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<blockquote data-quote="chally9" data-source="post: 220501" data-attributes="member: 43712"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>So I've been a reader for the last year and a half. Excel has been instrumental in my trt journey. I've been able to be educated, and actually suggest things to my Dr. Who is awesome by the way. </p><p></p><p>So I started trt late 20's. #1 reason was due to low sex drive. I was good with about once a week. Been on it about 1.5 years now. </p><p></p><p>Baseline Labs Before T:</p><p>Vit D 16, on a 30-100 scale. ( Started supplementing with Vit D)</p><p>Test 340.6. (Appeared within scale so I didn't start treatment)</p><p></p><p>8 months later, I pulled. </p><p>B12, 676 (232-1245 scale)</p><p>Free T of 6.19(3.3-26.8 scale)</p><p>Total t of 387.6</p><p>SHBG of 42.6 (9-68 scale)</p><p>Albumin 5.1 (2.5-5 scale)</p><p>Prolactin of 17.3 (4.04-15.2 scale)</p><p>LH 13.8 (1.40-7.70 scale) (FSH was also high,by double the scale IIRC, but I don't see result here)</p><p>DHEA 515 (160-449 scale)</p><p>Vit D 30 (30-100 scale) (Doubled from previous lab!)</p><p>Estradiol of 31 (No range given)</p><p></p><p>Following this I was given a primary hypo diagnosis. Started on TRT, .5 ml 1x per week. </p><p></p><p>1st labs after starting (Maybe 4 weeks later)</p><p>Estradiol: 27 pg/ ml</p><p>Test: 853 ng/dl </p><p>Free 18.8 ng/dl</p><p>SHBG 29.5 nmol/l</p><p></p><p>2nd labs appx 8 week mark , think dose was .6 or .7 ml 1x week</p><p>Prolactin 17.1 ng/ml (4.04-15.2 scale)</p><p>Estradiol 50.7 pg/ml. </p><p>Test 777 ng/dl</p><p>Free 18.78 ng/dl</p><p>SHBG:24.6 nmol/l</p><p></p><p>Labs at appx 6 month mark</p><p>Prolactin 22.5 ng/ml (4.14-15.2 scale) (Dr. was thinking prolactinoma)</p><p>Estradiol 27 pg/ml</p><p>Test 595 nd/dl</p><p>Fee 13.46 ng/dl</p><p>SHBG 23.7 nmol/l</p><p></p><p>Labs at 8 Month Mark ( Started HCG roughly around this time. 500 IU, 2x a week. Day 5/6 of cycle.)</p><p>Prolactin 12 ng/ml (4-15 scale) (Prolactinoma no longer suspected)</p><p>Estradiol of 27</p><p>Test of 720</p><p>Free 18.19</p><p></p><p>Labs at about the 12-13 month mark: Taking roughly .7ml 1x per week, and 2x 500 iu of HCG</p><p>Vit D 26 (30-100 scale) ( I suspected my supplement was not a good one, as I double my dosage to 10k iu, from 5k iu to get previous of 30)</p><p>DHEA of 411.0 ug/dl (160-449 scale)</p><p>Estradiol Less than 25 pg/ml</p><p>Test 581 ng/dl</p><p>Free T: 12.37 ng/dl</p><p>SHBG 25.5 nmol/l</p><p>Albumin 5.1 g/dl</p><p></p><p>After these results my Dr. was thinking I changed protocol. I said I had not.</p><p></p><p>So Dr. amped me up to .8ml 1x week, same 2x 500 iu of HCG day 5/6. ( I switched to insulin pin, and shallow im/sub q at this time, due to injection anxiety). Its been a couple of months on this protocol. I've noticed what I would consider is like pec pain/burning, and ever slight discomfort. Not present all the time, but makes me think hmm is something going on with E?</p><p></p><p>Most recent labs on same .8 ml dosage:</p><p>FSH Less than 0.3 ml/ml (1-14 scale)</p><p>LH Less than 0.3 ml/ml (1.4-7.70 scale)</p><p>Prolactin 16.8 (4-15.2 scale) (Creeping up again)</p><p>DHEA 371 (160-449 scale)</p><p>Estradiol 40 pg/ml ( Not the highest its been)</p><p>Test 838 ng/dl</p><p>Free 20.04 ng/dl</p><p>SHBG 25.1</p><p></p><p>I detailed my concern about E/suspected gyno to the Dr. as I had never noticed any signs like this. He is suggesting starting a 2 week trial run of anastrazole, 1 mg pill, 1 x week to see if that helps. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Other questions:</p><p>I take HCG but my FSH/LH are basically below scale. Strongly suspecting meaning I'm infertile. Isn't HCG supposed to amp these up? My goal for HCG is to prevent this. </p><p></p><p>My DHEA crashed 100 points from previous labs to latest. What causes this?</p><p></p><p>With my suspected gyno pain, should I be doing anything different with injections?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chally9, post: 220501, member: 43712"] Hi all, So I've been a reader for the last year and a half. Excel has been instrumental in my trt journey. I've been able to be educated, and actually suggest things to my Dr. Who is awesome by the way. So I started trt late 20's. #1 reason was due to low sex drive. I was good with about once a week. Been on it about 1.5 years now. Baseline Labs Before T: Vit D 16, on a 30-100 scale. ( Started supplementing with Vit D) Test 340.6. (Appeared within scale so I didn't start treatment) 8 months later, I pulled. B12, 676 (232-1245 scale) Free T of 6.19(3.3-26.8 scale) Total t of 387.6 SHBG of 42.6 (9-68 scale) Albumin 5.1 (2.5-5 scale) Prolactin of 17.3 (4.04-15.2 scale) LH 13.8 (1.40-7.70 scale) (FSH was also high,by double the scale IIRC, but I don't see result here) DHEA 515 (160-449 scale) Vit D 30 (30-100 scale) (Doubled from previous lab!) Estradiol of 31 (No range given) Following this I was given a primary hypo diagnosis. Started on TRT, .5 ml 1x per week. 1st labs after starting (Maybe 4 weeks later) Estradiol: 27 pg/ ml Test: 853 ng/dl Free 18.8 ng/dl SHBG 29.5 nmol/l 2nd labs appx 8 week mark , think dose was .6 or .7 ml 1x week Prolactin 17.1 ng/ml (4.04-15.2 scale) Estradiol 50.7 pg/ml. Test 777 ng/dl Free 18.78 ng/dl SHBG:24.6 nmol/l Labs at appx 6 month mark Prolactin 22.5 ng/ml (4.14-15.2 scale) (Dr. was thinking prolactinoma) Estradiol 27 pg/ml Test 595 nd/dl Fee 13.46 ng/dl SHBG 23.7 nmol/l Labs at 8 Month Mark ( Started HCG roughly around this time. 500 IU, 2x a week. Day 5/6 of cycle.) Prolactin 12 ng/ml (4-15 scale) (Prolactinoma no longer suspected) Estradiol of 27 Test of 720 Free 18.19 Labs at about the 12-13 month mark: Taking roughly .7ml 1x per week, and 2x 500 iu of HCG Vit D 26 (30-100 scale) ( I suspected my supplement was not a good one, as I double my dosage to 10k iu, from 5k iu to get previous of 30) DHEA of 411.0 ug/dl (160-449 scale) Estradiol Less than 25 pg/ml Test 581 ng/dl Free T: 12.37 ng/dl SHBG 25.5 nmol/l Albumin 5.1 g/dl After these results my Dr. was thinking I changed protocol. I said I had not. So Dr. amped me up to .8ml 1x week, same 2x 500 iu of HCG day 5/6. ( I switched to insulin pin, and shallow im/sub q at this time, due to injection anxiety). Its been a couple of months on this protocol. I've noticed what I would consider is like pec pain/burning, and ever slight discomfort. Not present all the time, but makes me think hmm is something going on with E? Most recent labs on same .8 ml dosage: FSH Less than 0.3 ml/ml (1-14 scale) LH Less than 0.3 ml/ml (1.4-7.70 scale) Prolactin 16.8 (4-15.2 scale) (Creeping up again) DHEA 371 (160-449 scale) Estradiol 40 pg/ml ( Not the highest its been) Test 838 ng/dl Free 20.04 ng/dl SHBG 25.1 I detailed my concern about E/suspected gyno to the Dr. as I had never noticed any signs like this. He is suggesting starting a 2 week trial run of anastrazole, 1 mg pill, 1 x week to see if that helps. Other questions: I take HCG but my FSH/LH are basically below scale. Strongly suspecting meaning I'm infertile. Isn't HCG supposed to amp these up? My goal for HCG is to prevent this. My DHEA crashed 100 points from previous labs to latest. What causes this? With my suspected gyno pain, should I be doing anything different with injections? [/QUOTE]
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