ExcelMale
Menu
Home
What's new
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Videos
Lab Tests
Doctor Finder
Buy Books
About Us
Men’s Health Coaching
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Add and Read Reviews
Doctor and Clinic Reviews
Just had my first consult at Defy. I had a pretty interesting discussion and options of treatment. Please critique my decision.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MidwestNomad" data-source="post: 117741" data-attributes="member: 18869"><p>Things I found out during my consult:</p><p>1. I have primary hypogondism.</p><p>2. My thyroid labs were pretty normal but my T3 was a little off. I got my blood work from Lab Corp. Here is a snippet of the labs I received:</p><p></p><p></p><p>a) Total Test: 279 (264 - 916)</p><p>b) Free Test: 10.8 (8.7 - 25.1)</p><p>c) DHEA: 283 (138 - 475)</p><p>d) LH: 6.4 (1.7 - 8.6)</p><p>e) IGF1: 204 (98 -282)</p><p>f) Reverse T3: 15.3 (9.2 - 24.1)</p><p>g) Estradiol: 10 (8 - 35)</p><p>h) T3: 15.3 (9.2 - 24.1)</p><p>I) T4: 1.22 (.82 - 1.77)</p><p>g) SHBG: 23.6 (16.5 - 60)</p><p></p><p>I had my consult with Mike Linkous with Defy. He was pretty informative and gave his opinion on what I should do. He said that due to my age (30 and possibly wanting to have children) is it recommended that I try to jumpstart my system by raising LH through the use of a Clomid or HCG. I chose Clomid (haven’t ordered anything yet). He recommended I take 12.5 per day. Then get basic labs and have another consult in 2 months. This should also raise my estrogen levels so I don’t feel so dry.</p><p></p><p>He said eventually I will definately need to be on TRT but if my T levels can get up ~500 total and 20 free then I should feel good...that’s if SHBG doesn’t rise as well.</p><p></p><p>Also was recommended to take 25mg of OTC DHEA per day at night. </p><p></p><p>I could have started with Testosterone replacement, but figured this would be the smarter decision.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MidwestNomad, post: 117741, member: 18869"] Things I found out during my consult: 1. I have primary hypogondism. 2. My thyroid labs were pretty normal but my T3 was a little off. I got my blood work from Lab Corp. Here is a snippet of the labs I received: a) Total Test: 279 (264 - 916) b) Free Test: 10.8 (8.7 - 25.1) c) DHEA: 283 (138 - 475) d) LH: 6.4 (1.7 - 8.6) e) IGF1: 204 (98 -282) f) Reverse T3: 15.3 (9.2 - 24.1) g) Estradiol: 10 (8 - 35) h) T3: 15.3 (9.2 - 24.1) I) T4: 1.22 (.82 - 1.77) g) SHBG: 23.6 (16.5 - 60) I had my consult with Mike Linkous with Defy. He was pretty informative and gave his opinion on what I should do. He said that due to my age (30 and possibly wanting to have children) is it recommended that I try to jumpstart my system by raising LH through the use of a Clomid or HCG. I chose Clomid (haven’t ordered anything yet). He recommended I take 12.5 per day. Then get basic labs and have another consult in 2 months. This should also raise my estrogen levels so I don’t feel so dry. He said eventually I will definately need to be on TRT but if my T levels can get up ~500 total and 20 free then I should feel good...that’s if SHBG doesn’t rise as well. Also was recommended to take 25mg of OTC DHEA per day at night. I could have started with Testosterone replacement, but figured this would be the smarter decision. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Share this page
Facebook
X (Twitter)
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Sponsors
Forums
Add and Read Reviews
Doctor and Clinic Reviews
Just had my first consult at Defy. I had a pretty interesting discussion and options of treatment. Please critique my decision.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top