I went to the doctor for the usual symptoms of low Test, but after reviewing the labs, he said that my testosterone levels are fine (1136 ng/dL) but felt I should try thyroid treatment.
TSH: 1.44 mlU/L (range 0.20 - 4.00)
Free T4: 13.7 pmol/L (range 10.0 - 25.0)
Free T3: 4.5 pmol/L (range 3.5 - 6.5)
TPO Antibody: 64 klU/L (range 0-35)
The other things that were out of range on the testing were
Estradiol (high)
DHEA-S (low)
SHBG (high)
Ferritin (low)
He is putting me on DHEA (50mg / day) and Thyroid (desiccated thyroid with both T3and T4) 30mg twice daily increasing to 60mg twice daily over 3 months based on how I respond). Follow-up labs planned for 3 months.
My question is what do the thyroid test results mean, and is the prescription going in the right direction.
TSH: 1.44 mlU/L (range 0.20 - 4.00)
Free T4: 13.7 pmol/L (range 10.0 - 25.0)
Free T3: 4.5 pmol/L (range 3.5 - 6.5)
TPO Antibody: 64 klU/L (range 0-35)
The other things that were out of range on the testing were
Estradiol (high)
DHEA-S (low)
SHBG (high)
Ferritin (low)
He is putting me on DHEA (50mg / day) and Thyroid (desiccated thyroid with both T3and T4) 30mg twice daily increasing to 60mg twice daily over 3 months based on how I respond). Follow-up labs planned for 3 months.
My question is what do the thyroid test results mean, and is the prescription going in the right direction.