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    LOW testosterone - 25 years old

    What time of day was the blood drawn? Hormones follow a natural daily rhythm, so blood draws in the afternoon can be significantly lower than the morning (best time to draw is 6-8 AM). What are the units? Reference range?
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    STINGING NETTLES ROOT EXTRACT Tested

    Very cool pre/post test. Unfortunate though that it didn't do much.... I was looking into nettle. "In God we trust; all others must bring data." -W. Edwards Deming
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    Some questions: What's your diet like? - Ratio of fat/protein/cabs? - Do you eat lots of junk food? What supplements do you take? What is your vitamin D level? Has that been tested?
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    I spoke too soon.... I definitely should have asked for a reference range. Quest is probably using a different methodology than my lab for free test, because your reference range is way different (mine is 8.7-25.1 pg/mL). CORRECTION: Your free testosterone is a little on the low side. That...
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    Timing could also have an effect. Testosterone levels will probably be higher in the morning. Ideally, you should get your labs done in the morning (before 9:30)....and in most cases, without taking supplements, etc. You're no longer taking DHEA, right? You stopped?
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    Note that in most states, you can get lab tests without a doctor's requisition now. Just google "labs without doctor order"
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    Questions about Testosterone levels

    +1.... congrats on making some changes. Mr. TT is right .... these labs are all important. The stuff you posted can tell you a lot, but not the full story. Your DHEA is decent, which indicates that you should be able to make testosterone. But, your total testosterone is really really low...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Matrix, do you prefer the Metametrix GI stool test over the Genova CDSA 2.0 w/Parasitology-Genova KIT Coprennsive stool analysis? (I'm not sure that it'll matter in a few months. Genova and Metametrix are merging .... they'll probably start offering one set of test for these sorts of things).
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    I just ordered a 23 and Me genome test to look at methylation defects and hemochromatosis. I'll also probably do a Nutreval from Genova to look at nutritional status (status of methylation related nutrients). I may wait at least a month or two though to let my thyroid settle down after the...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Update: My endocrinologist agrees that I'm a bit hyperthyroid at this point and he wants to decrease my Cytomel down to 10 mcg. He said my Total Test was "over the top" but said that since test can have anti-inflammatory properties, that I shouldn't worry about it, or work to lower it...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Thanks Miss Q. I just did a search and a lot of threads came up related to adrenal fatigue. Do you have a specific one in mind?
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    I'm definitely curious about the immune component, but I can say that all immune related tests came up clean: Low CRP Low Sed Rate ANA, Negative RF, negative Tissue Trans Glutaminase, negative H. Pylori, negative That said, the one time I felt great in the last few years was when I went on...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    So, I think I have some idea of what's going on with my thyroid and androgens: As Mr. TT noted, increased T3 or a hyperthyroid state can increase SHBG significantly. There was a study (found the paper on another forum) that showed that T3 induced hyperthyroidism [1] can increase SHBG. The...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    I had taken ALCAR 1000 mg earlier in the year but didn't feel any different, so I stopped. No heart palps from the T3. Doesn't make me feel any different.
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Could the Lugol's + Selenium be driving some excess T4 production?
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Thyroid dysfunction definitely came first (though there may have been some adrenal dysfunction on top of that....I hadn't run the adrenal tests before April 2012). I had gone in for a physical with my GP in March (which was after the extreme fatigue started, but before I started going to the...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Yeah, tested Homocysteine, 6/12/12: Homocyst(e)ine, Plasma 6.3 umol/L 0.0-15.0 That's a good find. Wouldn't my T4 have cleared out though? I stopped taking t4 medication about 9 weeks ago: July 2012 (on 100 mcg Levothyroxine) TSH 1.030 uIU/mL 0.450-4.500 Thyroxine (T4) 7.7 ug/dL 4.5-12.0...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Thanks for your reply, Matrix. Do you mean to lower it? I've considered donating blood or going for a phlebotomy to lower it down to the 150 range. My endo said maybe, but he doesn't seem to think it's hemochromatosis yet. Do you think lowing it would help? Agreed. Going to order. We...
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    Chronic Fatigue Question (detailed labs posted)

    Hey Anabolic Minds, I'm hoping that I might be able to crowd-source some advice. I've been dealing with fatigue for the better part of 10 years now and in the last year it's become significantly worse. After doing a lot of reading here at Anabolic Minds (and some similar forums) and I've...
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