Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
We often find issues in normal labwork. Please provide with lab ranges.
TT, total testosterone is not the whole picture as most of its T is T+SHBG that is not bio-available. Liver issues can impair T+SHBG clearance increasing TT. SHBG can be elevated leading to more T+SHBG
Read the stickies and you will know more than most doctors.
Brittle nails can also be from thyroid issues?
Using iodized salt to support thyroid hormone production?
Feeling cold easier that before?
Outer eyebrows sparse?
You cannot go on thyroid normal ranges or TSH alone.
Please check oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. That is a good overall measure of thyroid function.