How often does the speaker check CBC for patients on testosterone pellet?

Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

The Comprehensive Bloodwork You Need for Erectile Dysfunction #bloodwork #cbc #erectiledysfunction

13 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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Anne Truong MD walks through the bloodwork you need for erectile dysfunction, starting with a complete blood count to catch anemia or erythrocytosis. Testosterone replacement, especially pellets or injections, can raise red cell mass and clot risk, so she monitors CBC every four months in those patients.

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Almost every four months.

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Let's dive in into comprehensive blood work you need to be getting. When you have ED is first, start off with a cbc. A CBC is blood work that look at how much red blood cells you have in your body. All right? And it's important to know because you can be anemic or you can have too much red blood cell. And if you're already taking testosterone already, either as an injectable form or as a pellet, you need to get monitored because one of the side effects of testosterone is that it raises red blood cell in your body called erythrocytosis. And when the red blood cell is higher, you're more prone to developing clots. So if you're on testosterone replacement therapy, you gotta make sure that you get your CBC checked on a regular basis. I check this almost every four months when my patients are on testosterone pellet.