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Altbion

Question about erythrocytes and hematocrit norms on T

Advice

Hi everyone !

I recently got the results of my blood test, almost 4 months on T (I started september 25). Erythrocytes and hematocrit results are a bit higher than the norm where I live, but seemingly in the norm of pretty much everywhere else, albeit on the high end (for example, Erythrocytes norm range upper limit is 5.19 T/L where I live, but around 5.4 or 5.5 in other places). Here are the results:

Erythrocytes: 5.31 T/L

hematocrit: 45.9 %

However I'm following the standard AFAB range norms as a reference, is T the main factor changing those norms for people running on it ? If so, should I start looking into the norms of the male range, or continue following the AFAB ones, as I don't know the other factors influencing them.

Thanks in advance !

Posted Jan 12, 2020, 6:53 PM UTC · edited

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manowar8822 | T Feb '17 | Top May '18•

Not sure about erythrocytes, but I know for hematocrit and hemoglobin you should be looking at the standard male range once you're on T.

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AltbionOPNoah 24/Male/pre-everything (T end of 2018/start of 2019)•

Thanks ! I'm guessing that since the standard female and male ranges differ in a similar pattern for erythrocytes, it's also the case for them.

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