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To: Wuli

To answer your question, externally administered Testosterone will send a signal to the HPTA that Testosterone is present, subsequently reducing ones LH levels. (Lut. Hormone)

SHBG (Sex H. binding globulin) will also be significantly reduced.

As for a test to “identify” exogenous testosterone, no, as it’s bioidentical. One could however take multiple tests during a span of time to examine fluctuations, but again it depends on what ester the Testosterone was.

Hopefully that helps!


65 posted on 02/27/2019 10:51:53 AM PST by George Rand (-- I can't befriend liberals because I won't befriend ignorance --)
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To: George Rand

Yes:

“To answer your question, externally administered Testosterone will send a signal to the HPTA that Testosterone is present, subsequently reducing ones LH levels. (Lut. Hormone)....”SHBG (Sex H. binding globulin) will also be significantly reduced.”

Thanks for the more scientific version of part of what I said.

It should make for some caution with regard to supplemental T, UNLESS the natural T readings, before any supplementation, are far far below normal for someone’s age.


70 posted on 02/27/2019 11:30:01 AM PST by Wuli
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