Testosterone, total
Bio available / Free testosterone (very important, this is the one that matters)
SHBG
DHT
Estradiol (ultra sensitive, the other tests are no good)
LH / FSH
Prolactin
IGF-1 (only real way to measure gh)

Other beneficial tests while you still have the needle in your arm:

Cortisol
Thyroid Panel
CBC
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Lipid Profile
PSA (if you're over 40)


all in all though the most important are Total T, Free T, SHBG, DHT, Estradiol, LH & FSH

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