Questions about T/E2 ratio.

[jobshopper]

It seems that there is a lot of emphasis on T/E2 ratio.

Why do you suppose that labs like Quest, LabCorp, etc. don't report E2 results as a T/E2 ratio if that is what is more important than just the E2 results?

And, why do you suppose they don't adjust the "range" to take into consideration the "projected range" of E2 as tabulated by @Nelson?

And one more question, should men who have a high T/E2 ratio based on a low E2 level be taking Estradiol to bring their E2 levels up to improve their T/E2 ratio? If not, then why not?

Thoughts?

 

[RickB]

As far as the first aspect, most doctors are behind the best minds here on this site, as well as the best minds on other T forums. For instance, my doctor (a urologist) thinks the lower the estradiol, the better off you are. (And I once texted him about "E2", and he didn't know that was estradiol.) If the doctors are behind the curve, it makes sense that the labs are too. Just look at some of their ranges.

That said, I'm a very lucky man to have the doctor I have. Though he is not up-to-speed on trt, he is very liberal in prescribing and very amenable to my requests. Just think of all those 100mg e2w doctors out there - scary stuff and further proof of the medical community at large not being in the loop.

 

[jobshopper]

As far as the first aspect, most doctors are behind the best minds here on this site, as well as the best minds on other T forums. For instance, my doctor (a urologist) thinks the lower the estradiol, the better off you are. (And I once texted him about "E2", and he didn't know that was estradiol.) If the doctors are behind the curve, it makes sense that the labs are too. Just look at some of their ranges.

That said, I'm a very lucky man to have the doctor I have. Though he is not up-to-speed on trt, he is very liberal in prescribing and very amenable to my requests. Just think of all those 100mg e2w doctors out there - scary stuff and further proof of the medical community at large not being in the loop.

Thanks for your input.

As for my 3rd question, do you have any input on that?