Thanks for the replies guys. I haven't spent much time on the site yet but I was surpised to see all the info on Hcg as being injectable. I'll definitely ask my doc about that. Is there really no research to say that sublingual Hcg is not effective? Does it just not absorb?
My other question was about fertility. It seems that what i've read or googled online says that taking hcg along with T you can maintain fertility. True?
Gene the hydrocortisone was for adrenal fatigue. My cortisol was essentially flatlined. Can you expand on why you don't agree with that. I think that is the one thing we did right in this whole thing and the cortisol has responded nicely with the hydrocortisone. I'll post all my labs and ranges too.
Labs April 2013
Albumin 2.6 (1.0-2.5)
Bilirubin 0.8 (0.2-1.2)
Alk Phos 62 (40-115)
AST 20 (10-40)
ALT 19 (9-60)
Hgb A1c 5.4 <5.7% of total Hgb
Vit D, 25-OH, total 52 (30-100)
TSH 1.33 (0.40-4.50)
T4, Free 1.0 (0.8-1.8)
T3 Free 3.4 (2.3-4.2)
Dihydrotestosterone, LC/MS/MS 35 (16-79)
CBC
WBC 4.7 (3.8-10.8)
RBC 4.82 (4.20.5.80)
Hgb 15.3 (13.2-17.1)
Hct 45.4 (38.5-50)
Mcv 94.1 (80-100)
Mch 31.7 (27-33)
Mchc 33.7 (32-36)
Lipid Panel
Chol, total 145 (125-200)
HDL Chol 42 (> or = 40)
Triglyceride 52 (<150)
LDL Chol 93 (<130)
Chol/HDLC Ratio 3.5 (< or = 5.0)
non/hdl chol 103 (target for non HDL chol is 30 mg/dl higher than LDL chol target
CRP 0.3 <1.0
Chem Panel
Glucose fasting 100 (65-99)
BUN 15 (7-25)
Creatinine 1.10 (0.60-1.35)
eGFR non-afr am 85 ( > or = 60)
Na 142 (135-146)
K+ 4.3 (3.5-5.3)
Chloride 107 (98-110)
Co2 24 (19-30)
Calcium 9.7 (8.6-10.3)
Protein, total 6.8 (6.1-8.1)
Albumin 4.9 (3.6-5.1)
Globulin 1.9 (1.9-3.7)
Estradiol, ultrasensitive
LC/MS/MS 17 (< or = 29)
DHEA sulfate 281 (110-370)
Insulin <2 (<23)
LH 3.3 (1.5-9.3)
Prolactin 6.4 (2.0-18.0)
PSA, total 0.7 (< or = 4.0)
Testosterone, total LC/MS/MS 434 (250-1100)
Testosterone, Free 74.2 (46.0-224)
Testosterone, bioavailable 162.2 (110-575.0)
Sex hormone binding globulin 23 (10-50)
Albumin, Serum 4.8 (3.6-5.1)
Cortisol saliva
morning 0.5 (3.7-9.5)
noon 0.4 (1.2-3.0)
evening 0.5 (0.6-1.9)
night 0.3 (0.4-1.0)
LABS DECEMBER 2013
Estradiol ultrasensitive LC/MS/MS 12 (< or = 29)
Testosterone, total LC/MS/MS 363 (250-1100)
Free Testosterone 64.9 (35.0-155)
Cortisol saliva test
Morning 4.8 (3.7-9.5)
noon 2.8 (1.2-3.0)
evening 1.6 (0.6-1.9)
night 0.5 (0.4-1.0)
