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concerned with my latest blood test. Came back with ATL high.

Range for ATL test is 9-46

2/2/22- 43 (precycle, baseline)

4/1/22 - 42 (on cycle)

10/24/22 -28 (off cycle, low test levels)

4/18/23 - 46 (off cycle, recovering test levels)

5/23/23- 50 (current, off cycle)


last year i did my first ever test E cycle @500mg/wk which is the reason for the blood tests. I havent been on anything since but was hoping to blast and cruise until i saw this today.

Unsure if related or not but my test levels did not return to baseline after that cycle and ive been naturally recovering very slowly since which lead me to believe my nolva was bunk or my PCT protocol was inefficient.
 

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I don't see an issue. You're not much out of range and somewhat up for your normal. I have seen up and down 8 ticks off my normal without any change in lifestyle or cycle.

If your next cycle is a test only, have at it. Wouldn't doubt if you checked BW 4 weeks into your cycle it was fine
 

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Alt has to be near double the range for it to be a real concern and those values can swing a lot day to day.

If you took an aspirin or had a beer the day before could have bumped you out of the range.
 

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As others have said, slightly out-of-range ATL is not a huge deal. Alcohol, NSAIDs, and some medications can skew it a bit.

I’d only worry if it’s way out of range across multiple blood draws
 
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Alt has to be near double the range for it to be a real concern and those values can swing a lot day to day.

If you took an aspirin or had a beer the day before could have bumped you out of the range.
Okay thank you for clarifying. I was very worried lol
 
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Surprised no one pointed out that it is ALT but anyway right now, no it is not a concern but if its stays out of range consistently even though it is not that far out of range, it would still be an issue.

To be safe, check bloods again in another 3 months. Get some NAC and take that for a bit. The numbers should be well within range in 3 months.
 

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I was over the range for 30 years and never gave it a thought and neither di my dr.'s Training heavy or hard or eating a lot of protein raises those numbers as the same enzyme is released from those things. a few ooints here or there on most tests does not mean a thing. Now if they keep trending farther away from the normal range over a period of time that can mean something
 

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I was over the range for 30 years and never gave it a thought and neither di my dr.'s Training heavy or hard or eating a lot of protein raises those numbers as the same enzyme is released from those things. a few ooints here or there on most tests does not mean a thing. Now if they keep trending farther away from the normal range over a period of time that can mean something
This.
Remember the reference ranges are based off the averages of the general population. They aren't hard and fast rules where "put of range" automatically indicates an issue. Many people will have their natural levels of some markers consistently a bit out of the range
 
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Remember the reference ranges are based off the averages of the general population. They aren't hard and fast rules where "put of range" automatically indicates an issue. Many people will have their natural levels of some markers consistently a bit out of the range

Good info.
 

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Remember the reference ranges are based off the averages of the general population. They aren't hard and fast rules where "put of range" automatically indicates an issue. Many people will have their natural levels of some markers consistently a bit out of the range
If you check the "normal" range for blood tests labs throw out the top and bottom 2.5% and the 95% in the mddle is "normal". Not sure if that is the best standard for being healthy.
 

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If you check the "normal" range for blood tests labs throw out the top and bottom 2.5% and the 95% in the mddle is "normal". Not sure if that is the best standard for being healthy.
To assume the "normal" ranges are "healthy" you would have to assume the general population is "healthy"


And we all see the problems there. That's why they are called "reference" ranges, they are for generalized reference to give them some perspective and standard to be gauged on.
 

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To assume the "normal" ranges are "healthy" you would have to assume the general population is "healthy"


And we all see the problems there. That's why they are called "reference" ranges, they are for generalized reference to give them some perspective and standard to be gauged on.
And for Dr.s to assume that the 95% are in an acceptebel range, shows that Dr.s are not about health.They are about managing pain and getting people less sick. That is why i do most all my own thing. Other then my own surguries and writing prescriptions. Although the perscription thing can be gotten around. But my Dr leans to the anti-aging side so we see things more along the same lines then i do with many Dr.s
 

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