mcibofh Blood Test(s)

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#1

Collected:
06/18/2014 7:42 AM
Component Range Your Value
E2: Male: (0-39.8pg/mL) 21
LH: Males: (20-70 Years 1.5-9.3) 2.0
T4: (4.7 - 13.3 ug/dL) 9.9
Testosterone Total: (160 - 728 ng/dL) 418
Testosterone Free: (0.091 - 0.579) 0.254
TSH (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/mL) 0.86

Vitamin D: 25-HYDROXY (30 - 100 ng/mL) 41

This Total 25-OHD assay measures the sum of 25-hydroxy (D2 and D3) vitamin D
metabolites. Therapy indications are based on Total 25-OHD, as follows:
Deficiency: Less than 20 ng/mL
Insufficiency: 20-29 ng/mL
Sufficiency Level: 30-100 ng/mL
Possible Toxicity: Greater than 100 ng/mL

30 Days after stopping Fin.

PostFIN: 5/22/2014
Component Range Your Value
PSA: 0.0 - 4.0 ng/mL 0.69
Prolactin: Male: 2.1-17.7 5.0
E2: Male: 0-39.8pg/mL 38 (Seems High?)
FSH: Male: 1.4-18.1 3.0
TSH: 0.34 - 4.82 uIU/mL 0.68 (Big Drop)
DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE (16 - 79 ng/dL) 45
Testosterone Total 250 - 1100 ng/dL 291
Testosterone Free 35.0 - 155.0 pg/mL 45.4
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin 10 - 50 nmol/L 29

Note
Tanner Stages Male (nmol/L) Female (nmol/L)
(7-17 Years)
Tanner I 47-166 47-166
Tanner II 23-168 25-129
Tanner III 23-168 25-129
Tanner IV 21-79 30-86
Tanner V 9-49 15-130

PreFIN: 3/10/2014
TSH: 0.34-4.82 uIU/mL 1.33

#2

And there it is… I still have all the same issues despite these tests… I think this is some form of neuropathy or something. I was able to walk barefoot on a walkway that would have been very painful to me in the past. Also all the symptoms of low T and more. Not sure how long I can keep this up if I continue to decline. This is some form of sick torture.

#3

It can be anything but I wouldn’t think about some drastic incurable physical defect - an apocalypse - yet. The sensitivity of your skin here and there depends a lot on many factors and sensitivity can turn on/off within very short period of time. I know this because my penis is quite insensitive in general but sometimes when I have libido it becomes ultra sensitive and normal again. Basically it seems to be something “in my head” rather than something “physical/mechanical”. And my tool was totally numb, flaccid, cold unerect and dead for somewhat more than 2 years after stopping hair loss drugs.

Besides this, a low T reading means basically nothing. I’ve done a lot of blood tests and my T level was quite varying between 10 and 22 (in the range 10-27). Maybe measuring your T a few hours later or the next day would give much better results. What is much more useful in my opinion (than a total T reading) is a T/E ratio and a T/SHBG ratio (free androgen index) or a direct free T measurement if available (as T/SHBG is usually used only as an approximation of free T).

#4

Met up with my Endo today. It was basically what I expected. All my blood work is fine. My initial low T high E reading were not normal but its readjusting. He did not discredit my notion that it was off because of finasteride. He recommended checking again in 6months to a year. The problem is most certainly not hormonal. Its interesting he mentioned desensitizing receptors if you go on TRT. I felt like saying, Fuck! that’s exactly what the finasteride did to us. Now we don’t even respond to TRT. What a mess.