24 years, Normal TT, Low Free T.

rik92 · Nov 9, 2017

Age: 24

Hi guys, I was wondering if you could help me understand my bloodwork.

I've been having symptoms for the last 5-6 years, but I've always kept going on by sheer will, thinking that was just the way I'm wired. I've finally decided to do a blood test to find out if something was wrong with my hormones.

Weight: 61 kg
Height: 1.68 cm

Bodyfat: I think something around 12-13%, I carry most of the fat on my waist.

TSH 1,34 microUI/ml (0,35 - 4,94)

FT3 2,88 pg/ml (1,71 - 3,71)

FT4 1,06 ng/dl (0,70 - 1,48)

FSH 1,71 mUI/ml (1,00 - 10,00)

LH 2,32 mUI/ml (1,10 - 7,00)

Prolactin 24,01 ng/ml (3,00 - 25,00)

Test 680 ng/dl (280 - 800)

Free Test 27,40 pg/ml ( 10 -20 yrs 24,50 - 64,80 / 20-30 yrs 27,30 - 69,30 / 30 - 50 yrs 20,80 - 64,00 / >50 yrs 15,30 - 51,80)

DHT 598,00 pg/ml (300,00 - 1200,00)

E2 22,75 pg/ml (up to 62,00)

Cortisol 16,30 microg/dl (3,70 - 20)

SHBG 44,90 nmol/I (13,00 - 71,00)

PSA 1,23 ng/ml (up to 4,00)

My life style:
I have been working out for 10 years. Started counting macros 5 years ago. I would say diet is in check.
I usually go to the gym 4 times a week.
I don't drink, I don't smoke and I do a pretty regular life.

My symptoms:

Fatigue and lack of energy
Mood swings, but in a bad mood most of the time
lack of confidence
lack of motivation
low libido
No morning wood
IBS
lack of appetite
Low quality of sleep
Hard to get muscle
Hard to improve strenght
Hard to stay concentrated

From what i can see Testosterone is fine, but Free Testosterone seems low.

CoastWatcher · Nov 9, 2017

Welcome to Excelmale. Your prolactin is near the top of the reference range and your estradiol ranges tell me you didn't test with the sensitive test. Do you live in the States?

rik92 · Nov 9, 2017

Hi! No, I live in Italy. No, it's not the sensitive test. I'm not sure they do it here, I can ask next time I do a bloodwork.

CoastWatcher · Nov 9, 2017

rik92 said:
Hi! No, I live in Italy. No, it's not the sensitive test. I'm not sure they do it here, I can ask next time I do a bloodwork.

It's not typically available in Europe (or here in Canada where I live). You're very young to be presenting with androgen issues. This has been a problem since you were in your teens?

rik92 · Nov 9, 2017

I haven't done a bloodwork in the last few years. But I remember that my parents took me to an urologist when I was 13 or 14 yrs old because they were worried I wasn't growing up, and they wanted to ask him If doing a GH cycle could have helped me. The doctor suggested them not to do that, and he also told my mother that my testosterone was a little low for my age, but not to worry about it. The whole thing "died" there and we didn't do anything else.

About the symptoms, I've always had them as far as I remember, I just ignored them.