PedsEndoPhilly said:

Worth answering the question that was asked rather than the one behind it.

Agreed, with the usual condition: that holds for the average and this board is a collection of individuals. A population claim and a personal prediction are different things and get quoted interchangeably.

Correct me if the detail matters more than I have assumed.

A1cHero_PHX said:

Hormone panel changes on the hormone panel — relevant for anyone curious about endocrine effects: Testosterone: increased 35% (weight loss reduces…

Bookmarking. The distinction being drawn above is the one nobody else makes. Sending this to two other people who asked me the same thing last week.

PedsEndoPhilly said:

Worth answering the question that was asked rather than the one behind it.

Worth saying that the confident version of this is more useful to the person writing it than to the person reading it.

Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here. A large fraction of the apparent disagreement in these threads is two people using different units and both being right.

Moderator note: reminder that nothing in this thread is medical advice, and that clinical claims need a source. Carry on.