swale -question

[mxim]

when you start a patient with TRT,how important are dht levels/ do want them in the higher range as you do with total and free T? if not,where do you prefer DHT levels be? i know with total and free T you go by how the patient feels,but thats kind of hard with dht.
mxim

 

[SWALE]

I monitor DHT because it helps me correlate how the patient feels with what his labs say. In my experience it is actually easier to do this with DHTthan it is with Total or Free T.

I am not concerned until DHT goes to roughy twice the top of normal range.

The top of normal range is a practical ceiling for me with respect to TRT dosing. However, I manipulate Free and Bioavailable T within that range.

 

[mxim]

what is the dht range? also,do you notice a direct correlation between dht levls and psa levels?

 

[mranak]

The range must be provided by the lab.

Why would there be a _direct_ correlation between DHT levels and PSA levels? I don't know hardly anything about PSA levels, but I can't imagine a direct correlation based on my limited knowledge.