Have now been to a specialist and had 2 x 24h urine cortisol tests. Results are below
Cortisol (urine) 87 nmol/l (no ref range)
Creatinine (urine) 6.1 mmol/l (3.5 - 22.9)
Cortisol excretion 296 nmol/24h (<280)
Creatinine excretion 20.7 mmol/24h (7.1-17.7)
Second 24h test
Cortisol (urine) 98...
Unfortunately I can't find the sensitive estradiol test in the uk. I've it had it tested before but the result comes back as below a certain figure. Not a precise result as such
Thankyou nelson. I'm in the UK and the docs here are beyond useless. Went to see one the other day who didn't even know what cortisol was. I've had these tests done privately. I will have to try and find a private specialist to take it to the next level
Many thanks for everyone's input so far. It's much appreciated. I will list previous results and symptoms below.
Symptoms
No sex drive at all
No morning or spontaneous erections
Anxiety issues
Lack of energy
Sleep issues (issue with waking and never feel tired enough to fall asleep)
Elevated...
Thankyou. Yes I do have very bad sleep issue too but it's odd as my problem is waking up. Once asleep (which is very late) I just cannot get up. No matter how many alarms I set etc
I am very prone to stretch marks although haven't had any recently. I have large stretch marks on my stomach, thighs, arms. I'm 6,1 and 95kg. My stomach and chest carry fat yet my arms and legs are normal/small
Hi, no medications or supps. Have tried various vitamins in the past but all had no effect. Have had total testosterone done a few times which is on the low side for my age - I'm 27. I'm now thinking the lower t could be the cortisol?
After years of classic low t symptoms (weight gain, no energy, sleep issues, no sex drive at all, brain fog etc) I've been paying for private tests (UK) and have recently had a 4 tube saliva cortisol test done. As you can see the results are extremely high which would go hand in hand with the...
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