manb00bs
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I would really appreciate your guys' input on my situation. Bloodwork below.
I am 6' 4" 255lbs and age 28. I have had man boobs my whole life but its recently started getting really bad. I have lost weight recently and the boobs are not going away, in fact they look worse because the rest of me is shrinking and my chest isn't. So i went to the doctor and she refered me to a breast health doctor who ran some bloodwork:
total T = 407
free T = 63.5
DHEAA = 414
Estrogen = 56.6 total
The doctor said this is normal levels, but to me the estrogen seems very high, especially for a relatively lower testosterone level. Seems disproportionate and imbalanced to me, but maybe you guys could weigh in. The doctor is recommending surgery to remove the excess fat in my chest, which I am for, however I'd also like to address the hormone imbalance if thats actually a thing in my case. Again, I could really use your guys help to find out where I am at realistically rather than if its considered "normal" by my doctors (their range of normal is very broad).
I should also mention that I just started taking Finasteride (DHT blocker for hair loss) a couple days ago (after my bloodwork was taken, not before) even though my GP told me its probably not a good idea with my existing gyno condition. I weighed the risks and rewards and decided that keeping my hair was more important. If you guys have any comments about this i'd love to hear them as well!
Thank you guys so much. Pic below:
I am 6' 4" 255lbs and age 28. I have had man boobs my whole life but its recently started getting really bad. I have lost weight recently and the boobs are not going away, in fact they look worse because the rest of me is shrinking and my chest isn't. So i went to the doctor and she refered me to a breast health doctor who ran some bloodwork:
total T = 407
free T = 63.5
DHEAA = 414
Estrogen = 56.6 total
The doctor said this is normal levels, but to me the estrogen seems very high, especially for a relatively lower testosterone level. Seems disproportionate and imbalanced to me, but maybe you guys could weigh in. The doctor is recommending surgery to remove the excess fat in my chest, which I am for, however I'd also like to address the hormone imbalance if thats actually a thing in my case. Again, I could really use your guys help to find out where I am at realistically rather than if its considered "normal" by my doctors (their range of normal is very broad).
I should also mention that I just started taking Finasteride (DHT blocker for hair loss) a couple days ago (after my bloodwork was taken, not before) even though my GP told me its probably not a good idea with my existing gyno condition. I weighed the risks and rewards and decided that keeping my hair was more important. If you guys have any comments about this i'd love to hear them as well!
Thank you guys so much. Pic below: