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Hypopituitary, testosterone and estradiol.
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<blockquote data-quote="ratbag" data-source="post: 6467" data-attributes="member: 972"><p>The trend in this thread is obvious. The lab results are all over the place and whatever assay you choose may be incorrect. So you were feeling the best ever and suddenly your sensitive assay shows you being too low... your MD adjusts dosage and you now feel like crap? This is exactly the problem all hormone lab assays face. They are not 100% reliable, as any hormone specialist will tell you. So why put such emphasis on lab assays? </p><p></p><p>Obviously how you feel has some merit. I bet if you went and had other E2 labs done you'd find one that says your in range.... and your MD would be content with that. What does this tell us? The lab assay isn't perfect medicine when it comes to hormone levels and we must also gauge how we feel. Nelson swears by the sensitive assays but my experience is same as Phils, I've seen dozens of sensitive assays that do not co-relate to how the person is feeling. </p><p></p><p>The sensitive assays have had problems since their inception. Maybe they'll get it sorted out but in the interim I wouldn't be waiting for the perfect lab result because your probably going to suffer. At this point in time I believe the regular E2 assay is your best choice. Heck run both if you can afford it. But don't depend on the sensitive assay and don't depend on the result. More importantly your MD should know this. Yet your going to suffer because he's depending upon what's printed on that paper. Peter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratbag, post: 6467, member: 972"] The trend in this thread is obvious. The lab results are all over the place and whatever assay you choose may be incorrect. So you were feeling the best ever and suddenly your sensitive assay shows you being too low... your MD adjusts dosage and you now feel like crap? This is exactly the problem all hormone lab assays face. They are not 100% reliable, as any hormone specialist will tell you. So why put such emphasis on lab assays? Obviously how you feel has some merit. I bet if you went and had other E2 labs done you'd find one that says your in range.... and your MD would be content with that. What does this tell us? The lab assay isn't perfect medicine when it comes to hormone levels and we must also gauge how we feel. Nelson swears by the sensitive assays but my experience is same as Phils, I've seen dozens of sensitive assays that do not co-relate to how the person is feeling. The sensitive assays have had problems since their inception. Maybe they'll get it sorted out but in the interim I wouldn't be waiting for the perfect lab result because your probably going to suffer. At this point in time I believe the regular E2 assay is your best choice. Heck run both if you can afford it. But don't depend on the sensitive assay and don't depend on the result. More importantly your MD should know this. Yet your going to suffer because he's depending upon what's printed on that paper. Peter [/QUOTE]
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