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I see lots of posts referring to DEXA scans. I would like to know my body fat, muscle, and bone density percentages. Where are y'all getting them and how much do they cost?
 
I haven’t gotten one because there’s not a location within 2 hours of me, but I’ve seen a lot of people say they’re paying around $200-ish. I’ve seen as low as $100 and as high as $400 cited. I just did a map search for “dexa scans near me,” but the Dexa site also has a Dexa scan location finder.

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Just had one today; cost me $39 dollars, and provided a lot of great information. The difference in body fat between the impedance scale and the Dexa was huge. I'm in USA (bay area)
 
Dos-Dox said:
I haven’t gotten one because there’s not a location within 2 hours of me, but I’ve seen a lot of people say they’re paying around $200-ish. I’ve seen as low as $100 and as high as $400 cited. I just did a map search for “dexa scans near me,” but the Dexa site also has a Dexa scan location finder.

dexascan.com/pages/locations?srsltid=AfmBOopfXijdCnowcxTGaQxsQansNcBqDe67woIPGSv3UsEoBHnaftgn[/URL]
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FYI: MALWAREBYTES blocked the link as a Trojan.
 
FNG33 said:
FYI: MALWAREBYTES blocked the link as a Trojan.
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Weird. It was just dexa scan dot com but certainly could have been an imposter site. Thanks for letting me know.
 
I get the same warning from the Google link. IDK🤔🤷‍♂️
 
In my area the few places I kind find are just silly expensive. Would love to get a scan but it's either a dexa scan or a years worth of tirz added to my stash. Or an order from India.
 
I get them at no cost from my doctor's office. They're a "direct primary primary" care doctor where we pay a monthly membership fee and DEXA scans are included in the monthly fee. We also get prescriptions at wholesale cost and basically 24/7 access to our physician via email/text. I highly recommend into searching these out.
 
What kind of decisions do folks make based on dexa scan results? Are people adjusting dosing or calorie intake or something differently if the scan comes out one way or another? Or is it mainly just used for tracking?
 
Cassan said:
What kind of decisions do folks make based on dexa scan results? Are people adjusting dosing or calorie intake or something differently if the scan comes out one way or another? Or is it mainly just used for tracking?
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It's for tracking progress and making adjustments during a body recomp. The scale is a very poor way to track your progress for both fat reduction and muscle building journeys. If you are trying to lose fat, and the scale is showing the weight going down, a dexa scan will tell you if the weight loss is coming from fat loss or muscle loss so adjustments can be made to your diet and workout routine. For me, visceral fat was a huge concern, so when the dexa showed that my visceral fat was rapidly reducing, I knew I was on the right track for fat loss. It also helped me change up my gym routine to target my weak areas since it shows where you are building more or less muscle.
 
Not that this is relevant to most of you, I suspect, but the closest DEXA scan I can get, according to their website, is about 2.5 hours from me and will set me back a cool $200.

Although to be fair it appears to be the only place in the entire state to have it done, so I guess we're all screwed if we want one up here 😛
 
Does anyone have and experience with the Hume Health scale/ dexa scan combo? I keep seeing ads for them and would like an unbiased opinion.
 
Cassan said:
What kind of decisions do folks make based on dexa scan results? Are people adjusting dosing or calorie intake or something differently if the scan comes out one way or another? Or is it mainly just used for tracking?
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I would love one for tracking. Maybe mental health? I still feel so fat. Would love to know how much and of what.
 
Highly recommend people get at least one DEXA scan. I am visibly quite lean, but was shocked to see how high my body fat percentage is. Fat distribution across the body is quite different for different people based on their genetics. The ones around my location cost ~$150, so I don't do it frequently.
 
I get my first DEXA scan tomorrow after waiting ~5 weeks for my appointment.

I really wanted a baseline closer to the start of my journey but availability is availability, driving an hour to get this one. I don't remember the exact day I called, but I'm at least 15lb lighter unless I called during my 3lb Christmas bump. 🤣

The price there is $199.
 
buffoon24 said:
Highly recommend people get at least one DEXA scan. I am visibly quite lean, but was shocked to see how high my body fat percentage is. Fat distribution across the body is quite different for different people based on their genetics. The ones around my location cost ~$150, so I don't do it frequently.
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I've been on the fence about it. I should probably pull the trigger and have a go. I'm starting to make decisions with peptides without having any of the appropriate data to back those decisions and that's not a great way to go about this.
 
For me DEXA doesn't meaningfully influence my decisions regarding the weight loss or dosing, but it establishes a baseline to compare to as time goes forward. I could see the data relating to visceral fat could lead to medical decisions in the future.. perhaps comparing my future scan to this one to see if the visceral needs a more targeted approach or if it's progressing acceptably.

To me, getting blood work done to make sure there weren't other issues was more important for the planning/implementation.
 
swimmer said:
I see lots of posts referring to DEXA scans. I would like to know my body fat, muscle, and bone density percentages. Where are y'all getting them and how much do they cost?
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How fat are you? I can get mine done through a weight loss program at a local hospital in my area. Had to get a referral from PCP.
 
neo6488 said:
How fat are you? I can get mine done through a weight loss program at a local hospital in my area. Had to get a referral from PCP.
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I have been at my target weight for a while. But my target weight might change depending on the results. Both of my parents had osteoporosis. Maybe I can get one based on that. Are there different scans. Will one testing bone density also test body composition?
 
swimmer said:
I have been at my target weight for a while. But my target weight might change depending on the results. Both of my parents had osteoporosis. Maybe I can get one based on that. Are there different scans. Will one testing bone density also test body composition?
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Would a Dexa Scan indicate if a person were calcium deficient?
 
swimmer said:
I have been at my target weight for a while. But my target weight might change depending on the results. Both of my parents had osteoporosis. Maybe I can get one based on that. Are there different scans. Will one testing bone density also test body composition?
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Yeah that would be hard then. I went through a 6 month course on helathy eating, excersise, etc when trying to get GLP through insurance. This way seems easier.
 
I paid $100 CAD for mine under a promo, usually its $200 CAD in my city. I find results can range based on the technicians technique like how they position you, so they gotta be consistent
 
woundcarping said:
I get my first DEXA scan tomorrow after waiting ~5 weeks for my appointment.

I really wanted a baseline closer to the start of my journey but availability is availability, driving an hour to get this one. I don't remember the exact day I called, but I'm at least 15lb lighter unless I called during my 3lb Christmas bump. 🤣

The price there is $199.
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Done. Called on 12/15 for the appointment weighing 279lb, this morning I weighed 261lb, not a baseline, but close as I’ll get. Dexa said I weigh 257lb.

I’ll probably test again around 230-240lb.
 
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