Anything jump out at anyone? Anything I should have checked as I am going in again soon? Thank you folks, this forum is really a godsend.
Prolactin: 6.2 (range 2.1-17.7)
Testosterone: 715 (241-827)
DHT: 33 (25-75)
DHEAS: 300 (110-510)
SHBG: 27 (7-49)
TSH: 2.14 (.3-5.5)
T4 FREE: .7 (.6-1.7)
T3, Free: 3.23 (2.39-6.79)
Cortisol (random): 12.7 (0.0-22.6)
FSH: 6.20 (1.27-19.26)
LH: 5.82 (1.24-8.62)
Estradiol: 24 (20-75)
every thing perfect except DHT but even that is not too bad.
Thank you for your quick reply striken. Are there any other tests you think I should have done that may shed more light? An E2 or Adiol-G or anything?
Adiol-G
Free Testosterone
Androstenedione
17-OH Progesterone
17-ketosteroids
aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0080650.jsp
questdiagnostics.com/hcp/testmenu/jsp/showTestMenu.jsp?fn=15201.html&labCode=SKB
Sorry I made mistake in typing so editing it.
Mew knows more than any one here does. But I think your numbers are so good you should just wait maybe you will bounce back naturally in few months.
BTW what are you main symptoms?
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24 hour 4 point cortisol test.
New bloods:
I’m gonna leave out the lipid panel except the bilirubin which is slightly elevated at 1.7 (.4-1.4)
TSH - 2.22 (.3-5.5): It seems like most healthy people have between .5 and 1.0
T4, Free - .8 (.6-1.7)
T3, Free - 2.97 (2.39-6.79)
Cortisol - 21.7 (6.7-22.6) This was taken in the morning and from what I’ve read cortisol should be right up against the high in the morning so I don’t think I have adrenal fatigue
Prolactin - 14.5 (2.6-13.1) This one really scared me…any insight on this? My last test two years ago it was at 6.2 and now is at 14.5 (the high end of the range 2 years ago was 17.7 though so I am confused by that). Maybe because I took this test in the morning?
Vitamin D - 28 (30-100)
Free Testosterone - 1.68 (.95-4.3) I don’t care what anyone says there’s no way a 26 year old dude should be anything but at the top of that range.
DHT - 22 (25-75) obviously this is way low as this is what propecia affects
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody - <10 (<35)
Somatomedin C IGF-1 - 209 (88-374)
He said he would try low dose thyroid starting May 21st if I did not improve decreasing the tyrosine I am on since I do not appear to have any adrenal issues. He put in there LT4 but I am hoping to get him to put me on a desiccated natural thyroid that also has T3 because it seems to be low. Do you think he will do that? All the research seems to say T4 by itself kinda blows.
20% less of dht in 2 months?? it could be very interesting if you take another study in 1 month a look what happened wth levels of dht.
Tommy,
Your Thyroid is low, as I had mentioned to you previously. I don’t think T4 alone would be a good decision, as your T3 is low as well.
Your Prolactin needs to come down as well. I’m not sure if any guys here have seen their Prolactin levels come down naturally on their own. So you may need to consider Cabergoline, which will bring it back down.
Prolactin levels should be low for men & non-pregnant woman. It’s a hormone produced for lactation to produce breast milk, so some men develop Moobs if their prolactin levels get too high.
You need to get Vit D supplement. It’s cheap and very easy to buy. Sunlight alone is not going to get your level back up. I got mine at Sam’s Club and works well.
Yes your Free T is low, but compared to most of us your’s looks not so horrible. On a percent basis it puts you at 50% of the range. Unfortunately, all of the doctors view this the same way. If we fall in the range, they think we are fine. They don’t factor in age and where in the range you should fall.
Below are my most recent blood tests. How do I take what I know from the blood work and safely increase DHT and T (maybe only a little for T as it is about 50% range so right in the middle).
Free Testosterone - 1.68 (.95-4.3)
DHT - 22 (25-75)
I read that prolactine is a natural inibitor of dopamine. That is the hormone that officialy is in contact with the receptors of dopamine. It could be interesting if all the pfs has the prolactine too high. it could be common.
Dopamine, noreadrenaline and adrenaline are the principal neurotransmitters in “medula espinal” that is the way that the nervous system use to transmit the sexual signals and other functions in the body.
Yes dopamine is huge. If you search vitamin d, thyroid (or hypothyroid), testosterone and tyrosine in any grouping or combination you will see how much they are all interrelated. All of those are either outright low or subclinically low for me so I am working on that. I was hoping people had advice on a safe way to increase DHT without creating tolerance. I’ve read Andractim can shut down teh HPTA further.