The ARCHITECT 2nd Generation Total Testosterone assay (CMIA) should be fairly accurate but will struggle when measuring low T concentrations in women/children.
The piss poor FT direct RIA is not accurate!
As I stated FT needs to be tested using the gold standard Equilibrium Dialysis or Ultrafiltration (next best).
Would not rely upon let alone waste my time using the direct immunoassay.
If one does not have access to such assays then you would need to use/rely upon the calculated methods and even then I would be using the newer cFTZ (TruT) especially in cases of altered SHBG.
Unfortunately, you have no clue where your SHBG sits.
Now knowing what assay was used for TT there is a good chance that if your B-vitamin complex had a high amount of biotin then your results could have easily been skewed due to cross-reactivity.
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*In competitive immunoassays, excessive biotin is likely to produce a falsely high result
First off, the number bits:
- TT: 480 (240-870)
- FT: 10 (8-40)
- e2: 15 (11-44)
After 2 months taking a B-vitamin complex:
- TT: 860 (240-870)
- FT: 11 (8-40)
- e2: 15 (11-44)