ECYT4 is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by increased serum
red blood cell mass, elevated hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit, and normal platelet and leukocyte counts.
One study discussing the use of HGH for anemia explains how multiple hormone changes can influence erythropoietin synthesis (production of the hormone that promotes
red blood cell mass).
Another one of the side effects of too much testosterone, and possibly the most important one to consider, is the increase in red
blood cell mass and hemoglobin levels.
When dogs have an abnormally low red
blood cell mass — and therefore an abnormally low amount of hemoglobin available to carry oxygen throughout their bodies — they basically experience varying degrees of oxygen starvation.