I was about to start TRT with my endo, but she didn't want to treat with HCG at all, she refered me to an urologist.
So now I am seeing my urologist this Wednesday and have a couple questions before going in.
My last bloodwork was as follows:
LH 5.6 (1.2 - 11)
FSH 7.1 (1.6 - 9.7)
Total Test: 372 (400-1080)
SHBG: 12 (11-80)
Bioavailable Test: 280 (131-682)
Free Test: 105 (47-244)
DHEAS: 281 (120-520)
Prolactin: 11.3 (5.0-18)
Estradiol: 30 (<66)
Looking at those numbers above, should I try for an HCG stimulus test to see if I can use HCG as sole treatment?
My endo says that with that level of LH, my test should be much higher. However, my primary care practitioner tells me that with test that low, my pituitary should be sending a MUCH higher signal to raise my test, and that my LH should be much higher. One dr thinks it's a primary issue, the other thinks it's secondary. I also have a pituitary micro adenoma...seems to be non-secreting, but who knows.
I want to start treatment asap, so I don't want to waste anymore time, should I just got for test + hcg, or try out hcg on it's own at first based on my bloodwork?
So now I am seeing my urologist this Wednesday and have a couple questions before going in.
My last bloodwork was as follows:
LH 5.6 (1.2 - 11)
FSH 7.1 (1.6 - 9.7)
Total Test: 372 (400-1080)
SHBG: 12 (11-80)
Bioavailable Test: 280 (131-682)
Free Test: 105 (47-244)
DHEAS: 281 (120-520)
Prolactin: 11.3 (5.0-18)
Estradiol: 30 (<66)
Looking at those numbers above, should I try for an HCG stimulus test to see if I can use HCG as sole treatment?
My endo says that with that level of LH, my test should be much higher. However, my primary care practitioner tells me that with test that low, my pituitary should be sending a MUCH higher signal to raise my test, and that my LH should be much higher. One dr thinks it's a primary issue, the other thinks it's secondary. I also have a pituitary micro adenoma...seems to be non-secreting, but who knows.
I want to start treatment asap, so I don't want to waste anymore time, should I just got for test + hcg, or try out hcg on it's own at first based on my bloodwork?