Need Help Interpreting Results

Hello,

I’ve posted my personal story over in the member story section. I was wondering if anyone could help me interpret my blood work? As usual, I got the “in range, A-O-K” from the general practitioner. Have an appointment with an endo in a couple weeks.

Anyway, here are the results.

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel w/EGFP (taken on 7/27/10)

Glucose: In range, 94 (65-99 mg/dL)
UREA Nitrogen (BUN): In range, 7 (7-25 mg/dL)
Creatine: In range, 0.94 (0.80-1.30 mg/dL)
eGFR Non-African American: In range, >60 (> or 60 mL/min/1.73m2)
eGFR African American: In range, >60 (> or 60/mL/min/1.73m2)
Sodium: In range, 141 (135-146 mmol/L)
Potassium: In range, 3.8 (3.5-5.3 mmol/L)
Chloride: In range, 105 (98-110 mmol/L)
Carbon Dioxide: In range, 23 (21-33 mmol/L)
Calcium: Out of range, 10.3 (8.6-10.2 mg/dL)
Protein, Total: In range, 6.8 (6.2-8.3 g/dL)
Albumin: In range, 4.9 (3.6-5.1 g/dL)
Globulin: Out of range, 1.9 (2.1-3.7 g/dL )
Albumin/Globulin ratio: Out of range, 2.6 (1.0-2.1 )
Bilirubin, total: In range, 0.6 (0.2-1.2 mg/dL)
Alkaline Phosphatase: In range, 54 (40-115 U/L)
AST: In range, 15 (10-40 U/L)
ALT: In range, 13 (9-60 U/L)
TSH, 3rd generation with reflex to FT4: In range, 1.23 (0.40-4.50 mIU/L)
Red Blood Cell Count: In range, 4.54 (4.20-5.80 Million/uL)
White Blood Cell Count: In range, 7.1 (3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL)
Hemoglobin: In range, 15.9 (13.2 -17.1 g/dL)
Hematocrit: In range, 45.8 (38.5-50 %)
MCV: Out of range, 101.1 (80.0-100.0 fL)
MCH: Out of range, 35.1 (27.0-33.0 pg)
MCHO: In range, 34.7 (32.0-36.0 g/dL)
RDW: In range, 13.0 (11.0-15.0 %)
Platelet Count: In range, 184 (140-400 Thousand/uL)
Absolute Neutrophils: In range, 5410 (1500-7800 cells/uL)
Absolute Lymphocytes: In range, 1015 (850-3900 cells/uL)
Absolute Monocytes: In range, 568 (200-950 cells/uL)
Absolute Eosinophils: In range, 92 (15-500 cells/uL)
Absolute Basophils: In range, 14 (0-200 cells/uL)
Neutrophils: In range, 76.2 %
Lymphocytes: In range, 14.3 %
Monocytes: In range 8.0 %
Eosinophils: In range, 1.3 %
Easophils: In range, 0.2 %

And here are the testosterone results taken one month apart.

Testosterone, Free and Total, LC/MS/MS (August 2, 2010)
Testosterone, Total: In Range 382, Ref. Range 250-1100 ng/dL
Testosterone, Free (Percent): Out of Range, 1.48 L, Ref. Range 1.50-2.20%
Free Testosterone: In Range 56.5, Ref. Range 35.0-155.0 pg/mL

Testosterone, Free and Total, LC/MS/MS (September 2, 2010)
Testosterone, Total: In Range 293, (250-1100 ng/dL)
Testosterone, Free (Percent): In Range 1.68 (1.50-2.20%)
Free Testosterone: In Range 49.2 (35.0-155.0 pg/mL)

What is odd to me is that I’ve been off fin for a little over two months, and the results of my testosterone are going down (though the percent is increasing, which I’m assuming is because there is less available?), but most of my sides are getting better.

The only new side was about 3 days of mild testicular pain and now my ejaculate is a little watery. Not having any problems getting aroused and “feeling” things down there, though my erections vary from solid to a little soft.

Any help would be appreciated!

Best,

michiganguy28

michigan, I would give it a little more time, however:

If you read Morgenthaler’s book Testosterone for Life, anything less than 400 for total serum testosterone warrants further investigation. You should get SHBG, LH and FSH tested if your symptoms don’t clear up in a couple ore months.

My two cents, am not a doctor.