i thought the exact same as you, but when i spoke to some leading gurus/prep coaches they all said if your haemoglobin and hematocrit is out of range ; but platelets red and white are all fine - you should still donate blood or find a way to get it back down - dont lose sleep but do try get it downNo. We have been programmed for decades to be terrified and think a fatal cardiac event is imminent by internet forums and physicians spreading false information. It's a normal thing for this to occur when we are on exogeneous hormones, same way it is for people living at high altitudes. If your platelets (and fibronogen) are good and you don't have Factor V or Prothrombin mutations, don't lose sleep over it.
If you have the bone marrow disease called Polycythemia Vera, which is very rare, then you have to worry.
15.5 Hemoglobin is nothing. Much lower than mine.
If you want to feel better, look at some youtube videos from Dr. Neal Rouzier and some others explaining this.
plus if its high , then you add more too your cycle then its going to increase further
and when it does the cascade effect is much stronger
i think you are right in a sense, but were bodybuilders and cant really compare ourself to people who live in the Himalayas