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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
23, one month Androgel, bloodwork all over the place!
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<blockquote data-quote="MunchEase" data-source="post: 20536" data-attributes="member: 5119"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>I have an endo appointment July 15 but am really looking for some guidance here! Often you guys have better advice than the docs. I have made about four threads and have always seen an epic response, so thank you for your efforts guys!</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am a 23 year old, semi-professional athlete, never used steroids, eat incredibly clean diet, take tons of vitamins, and unfortunately had T levels of a 70 year old, and various high cortisol tests suggesting a possible pituitary adenoma! I am in the process of getting to the bottom of that!</p><p></p><p></p><p>One month of 4 pumps Androgel, I rang in at this. For this test, I applied the gel at 2pm and was tested roughly 3 hours after.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Testosterone: 52 nmol/L (reference 8.0-29.0)</strong></p><p><strong>Estradiol: 96 pmol/L (reference 0-160)</strong></p><p><strong>FSH: 3 IU/L (reference 1-18)</strong></p><p><strong>LH: >1 IU/L (less than 1) (reference 1-9)</strong></p><p><strong>Progesterone: 4.0 nmol/L (reference 0.0-3.0)</strong></p><p><strong>Prolactin: 8 ug/L (reference 0-15)</strong></p><p><strong>DHEA: 12.3 umol/L (reference 2.2-13.0)</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>This was completely ridiculous and didn't make sense because I certainly didn't feel any different/better. Dialed my Androgel back form 4 pumps to 3.25 pumps. Was tested again 11 days later, this time at 10am instead BEFORE applying Androgel.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My results were as such&#8230;</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Testosterone: 9.4 nmol/L (ref 8.0-29.0)</strong></p><p><strong>Free Testosterone: 211 pmol/L (ref 175-700)</strong></p><p><strong>Progesterone: 3.3 nmol/l (ref 0-3.0)</strong></p><p><strong>Estradiol: 55 pmol/L (ref 0-160)</strong></p><p><strong>FSH: 12 IU/L (ref 1-18) <— interesting how it went from 3 back to 12</strong></p><p><strong>LH: 4 IU/L (ref 1-9)</strong></p><p><strong>DHEA: 8.5 umol/L (ref 2.2-13.0) <— lowest it's been, it's always consistently at a 12.5</strong></p><p><strong>TSH: 0.79</strong></p><p><strong>SHBG: 30 nmol/L (ref 10-55)</strong></p><p><strong>Iron: 22 umol/L (ref 12-31)</strong></p><p><strong>Ferritin: 31 ug/L (ref 30-400 ug/L)</strong></p><p></p><p>Does anyone have any insight? The first test suggested I was using WAY too much testosterone, this morning test is suggesting I need way more. That number is the worst I've ever seen it! I have also been experiencing severe depression/anxiety, not sure if it's related. What do I do?!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks again everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MunchEase, post: 20536, member: 5119"] Hey guys, I have an endo appointment July 15 but am really looking for some guidance here! Often you guys have better advice than the docs. I have made about four threads and have always seen an epic response, so thank you for your efforts guys! I am a 23 year old, semi-professional athlete, never used steroids, eat incredibly clean diet, take tons of vitamins, and unfortunately had T levels of a 70 year old, and various high cortisol tests suggesting a possible pituitary adenoma! I am in the process of getting to the bottom of that! One month of 4 pumps Androgel, I rang in at this. For this test, I applied the gel at 2pm and was tested roughly 3 hours after. [B]Testosterone: 52 nmol/L (reference 8.0-29.0) Estradiol: 96 pmol/L (reference 0-160) FSH: 3 IU/L (reference 1-18) LH: >1 IU/L (less than 1) (reference 1-9) Progesterone: 4.0 nmol/L (reference 0.0-3.0) Prolactin: 8 ug/L (reference 0-15) DHEA: 12.3 umol/L (reference 2.2-13.0)[/B] This was completely ridiculous and didn't make sense because I certainly didn't feel any different/better. Dialed my Androgel back form 4 pumps to 3.25 pumps. Was tested again 11 days later, this time at 10am instead BEFORE applying Androgel. My results were as such… [B]Testosterone: 9.4 nmol/L (ref 8.0-29.0)[/B] [B]Free Testosterone: 211 pmol/L (ref 175-700)[/B] [B]Progesterone: 3.3 nmol/l (ref 0-3.0)[/B] [B]Estradiol: 55 pmol/L (ref 0-160)[/B] [B]FSH: 12 IU/L (ref 1-18) <— interesting how it went from 3 back to 12[/B] [B]LH: 4 IU/L (ref 1-9)[/B] [B]DHEA: 8.5 umol/L (ref 2.2-13.0) <— lowest it's been, it's always consistently at a 12.5[/B] [B]TSH: 0.79[/B] [B]SHBG: 30 nmol/L (ref 10-55)[/B] [B]Iron: 22 umol/L (ref 12-31)[/B] [B]Ferritin: 31 ug/L (ref 30-400 ug/L)[/B] Does anyone have any insight? The first test suggested I was using WAY too much testosterone, this morning test is suggesting I need way more. That number is the worst I've ever seen it! I have also been experiencing severe depression/anxiety, not sure if it's related. What do I do?! Thanks again everyone! [/QUOTE]
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