CBC:
WBC 5.6 10^3/uL (4.0 - 11.5)
RBC 5.3 10^6/uL (4.7 - 6.1)
HGB 14.0 g/dL (14.0 - 18.0)
HCT 42.3% (42.0 - 52.0)
MCV 80.0 fL (82.0 - 98.0)
MCH 26.5 pg (26.0 - 32.0)
MCHC 33.1% (31.0 - 36.0)
PLT 235.0 10^3/uL (150.0 - 450.0)
LYM% 38.6% (10.0 - 58.0)
MID% 9.6%
NEUT% 51.8 %
LYM# 2.2 10^3/uL
MID# 0.5 10^3/uL
NEUT# 2.9 10^3/uL
RDW 37.9%
PDW 0.0
MPV 9.3 fL
P-LCR 0.0
Basic Metabolic Panel:
Glucose (FBS) 86.0 mg/dL (70.0 - 105.0)
BUN 16.0 mg/dL (6.0 - 23.0)
Creatinine 1.1 mg/dL (0.6 - 1.3)
BUN/CREAT Ratio 14.5 (7.0 - 25.0)
NA 135.0 mmol/L (135.0 - 146.0)
K 3.9 mmol/L (3.5 - 5.2)
CL 101.0 mmol/L (98.0 - 107.0)
CO2 26.7 mmol/L (21.0 - 32.0)
CA 9.3 mg/dL (8.8 - 10.5)
Hepatic (liver) panel:
Albumin 4.4 g/dL (3.4 - 5.0)
Bilirubin, Total 1.4 mg/dL (0.0-1.0)
Bilirubin, Direct 0.3 mg/dL (0.0 - 0.3)
Alk Phos 61.0 U/L (50.0 - 136.0)
AST 15.0 U/L (8.0 - 39.0)
ALT 28.0 U/L (30.0 - 65.0)
Total Protein 7.5 mg/dL (6.2 - 8.2)
Lipid Panel:
Cholesterol 170.0 mg/dL (120.0 - 220.0)
Triglycerides 100.0 mg/dL (40.0 - 250.0)
HDL 38.0 mg/dL (39.0 - 60.0)
LDL (calc) 112.0 mg/dL (30.0 - 130.0)
Risk Factor: 4.5
All the important crap:
T-3 Total 143.0 ng/dL (80.0 - 178.0)
TPSA (PSA) 0.4 ng/mL (0.0 - 4.0)
TSH 2.55 ulU/ml (0.33 - 5.73)
FT4 1.37 ng/mL (0.77 - 1.61)
T4 7.7 ug/dL (0.5 - 24.0)
Testosterone, Total 529.8 ng/dL (280.0 - 1100.0)
SHBG 27.0 nmol/L (11.0 - 80.0)
DHT 583.0 pg/mL (36.0 - 573.0)
This test uses a kit designated by manufacturer as “for research use only”. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved this test. The results are not intended to be used as the sole means for clinical diagnosis or patient managment decisions.
ACTH 5.0 pg/mL (No reference range provided)
LH 5.2 mlU/mL (1.1 - 7.0)
FSH 1.6 mlU/mL (1.7 - 12.0)
Prolactin 6.6 ng/mL (1.8 - 19.5)
Progesterone 1.7 ng/mL (0.1 - 0.6)
Cortisol 14.8 mcg/mL (3.0 - 23.0)
Estradiol 32.0 pg/mL (25.0 - 500.0) or (5.37 - 65.9)
DHEA 318.8 mcg/dL (35.0 - 430.0)
Wow was that a bitch to type up, regardless, I feel it is a good idea to display every single result I got so as to show everything. Now to explain what I can sort of gather from all of this…
Lab medical director guy told me that the low MCV can be because I didn’t eat anything in the morning and doesn’t have to mean anemia, still it makes me think if maybe a little more iron in my diet might help me out. I also still have to quit smoking 100% so I can give my red blood cells the maximum amount of oxygen possible. And of course, increased levels of blood flow to and from testicles as well as to the penis wouldn’t hurt in the least bit.
I have no idea what to make of the high bilirubin and low ALT levels, so maybe someone could reply and tell me what it could mean…
I guess testosterone seems decent, probably wouldn’t hurt for it to be higher, but then again I’m not sure if it might be a good idea cause of the whole aromatization issue, though my estradiol does seem good as of now, but Mew said in another post that optimum range is between 20-30 so maybe a little bit of broccoli treatment may help. Also, I am a pretty skinny guy so maybe that could also be a factor. My LH level seems pretty good, but I wonder if I should maybe have higher T levels to correlate with the LH level, my theory is that this could be due to the low HDL level, but I also heard the low HDL level could be because I didn’t eat anything that morning. Now what’s ridiculous though is that my DHT range is above the reference range, I’m surprised that my hair isn’t falling out by the fistful, which reassures my previous realization that I really don’t have a classic case of male pattern baldness, but it was my ridiculous paranoia that brought me to taking propecia, and finally brought me here. I wonder if perhaps my body began producing more 5-alpha reductase because of the finasteride induced inhibition, and continued to do so even after I quit the drug, thus lowering testosterone levels. I wonder if maybe saw palmetto could be beneficial or if I have an abnormal case of premature bph. FSH is a tad low, but I’m thinking this may possibly be attributed to smoking, the medical director told me it’s more important for women anyways.
Now we come across what could possibly be the root of my problems; the ridiculously high level of progesterone. Nearly three times the amount of the top of the reference range, this has to have some sort of physiological effect on me, but I am highly confused as to what the hell is going on. I am having trouble finding anything on the internet about high progesterone levels that applies to males, pretty much the only thing I could find said that I could have candida or some sort of infection, that paul waters guy may have more of a case with his candida argument than the GHB one. Not only that, and this is gonna sound gross, but in my family on my dad’s side, supposedly the oldest male of every generation gets afflicted with hemmoroids right around the age that I’m at right now (20). I don’t like the idea of sending one of my turds to get analyzed, but if thats whats gotta be done, then I’ll do it.
I am pissed off that they didn’t do tests for Estrone, Total Estrogens, and most importantly, free/bioavailable testosterone. I now know not to go here for any tests I might need in the future, not to mention they made a typo in the FDA disclaimer under the DHT test (I’ve fixed this), typos are highly unacceptable in this line of business!,. Anyhow, I think there might be a way to calculate for bioavailable testosterone based on SHBG and Albumin levels, if anyone can give me this formula it would be very highly appreciated.
I will for sure lift weights as much as possible for every muscle that I can, though I wonder if it is more beneficial to train for strength or for muscle mass, maybe a good mix of the two?
Also I am considering taking Tribulus Terestris in combination with DHEA, would this be a good idea?
Please help me out!!! I dont know if I should lower progesterone, or if it has something to do with not properly being converted to allopregnenalone.
Life is still pretty rough, halfway in the middle of me writing this post a girl texted me out of nowhere saying that she misses me and that she likes how my hair looks, this especially sucks when coupled with the fact that I didn’t even lose enough hair for it to make a difference on how attractive I look. I still do believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.