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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 101684" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Hi Amberlin, thanks for posting the labs. By chance are you taking BC pills? Any noticeable changes in your cycle over the past few years (more, less, infrequency, issues)? Your E2 is also at the very top for being in the follicular phase, but some of the hormone treatment specialists might want to compare all estrogens with an E1, E2 & E3 panel. It could be a myriad of possibilities, but I would pursue this further for more answers, especially if early peri/post menopausal is inherit within your family(?)</p><p></p><p>Yes, IMO you did good with 10mg of DHEA. Your DHEA serum levels are low, which could indicate some adrenal imbalance, which in turn can be evident and problematic with other hormonal imbalances, especially estrogen. It can also reflect excess stress and other variables too. Cortisol should be at it's highest in the AM, and sharply dropping off thereafter (80% + decline in the afternoon & PM). Thus, many people (including my wife & myself) find DHEA best at night, as it can counter cortisol and help restore some balance. </p><p></p><p>You might want to explore a 4x saliva diurnal kit to get a comprehensive circadian profile of your cortisol w/ DHEA correlation. A lot of people will also supplement Pregnenolone in conjunction with this, as that is the primary hormone pulled upstream by the adrenal glands. Continued cortisol demand can sometimes pull higher amounts of pregnenolone, which in many cases can stem to the decline of DHEA and other hormones downstream; sometimes referenced as '<em>pregnenolone steal'. </em></p><p></p><p>In my experiences, and for many others, a HUGE improvement in sleep quality was exhibited with DHEA at night (25mg for me, my wife is at 15mg). However, some don't see that benefit, so it just depends on each individual.</p><p></p><p>My wife is at 8mg to 10mg per week of cypionate. Serum levels tend to be in the 80ng/dl area. She also takes 5,000iu of D3/day, elemental iron, vitamin C -1,000mg, and selenium.</p><p></p><p>That leads to the thyroid ... It's crucial to get the correct thyroid labs to see the full picture ... You have TSH, but also need Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, and antibodies (TPO &TgAb). If there's cortisol issues then there will ultimately be thyroid problems, as is the same for Iron & Ferritin. For many women, both these categories are at an imbalance, which in turn has created an imbalance with the thryoid, usually pooling of FT3. However, full-on overt hypothyroidism can be evident when the body is in a state of estrogen dominance, which is seen many times in post menopausal ladies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 101684, member: 696"] Hi Amberlin, thanks for posting the labs. By chance are you taking BC pills? Any noticeable changes in your cycle over the past few years (more, less, infrequency, issues)? Your E2 is also at the very top for being in the follicular phase, but some of the hormone treatment specialists might want to compare all estrogens with an E1, E2 & E3 panel. It could be a myriad of possibilities, but I would pursue this further for more answers, especially if early peri/post menopausal is inherit within your family(?) Yes, IMO you did good with 10mg of DHEA. Your DHEA serum levels are low, which could indicate some adrenal imbalance, which in turn can be evident and problematic with other hormonal imbalances, especially estrogen. It can also reflect excess stress and other variables too. Cortisol should be at it's highest in the AM, and sharply dropping off thereafter (80% + decline in the afternoon & PM). Thus, many people (including my wife & myself) find DHEA best at night, as it can counter cortisol and help restore some balance. You might want to explore a 4x saliva diurnal kit to get a comprehensive circadian profile of your cortisol w/ DHEA correlation. A lot of people will also supplement Pregnenolone in conjunction with this, as that is the primary hormone pulled upstream by the adrenal glands. Continued cortisol demand can sometimes pull higher amounts of pregnenolone, which in many cases can stem to the decline of DHEA and other hormones downstream; sometimes referenced as '[I]pregnenolone steal'. [/I] In my experiences, and for many others, a HUGE improvement in sleep quality was exhibited with DHEA at night (25mg for me, my wife is at 15mg). However, some don't see that benefit, so it just depends on each individual. My wife is at 8mg to 10mg per week of cypionate. Serum levels tend to be in the 80ng/dl area. She also takes 5,000iu of D3/day, elemental iron, vitamin C -1,000mg, and selenium. That leads to the thyroid ... It's crucial to get the correct thyroid labs to see the full picture ... You have TSH, but also need Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, and antibodies (TPO &TgAb). If there's cortisol issues then there will ultimately be thyroid problems, as is the same for Iron & Ferritin. For many women, both these categories are at an imbalance, which in turn has created an imbalance with the thryoid, usually pooling of FT3. However, full-on overt hypothyroidism can be evident when the body is in a state of estrogen dominance, which is seen many times in post menopausal ladies. [/QUOTE]
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