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Guidance with Initial Labs (very low Free-T)
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<blockquote data-quote="Reason" data-source="post: 94720" data-attributes="member: 17508"><p><strong>Help Reading Initial Labs?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>New here, first post!</p><p></p><p>I just got my initial labs en route to a Defy consultation (2-3 weeks out). I'm somewhat new to this so I would really appreciate some guidance reading the results.</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>37 / 5'11" / 190lbs / ~18-20% body fat</p><p></p><p>Gyno as a teenager that stuck around until my mid-20s when I got plastic surgery for it. Pretty sedentary job (college professor). Strength training 4x/week consistently for the past 2+ years. Knowledgeable about nutrition + implementing it, was on low card and then keto until a few months ago (hence the high LDL levels). Supplementing strategically (zinc, D3, magnesium, Omega 3s, etc.). I consider myself to be actively pursuing better health and constantly running up against an invisible wall.</p><p></p><p>The usual list of awful low-T symptoms: constant fatigue, depression, low libido, inability to gain muscle, insomnia, etc. Most have been a constant for most of my life, though some (low libido/fatigue) are <em>severe</em> right now. I feel mostly useless in life and at the gym.</p><p></p><p><strong>Labs Summary:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Total T: 366 ng/dL (264-916)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Free T: 7.5 pg/mL (8.7-25.1) L<em>ow</em></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">LH: 3.3 mIU/mL (1.7-8.6)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Estradiol, sensitive 16 pg/mL (8-35)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">SHBG: 34.3 nmol/L (16.5-55.9)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DHEA-S and TSH smack dab in the middle of the range</li> </ul><p>Obviously, Total-T is on the lower end and Free-T is awful. I'm most confused as to why Free-T is so low given my SHBG and Albumin being within range. Just a factor of low total?</p><p></p><p>E2 seems low, but I'm guessing this is also a factor of low total T?</p><p></p><p>Is there anything else that jumps out? I checked these against the forum's guidelines and don't notice anything out of the ordinary other than the above. </p><p></p><p>Also wondering what you recommend I ask my Dr. at the time of consult given these results. </p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reason, post: 94720, member: 17508"] [b]Help Reading Initial Labs?[/b] Hey all, New here, first post! I just got my initial labs en route to a Defy consultation (2-3 weeks out). I'm somewhat new to this so I would really appreciate some guidance reading the results. [B]Background: [/B] 37 / 5'11" / 190lbs / ~18-20% body fat Gyno as a teenager that stuck around until my mid-20s when I got plastic surgery for it. Pretty sedentary job (college professor). Strength training 4x/week consistently for the past 2+ years. Knowledgeable about nutrition + implementing it, was on low card and then keto until a few months ago (hence the high LDL levels). Supplementing strategically (zinc, D3, magnesium, Omega 3s, etc.). I consider myself to be actively pursuing better health and constantly running up against an invisible wall. The usual list of awful low-T symptoms: constant fatigue, depression, low libido, inability to gain muscle, insomnia, etc. Most have been a constant for most of my life, though some (low libido/fatigue) are [I]severe[/I] right now. I feel mostly useless in life and at the gym. [B]Labs Summary: [/B] [LIST] [*]Total T: 366 ng/dL (264-916) [*][B]Free T: 7.5 pg/mL (8.7-25.1) L[I]ow[/I][/B] [*]LH: 3.3 mIU/mL (1.7-8.6) [*]Estradiol, sensitive 16 pg/mL (8-35) [*]SHBG: 34.3 nmol/L (16.5-55.9) [*]DHEA-S and TSH smack dab in the middle of the range [/LIST] Obviously, Total-T is on the lower end and Free-T is awful. I'm most confused as to why Free-T is so low given my SHBG and Albumin being within range. Just a factor of low total? E2 seems low, but I'm guessing this is also a factor of low total T? Is there anything else that jumps out? I checked these against the forum's guidelines and don't notice anything out of the ordinary other than the above. Also wondering what you recommend I ask my Dr. at the time of consult given these results. Thank you in advance! [/QUOTE]
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