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  1. Getting estrogen level tested???

    You can go to various direct to consumer labs that you can find online. Some states like CA prohibit testing without a doctors order but even there some tests are allowed - possibly estrogen. I would also suggest finding another doctor anyway if yours is not working for you. If you have...

  2. Estradiol testing from lab corp

    I just mentioned the testosterone testing because of the certification which was for very low levels as in women. For men the levels of testosterone are pretty easy to get right. Yes, you are right, my problem with Quest was with the ultra-sensitive test. I cannot find the "sensitive"...

  3. Estradiol testing from lab corp

    As I posted before, I had some bad test results from Quest too. They gave me completely different answers for estrogen from the same blood draw. Others have reported problems with them too for estrogen and they just had a massive recall of their vitamin D testing. The more advanced mass spec...

  4. Low libido but good blood work??

    I agree it is unlikely to find anything unusual with these tests but I disagree that it does not matter what the numbers are. Really high DHT or androstenedione could contribute to low mojo as could a zeroed progesterone. Stranger things have happened.

  5. Low libido but good blood work??

    All these numbers look good. You might want to check a few more things. My suggestions are: DHT, androstenedione and progesterone. Can you give more information about the nature and history of your problems? What pro-hormones did you use?

  6. Put on HRT now coming off HRT

    The estrogen could certainly be killing your mojo. Questions have been raised about sensitive vs regular estrogen test accuracy. I'm inclined to believe your result because it is so high. Ideally you would take the Matrix approach to get to the root of the problem. This can take a while and...

  7. HRT - Test/Deca/HCG/Arimidex/B-12 - Bloodwork Results

    For what its worth I have to agree with what the Matrix is saying here. Your protocol seems pretty extreme, non standard and unhealthy. Your T is off the charts so it seems you could drop the Deca and lower everything else until you get your T down to 600-900 range as a start. We don't know...

  8. How often can you get a Testosterone Test?

    T levels can change fairly fast because T turns over fairly fast and requires constant production. The going wisdom for hormone imbalance issues is to check thyroid (more than just TSH), adrenals (cortisol), and then the stuff you listed. My experience is that some labs are not reliable. So...

  9. Need Help Desperately

    DHEA might make sense in your case but it tends to suppress your natural DHEA production. So I would try to consider as much as possible before starting that.

  10. Need Help Desperately

    I wouldn't go out of my way to test those but it is always nice to get confirmation of something expected. I'm not sure if there is much you can do about this conversion problem directly but maybe you will find something if you poke around.

  11. Need Help Desperately

    This in interesting. On your last test you have high pregnenolone but your progesterone is normal and DHEA is low normal. It seems like not enough pregnenolone is converting to DHEA which in turn means less testosterone and less estradiol. Your androstenadione and DHT are probably lowish too...

  12. Low Testosterone - 25 Year Old Male (With test results)

    I think it is too early to vote for TRT. My tips are: 1) Both of the medications you are still taking can mess with androgens. For blood pressure there are alternatives without this issue (e.g. valsartan). There are probably alternatives to the acne meds too. You need to change these out...

  13. Just got bloodwork results back

    This is the right treatment for prolactinomas and the MRI should confirm. You should give this treatment a while to stabilize. You may need to adjust the dosage. I suspect that things will get a lot better for you once you get the prolactin levels right.

  14. Just got bloodwork results back

    Your high prolactin looks like the explanation for your mojo issues. I would check for benign (non-cancerous) tumors of the pituitary gland that produce prolactin. These usually also interfere with testosterone production. Your T levels are not really low but could be higher. Something is...

  15. Free estrogen testing

    I've also read somewhere that DHT may play a role in muscle metabolism. I don't believe any of this is well established in humans. More research will be required to better understand the role of DHT. I'll be sure to post what I find out.

  16. Free estrogen testing

    Men seem to differ on DHT's importance to sexual function. When I went on Avodart 4 years ago I was doing fairly well in this department but Avodart actually improved it for me. Given the risk for some men I would hesitate to try this drug. Too bad there is no way of testing how people will...

  17. Super low testosterone, 21 years old, need advice..

    I see 3 possible red flags from your postings although nothing super strong. 1) Paint fumes. Did you specifically look for a low VOC paint? You said it didn't smell much but some people can't smell very well so that doesn't mean anything. Anyway, there is a possible environmental sensitivity...

  18. Free estrogen testing

    Here is what you are missing. At a normal dose of Avodart, DHT is lowered by 95% with very little variation from person to person. That means I would have had to start out with a DHT level of ~380 in order to be at 19 on the drug. 380 is way high. Lets say you started out at the top of the...

  19. Free estrogen testing

    I'm not following your point here. If I had less 5 alpha reductase then I would have a lower DHT level. A 19 is ridiculously high for someone on a full dose of Avodart. That would imply that I was producing about 20x more 5 alpha reductase than a normal human or equivalent. I doubt you can...

  20. YUP, SHBG 82.4, HELP!!!!!!!

    I'm still working on it but I think I know what to do now. My SHBG dropped from 72 to 57 after reducing Avodart by 22%. It is pretty clear now that it is high E2 that is elevating my SHBG. Lowering Avodart reduced T which reduced conversion to E2. I will probably go with a very low dose of...
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