Testosterone spiked

I was pleased to see on my latest blood draw that my T jumped from 253 to 386. My previous draw was 12 months ago (same lab). I believe that’s the highest it’s ever been since I began testing at least 4 years ago — even before my six month course of Lupron. I’ll be seeing my Uro next week for my 6-month visit, but thought I’d ask the group for any thoughts as to what could cause such a spike? I’m not concerned, of course — just curious.

Lot of variability on T recovery. Nothing unusual in your number.

Hi Mattam, No, but I have another PSMA PET on Monday. I wouldn’t mind seeing an image myself — I’ll see what can be done.

Paul -- Do you track the time at which your blood draws are done? Time of day is important for T measurements, as the body's natural cycles generate its highest reading in the early morning, shortly after waking (remember morning wood?).

Now, if you want to know peak value, test in early morning. If you are just tracking trends, any time will do, as long as you are consistent.

In my case, since all of my T is purchased at the mail-order pharmacy and is applied in the early morning, my uro and I have decided that a mid-day blood draw gives us the best understanding of average level and trends. I track test results in a spreadsheet, including date, time and measured results. I started this a number of years ago, and the notes surrounding various measurement anomalies have helped me to maintain some level of sanity over the years.