Can anyone interpret women's labs?

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I made my girlfriend get some lab work, but her GP is completely lost when it comes to interpreting hormone tests. When her total T came back high, I asked the GP if she would order a more comprehensive test for adrenal or ovarian Tumors or pituitary issues. She replied "why?" IDIOT! I also had my girlfriend do a 24hr urine cortisol and they lost it! I'm ordering a saliva cortisol for her. Does anyone know how to intrpret this? I know high T in women may indicate a greater problem such as a tumor of the adrenals or ovary. But her Free T is within ref range. The lab her GP used is terrible!

Total T: 1.06ng/ml (high); ref 0.06-0.82
Free T: 4.9pg/ml; ref 1.3-6.8
Estrogen: 231.7pg/ml (don't know if it is E2 or total plus no ref renage)
Free T3: 3.5pg/ml; ref 2.6-4.4
Free T4: 1.34ng.dl; ref 0.7-1.7
TSH: 2.89uIU/ml; ref 0.27-4.2
Progesterone: 5.36ng/ml; no ref range
 
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I made my girlfriend get some lab work, but her GP is completely lost when it comes to interpreting hormone tests. When her total T came back high, I asked the GP if she would order a more comprehensive test for adrenal or ovarian Tumors or pituitary issues. She replied "why?" IDIOT! I also had my girlfriend do a 24hr urine cortisol and they lost it! I'm ordering a saliva cortisol for her. Does anyone know how to intrpret this? I know high T in women may indicate a greater problem such as a tumor of the adrenals or ovary. But her Free T is within ref range. The lab her GP used is terrible!
Total T: 1.06ng/ml (high); ref 0.06-0.82
Free T: 4.9pg/ml; ref 1.3-6.8
Estrogen: 231.7pg/ml (don't know if it is E2 or total plus no ref renage)
Free T3: 3.5pg/ml; ref 2.6-4.4
Free T4: 1.34ng.dl; ref 0.7-1.7
TSH: 2.89uIU/ml; ref 0.27-4.2
Progesterone: 5.36ng/ml; no ref range
#1, do not let a doctor or his nurse take your blood sample for testing

#2, give blood at a patient center of, prefferably QuestDiagnostics or LabCorp
Both can be located via internet.

I preffer Quest only because they do FreeT and BAT the correct way, they calculate it.
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According to this 2006 work:
Table 4 CalcV FT and Calc2 FT in comparison to equilibrium dialysis FT found in different studies.
--------http://www.atypon-link.com/WDG/doi/pdf/10.1515/JLM.2006.050

40 normal women had FT=5.9pmol/L=1.7 pg/mL
http://www.get-back-on-track.com/en/tools/umrechner.php


Get some more testing for your girlfriend.

Ranges, two right columns.
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/hcp/intguide/EndoMetab/Gen_Misc/Testosterone/Table 1.pdf
Correct Testosterone test is
Total Testosterone (Women and Children)
Testosterone, LC/MS/MS from Quest Diagnostics
For men would be:
Free, Bioavailable, and Total Testosterone
they also have a old fashion test (I would not use it)
Free and Total Testosterone
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Usefull reading:
EndoManual 3rdEd 2004
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/hcp/intguide/EndoMetab/EndoManual_3rdEd_2004.pdf
 

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