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  1. K

    Anyone taking hydrocortisone? Any Relief ?

    That’s quite a high dose, Hertoghe recommends that dose but other docs prefer to keep it lower eg 15 mg per day so as not to shut down natural production in those who have it, I realise you don’t
  2. K

    Testosterone Cream- Scrotum VS other areas

    maybe a bit near the prostrate for DHT and PSA
  3. K

    Cream users europe?

    I think Balance my Hormones use NP labs and as far as I know the mens health clinici in Dorset only do Androgel 1.6%
  4. K

    Trazodone: Common sleep drug is little-known antidepressant

    Trazadone has been prescribed for sleep forever, its one of the more benign ones, I have been on it 50mg for sleep at night and no sides, however although they say its not addictive I cant sleep without it now, one of these days I am going to try ween off it, I started it because of long haul...
  5. K

    Trazodone: Common sleep drug is little-known antidepressant

    thats unusual , if you read the leaflet one of the side effects is long lasting erections, ive been on it 15 years and no sides at all and no change to erections
  6. K

    MWF pinning but feel unstable Sunday/Monday

    Give blood every 90 days?, maybe wise to test to see if you need to first
  7. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    She was on both those anyway, my view is don’t supplement unless deficiency proven by urine test, I think they are quite accurate
  8. K

    Low libido - subclinical hypothyroidism? Iodine deficiency?

    Your thyroid is in range but not optimal at all, Ft3 and Ft4 should be in upper quartile,TSH is too high, careful if supplementing iodine as easy to overdo it which then suppresses thyroid, low libido can be thyroid but maybe check other hormones also, thyroid meds usually have iodine in them
  9. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    I am on holiday and don’t have the spreadsheet handy with all labs, may post later when I have access. She was on 2 drops a day for about 2 months and then 4 drops for 2 months, hard to say when she developed the issue , maybe half way through. we have recently retested the iodine and expect...
  10. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    Due to faulty wifi this post sent half of the information. The rest of it is, the labs show that on iodine her Ft3,Ft4 fell, her TSH rose and most concerning her antibodies rose over range. When she stopt the iodine due to feeling a lot worse we did a iodine urine test showing 300 with range...
  11. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    Respectfully, I think it is true, we Have labs for thyroid before,during and after iodine, we also have lab for iodine just after stopping iodine. The labs show supplementation with iodi
  12. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    Her thyroid was borderline and taking iodine if you don’t need it suppresses the thyroid more, iodine can help IF deficient
  13. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    It was lugols iodine 4 drops in water through day, yes paint square on arm, a few months on iodine then felt worse then urine test but we should have done urine test prior to starting iodine to check properly IF deficient
  14. K

    does Iodine influence hormone receptor activity?

    My partner has just been through a bad iodine experience , she has low thyroid and naturopath type doc suggested iodine drops after a patch test allegedly showed deficiency, it made her a lot worse, all thyroid labs worse plus raised antibodies,, we decided to get a iodine urine test to double...
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Understanding Your Hormones

Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

Scientific Reference

Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038

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