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Originally Posted by 8bus
Does anyone routinely get blood work done? Testing normal stuff plus hormones? I assume KC is gonna tell me that MY BODY should tell me exactly what is going on but asking for a friend
I've got dk to as a non P.O.T. smoker
I tend to think sex hormone testing is a waste of time for most people because:
- Hormone levels fluctuate, so the snapshot you get might be misleading
- The "normal" reference ranges are so wide that unless you are seriously hypogonadal, you'll be told your result is normal.
Blood work worth doing occasionally: cholesterol/HDL/LDL, liver function, thyroid function.
Edit: If you already have a suspicion that something is wrong (eg low testosterone) then a high result will disprove that suspicion, but that's about the only way you're going to get anything out of it usually.