Hi guys, below are my blood test results, I was on propecia for about 13 months, am now 29 and in fairly good physical shape (heavy lifting 4-5 times per week). While on the drug I experienced depression, fatigue and loss of spontaneous/nocturnal erections. I stopped about 2 months ago and think I “think” my symptoms are slowly getting better naturally. I am not sure what the drug did to my hormone profile so I had my doctor run blood tests on me as per the FAQ on the main page. He refused to do ALL the tests I requested as he never heard of Persistant Finasteride Side effects and thought it was lawyers blowing things out of proportion trying to make a quick buck. I was able to convince him to do some of the basic ones and showed him some literature from this site to convince him otherwise. I think the results look pretty good, but I know a lot of people have a lot more experience interpreting these than I do especially fsh and lh. As a side note, while I was on propecia in June, I had TSH measured as part of a yearly physical and it was 3.6, now that I’m off the drug it seems to have normalized. I know this isnt a complete picture and I’m missing some key tests, but its the best I could do for now.
Tests: (4) FSH & LH (fshlh)
1FSH 1.75 MIU/ML 1.40-18.20
Ref Range:
Males: 1.4-18.1
Female, Follicular 2.5-10.2
Mid Cycle 3.4-33.4
Luteal 1.5-9.1
Postmenopausal 23-116.3
1LH 3 mIU/mL 2-9
Female, Follicular Phase: 1.9-12.5
Midcycle Peak: 8.7-76.3
Luteal Phase:0.5-16.9
Postmenopausal 15.9-54
Tests: (5) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (tsh)
1TSH 1.81 uIU/ml 0.36-5.04
Tests: (6) PROLACTIN (prolac)
1PROLACTIN 5 ng/mL 3-29
Non pregnant:2.8-29.2
Pregnant: 9.7-208.5
Post menop: 1.8-20.3
Male:2.1-17.7
Tests: (7) Testosterone-Free&Total (36170X)
Order Note: TESTING PERFORMED AT: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS CHANTILLY, 14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE, CHANTILLY, VA, 20151, LABORATORY DIRECTOR: KENNETH SISCO, MD,PHD, CLIA ID# 49D0221801
TESTOSTERONE [No Value] PG/ML
! TESTOSTERONE,TOTAL 750 NG/DL 250-1100
! TESTOSTERONE,FREE 111.7 PG/ML 35.0-155.0
THIS TEST WAS PERFORMED AT:
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE CHANTILLY
14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE
CHANTILLY, VA 22021
Note: An exclamation mark (!) indicates a result that was not dispersed into the flowsheet.
Tests: (1) Complete Blood Count w/ Diff (cbc)
WBC 4.2 x10^9/L 3.6-10.2
HGB 16.5 g/dL 13.0-18.0
HCT 46.6 % 36.7-47.1
PLT 184 x10^9/L 140-400
NEU# 1.90 x10^9/L 1.70-7.60
LYMPH# 1.80 x10^9/L 1.00-4.00
MONOS# 0.40 x10^9/L 0.20-1.10
EOS# 0.10 x10^9/L 0.00-0.50
BASO# 0.00 x10^9/L 0.00-0.36
NEU% 46.0 % 43.5-73.5
LYMPHS% 42.7 % 16.0-46.0
MONOS% 8.5 % 5.5-13.7
EOS% 1.9 % 0.0-8.1
BASO% 0.9 % 0.0-3.0
RBC 5.35 x10^12/L 4.00-5.60
MCV 87.2 fL 73.0-96.0
MCH 30.90 pg 23.80-33.40
MCHC 35.4 % 32.0-36.0
RDW 12.6 % 12.1-16.2
Tests: (2) Vitamin B12 (b12)
1VB12 [H] 1067 pg/ml 211-911
Tests: (3) Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (cmp)
1ALB 4.6 g/dL 3.4-5.0
1TBili 0.8 mg/dL 0.2-1.0
1BUN [H] 20 mg/dL 7-18
1Ca 9.1 mg/dL 8.5-10.1
1CO2 29 mmol/L 21-32
1CL 105 mmol/L 98-107
1CREAT 1.3 mg/dL 0.6-1.3
1GLUC 83 mg/dL 74-106
Fasting Gest. Range: 65-94
1Hr Gest Range: 65-139
1ALKPHOS 66 U/L 50-136
1K 4.4 mmol/L 3.6-5.1
1TPROT 7.2 g/dL 6.4-8.2
1NA 141 mmol/L 135-145
1ALT 35 U/L 12-78
1AST 14 U/L 8-34
1cGFR Estimate 69.36 mL/min
Please note: If the patient is African-American, please
multiply the GFR result by 1.210
Reference Table for Population Mean GFRs From NHANES III4
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Age (Years) Average GFR
20-29 116 ml/min/1.73 m2
30-39 107 ml/min/1.73 m2
40-49 99 ml/min/1.73 m2
50-59 93 ml/min/1.73 m2
60-69 85 ml/min/1.73 m2
70+ 75 ml/min/1.73 m2
Thanks