Back in October I saw a TRT/hormone specialist in my area. I brought him the results of my labs I had taken back in April this year for reference too. After looking them over and ordering a few more labs, he decided to put me on a Clomid and HCG Protocol. For about six weeks, I've been taking 500 iu of HCG 3x/week (M,W,F) and 25 mg of Clomid 2x/week (M,F).
So my check up was this last Tuesday and he emailed me that everything looked better on paper. My total Test had jumped from 272 ng/dl (4/27/17) to 633 ng/dl (11/28/17). Never mentioned anything about my free T. Estradiol was 32.1 pg/ml (Roche ELCIA). He also noted a big improvement in my cotisol level from (8.9; 11:30 AM) to (19.8; 10:30 AM).
I have a labcorp patient account setup to where I can view any and all labwork I have performed. I received an email this evening saying my results from last week were able to be viewed. I had been waiting to see the actual labs because I was interested in my Free T. Well I log on and to my amazement my free T is 34.7 pg/ml which is noted as high. I'm confused as to why it would be so high. That puts me at almost 5.5% of my Total T! Previously I was right around 2% at 7.8 of 272 total...which seems to be the norm. Should I be concerned about this? Any explanation as to why my free T is so high? The doctor didn't mention a word about it. I'll list below all of my tests I've had this year for before and after reference. Thanks beforehand for any and all replies.
Labs from 4-27-17
Total T - 272 ng/dL (438 - 1197)
Free T - 7.8 pg/mL (8.7 - 25.1)
DHEA Sulfate - 302 ug/dL (138.5 - 475.2)
TSH - .470 uIU/mL (.450 - 4.500)
Estradiol (Roche ECLIA methodology) - 22.5 pg/mL (7.6 - 42.6)
PSA - .8 ng/mL (0.0 - 4.0)
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy - 31.2 ng/mL (30.0 - 100.0)
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum - 3.6 pg/mL (2.0 - 4.4)
CBC with Differential/Platelet - All within normal ranges.
Labs from 10-10-17 with new doctor. Only ordered a few tests and not everything due to having the labs from April of this year.
Vitamin B12 - 908 pg/mL (211-946)
Folate (Folic Acid) - 15.3 ng/mL ( >3.0)
LH - 8.4 mIU/mL (1.7 - 8.6)
FSH - 8.9 mIU/mL (1.5 - 12.4)
Cotisol (taken at 11:30 am) - 8.9 ug/dL (AM 6.2 - 19.4; PM 2.3 - 11.9)
Prolactin - 8.8 ng/mL (4.0 - 15.2)
Labs from 11-28-17 after being on Clomid and HCG protocol for six weeks.
Cortisol - 19.8; 10:30 AM
Estradiol - 32.1 pg/mL; Roche ELCIA methodology
LH - 7.3 mlU/mL
FSH - 2.8 mlU/mL
Total Test - 633 ng/dL
Free T - 34.7 pg/mL
So my check up was this last Tuesday and he emailed me that everything looked better on paper. My total Test had jumped from 272 ng/dl (4/27/17) to 633 ng/dl (11/28/17). Never mentioned anything about my free T. Estradiol was 32.1 pg/ml (Roche ELCIA). He also noted a big improvement in my cotisol level from (8.9; 11:30 AM) to (19.8; 10:30 AM).
I have a labcorp patient account setup to where I can view any and all labwork I have performed. I received an email this evening saying my results from last week were able to be viewed. I had been waiting to see the actual labs because I was interested in my Free T. Well I log on and to my amazement my free T is 34.7 pg/ml which is noted as high. I'm confused as to why it would be so high. That puts me at almost 5.5% of my Total T! Previously I was right around 2% at 7.8 of 272 total...which seems to be the norm. Should I be concerned about this? Any explanation as to why my free T is so high? The doctor didn't mention a word about it. I'll list below all of my tests I've had this year for before and after reference. Thanks beforehand for any and all replies.
Labs from 4-27-17
Total T - 272 ng/dL (438 - 1197)
Free T - 7.8 pg/mL (8.7 - 25.1)
DHEA Sulfate - 302 ug/dL (138.5 - 475.2)
TSH - .470 uIU/mL (.450 - 4.500)
Estradiol (Roche ECLIA methodology) - 22.5 pg/mL (7.6 - 42.6)
PSA - .8 ng/mL (0.0 - 4.0)
Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy - 31.2 ng/mL (30.0 - 100.0)
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum - 3.6 pg/mL (2.0 - 4.4)
CBC with Differential/Platelet - All within normal ranges.
Labs from 10-10-17 with new doctor. Only ordered a few tests and not everything due to having the labs from April of this year.
Vitamin B12 - 908 pg/mL (211-946)
Folate (Folic Acid) - 15.3 ng/mL ( >3.0)
LH - 8.4 mIU/mL (1.7 - 8.6)
FSH - 8.9 mIU/mL (1.5 - 12.4)
Cotisol (taken at 11:30 am) - 8.9 ug/dL (AM 6.2 - 19.4; PM 2.3 - 11.9)
Prolactin - 8.8 ng/mL (4.0 - 15.2)
Labs from 11-28-17 after being on Clomid and HCG protocol for six weeks.
Cortisol - 19.8; 10:30 AM
Estradiol - 32.1 pg/mL; Roche ELCIA methodology
LH - 7.3 mlU/mL
FSH - 2.8 mlU/mL
Total Test - 633 ng/dL
Free T - 34.7 pg/mL