Thinking of Propecia concerned over blood test

[rtpatter]

I had some prelimnary bloodwork done in anticipation of possibly starting propecia my total T came back at 335 ng/dl. My free T wasn't tested. 335 is the low end of normal but based on what i've read low for my age. I'm 36. I'm scared of monkeying with my hormones since they already appear borderline. Anythoughts ? I know finasteride actually increases T and inhibits DHT but my fear is that if I have to come off the drug my T will severely drop. Thoughts.

 

[dougfunny]

I had some prelimnary bloodwork done in anticipation of possibly starting propecia my total T came back at 335 ng/dl. Mt free T wasn't tested. Which is the low end of normal but based on what i've read low for my age. I'm 36. I'm scared of monkeying with my hormones since they already appear borderline. Anythoughts ? I know finasteride actually increases T and inhibits DHT but my fear is that if I have to come off the drug my T will severely drop. Thoughts.

i've never heard of t dropping but then again it has not really been studied. also everyone's t will have dropped afterwords simply from natural aging.

 

[rtpatter]

I understand T naturally goes down with age. However, from what I have read it still seems like I'm on the low end of normal. However, you get varying opinions some say what is normal for some is not for others. I would hate to try and raise my T to a more normal range for my age which undoubtly increase hairloss then push back down my DHT by taking propecia. I can see where this toying with hormones for hair can quickly develop into a tricky situation.