Can't find a consistent answer to this. When calculating the T:E2 ratio, should I use free or total testosterone?
I'm doing this for self research purposes. My last labs looked like this:
Total T: 1110 (ref 250-1100)
Free T: 224.2 (ref 35-155)
E2: 35 (ref <= 29)
T was high but that had to do with timing. My schedule got screwed up so I could only get blood drawn a few hours after injecting. But regardless, these values put the ratio at 295 which definitely doesn't make sense. If I use the free number that still gives a ratio of 60. Everything I read says things like "The normal testosterone (T)/estradiol (E2) ratio is 1.7"
So can someone clear this up for me?
I'm doing this for self research purposes. My last labs looked like this:
Total T: 1110 (ref 250-1100)
Free T: 224.2 (ref 35-155)
E2: 35 (ref <= 29)
T was high but that had to do with timing. My schedule got screwed up so I could only get blood drawn a few hours after injecting. But regardless, these values put the ratio at 295 which definitely doesn't make sense. If I use the free number that still gives a ratio of 60. Everything I read says things like "The normal testosterone (T)/estradiol (E2) ratio is 1.7"
So can someone clear this up for me?