Test. restuls, low t, normal free T?

[brianb123]

Had a blood test, here are some of the results.

glucose 83
chol 258
trigly 351
hdl 42
vldl 70
ldl 146
ldl/hdl 3.5
test serum 321 (241-827)
test free 16.76 (5.00-21.00)
% free 5.22 (1.5-4.2)
lh 4.1 (1.5-9.3)
fsh 2.9 (1.4-18.1)
igf-bp3 6.0 (3.3-6.6)
tsh 1.66 (.45 - 4.5)
tyroxine (t4) free, direct 1.03 (.93-1.71)
igf-1 187 (101-267)
estradiol 35 (0-53)
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate 109 (95-530)
prolactin 5.6 (2.1-17.7)

Anyway, doc wants to start me on androgel. I asked him about suppression, ie wouldn't it just supress my current T and thus I'd be in teh same place. He said "no", it would lower fsh and lh but raise T. Maybe it's not 1:1, it maybe supplemental T will raise T overall and I won't be completely shut down.

So I don't know what to do, other than eat healthier to get the high triglycerides down and cholesterol.

Also the total (serum) T is low but the free T is average. What does this mean?

Does this mean I have a lot of T bound to SHGB which basically means it's "in storage"?

Anyone help with this?

 

[kingdong]

Free T is the one that matters, and if your good on that, then your good. You really wouldn't whant to lower your LH. Even though test makes you horney, LH is the one that actually get's it hard. You might whant a new doctor, because it sounds like he whants your money.

 

[JanSz]

Had a blood test, here are some of the results.

glucose 83
chol 258
trigly 351
hdl 42
vldl 70
ldl 146
ldl/hdl 3.5
test serum 321 (241-827)
test free 16.76 (5.00-21.00)
% free 5.22 (1.5-4.2)
lh 4.1 (1.5-9.3)
fsh 2.9 (1.4-18.1)
igf-bp3 6.0 (3.3-6.6)
tsh 1.66 (.45 - 4.5)
tyroxine (t4) free, direct 1.03 (.93-1.71)
igf-1 187 (101-267)
estradiol 35 (0-53)
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate 109 (95-530)
prolactin 5.6 (2.1-17.7)

Anyway, doc wants to start me on androgel. I asked him about suppression, ie wouldn't it just supress my current T and thus I'd be in teh same place. He said "no", it would lower fsh and lh but raise T. Maybe it's not 1:1, it maybe supplemental T will raise T overall and I won't be completely shut down.

So I don't know what to do, other than eat healthier to get the high triglycerides down and cholesterol.

Also the total (serum) T is low but the free T is average. What does this mean?

Does this mean I have a lot of T bound to SHGB which basically means it's "in storage"?

Anyone help with this?

test serum 321 (241-827)
test free 16.76 (5.00-21.00)
% free 5.22 (1.5-4.2)

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[brianb123]

Not sure what you mean about BS. What's BS the reading itself?

Which one, free or total T?

 

[machinehead]

The test for free test is not valid. Test SHBG and get your free test using this calculator:

http://www.issam.ch/freetesto.htm

 

[brianb123]

great, so I just wasted my time then. I have to go to a doctor who tests shbg measured too.

It doesn't end. Though I could get tests and then go to someone else if need be. Now I don't even have the right tests...and there's no guarantee if I go to a new endo he will know what he is doing.

I was thinking of just taking an AI to lower estrogen and then T would probably rise.