#like babes if you use male ranges (like you should be) only my hematocrit is even slightly concerning and even then its only borderline high

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Pro tip if you're a trans man on testosterone: when you're getting bloodwork done make sure you're hydrated. Not cos of passing out or anything sensible like that. But if you're dehydrated it can elevate your full blood count levels. And if your GP is stupid and compares your levels to female levels (despite you being on testosterone for almost 4 years) they may decide your hematocrit and hemoglobin levels are dangerously elevated (high end of normal for cis men) and you need to come off testosterone immediately (rather than drink a glass of water)

They may in fact do this even if you did not go in for a full blood count, and were in fact just supposed to get a testosterone level check. And they may in fact ignore the other obvious signs of dehydration in your blood work such as low potassium and elevated albumin.

If you fail to hydrate you may have to wait over 2 weeks for the appointment that was supposed to be discussing an NHS testosterone prescription just to tell them you forgot to drink water all week and also that they need to use male ranges on your blood work. Oh and you get to have the prescription you've been waiting 6 years for delayed even more, forcing you to keep paying extortionate amounts for private testosterone that's probably not even a high enough dose and also costs more than you spend on groceries in a month.