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Blood Test Results (High E) (input appreciated)
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| Just got my results from my blood work. I'd greatly appreciate any
feedback about my numbers. My symptoms have been forever. They include
depression, very low energy, no self esteem, no sex drive, poor sexual
performance (trouble getting aroused and when I do, trouble maintaining
it and it loses rigidity easily), body dysmorphic disorder, really hard
time losing fat despite very strict dieting, abdominal obesity,
bloating from eating almost everything (carb intolerant regardless of
source, and tons of food allergies/intolerance including bloating from
even moderate amounts of fat in the diet) , thinning hair, puffy face,
etc etc.
Glucose
100 - Range 65-139mg/dL (according to mayo clinic, now anything at 100
or greater is prediabetic/impaired glucose metabolism) Which is
probably even more true for me b/c I usually follow a keto diet w/
infrequent carb loads, and my last meal before this test was 12 hours
prior and was 8oz. of beef, no carbs.
TSH 1.94 - Range .40 to 5.50 mIU/L
T4, Total 9.5 - Range 4.5 to 12.0 ug/dL
T3 Uptake (Low) 26.4 - Range 27.8 to 40.7 percent
T4, Free, Calculated 2.51 - Range 1.53 to 3.85 Units
Monocytes, Absolute (Low) 193 - Range 200 to 950 Cells/mcL (not sure
what this might indicate besides increased risk of infection)
Eosinophils and Basophils were very low but within range
LH 3.2 - Range 1.5 to 9.3 mIU/mL
FSH 3.3 - Range 1.6 to 18.0 mIU/mL
Prolactin 10.5 - Range 2.0 to 18.0 ng/mL
HCG, Serum <5.0 - range <5.0 mIU/mL
SHBG 32 - Range 7 to 50 nmol/L
PSA, Total .71 - Range 0.0 to 4.0 ng/mL
Total Testosterone 479 - Range 260 to 1000 ng/dL
Free Testosterone % 1.8 - Range 1.0 to 2.7%
Free Testosterone 86.2 - Range 50.0 to 210.0 pg/mL
TOTAL SERUM ESTROGEN 156 (HIGH) - Range 130 or less pg/mL
(probably would be even higher b/c I've been taking 2 Bioresponse DIM
every day)
The estrogen is the reason the dr. is giving me a referral to an endo.
I don't think aromatization from bodyfat is a big issue b/c i'm not
obese, i'm 6'3", 205 lbs and around the 10-12% range, but have the
hardest time getting lower. Back in HS (8 yrs ago), I weighed 260 lbs.
I believe that Arimidex or Femara are my best bet for dropping the
estrogen.
I also have a family history of hypothyroidism, and have all the
symptoms. I've been taking Nutri-meds Thyroid, which according to
several sources, is said to be equivalant to Armour Thyroid (dessicated
porcine thyroid), and this supplement is the only one w/ active thyroid
in it. Not knowing I was getting the blood work the day I did, I have
been taking this supp. for the last 2 months and the day blood was
drawn, so my thyroid numbers might be worse without it.
Either way, my T3 uptake was below range low, and this suggests
hypothyroidism. According to what I read, the main cause of low t3
uptake is high estrogen, so this makes sense. It basically means that
t3 is bound to carrier proteins (thyroid binding globulin) so its not
free to excert metabolic effects in the body. I really wish free T3 was
checked.
It was recommended by guys on another board I get a Liver function test
b/c one of the main causes of high estrogen can be impaired liver
function, according to WebMD. I've suspected liver problems for a while
based on my fat intolerance, food intolerances, eczema from eating too
much commercial beef, continous cough from low moisture basement
(mold?), leading me to believe that I have stagnant bile and wasn't
"dumping" what my liver was processing properly. I started
supplementing with artichoke, lecithin granules, and a lipase
supplement.
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| Muerta 2005-08-19, 8:48 am |
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"pwb" <pwbiii@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1124394983.837174.155600@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Just got my results from my blood work. I'd greatly appreciate any
> feedback about my numbers. My symptoms have been forever. They include
> depression, very low energy, no self esteem, no sex drive, poor sexual
> performance (trouble getting aroused and when I do, trouble maintaining
> it and it loses rigidity easily), body dysmorphic disorder, really hard
> time losing fat despite very strict dieting, abdominal obesity,
> bloating from eating almost everything (carb intolerant regardless of
> source, and tons of food allergies/intolerance including bloating from
> even moderate amounts of fat in the diet) , thinning hair, puffy face,
> etc etc.
>
> Glucose
> 100 - Range 65-139mg/dL (according to mayo clinic, now anything at 100
> or greater is prediabetic/impaired glucose metabolism) Which is
> probably even more true for me b/c I usually follow a keto diet w/
> infrequent carb loads, and my last meal before this test was 12 hours
> prior and was 8oz. of beef, no carbs.
>
> TSH 1.94 - Range .40 to 5.50 mIU/L
> T4, Total 9.5 - Range 4.5 to 12.0 ug/dL
> T3 Uptake (Low) 26.4 - Range 27.8 to 40.7 percent
> T4, Free, Calculated 2.51 - Range 1.53 to 3.85 Units
>
> Monocytes, Absolute (Low) 193 - Range 200 to 950 Cells/mcL (not sure
> what this might indicate besides increased risk of infection)
> Eosinophils and Basophils were very low but within range
>
> LH 3.2 - Range 1.5 to 9.3 mIU/mL
> FSH 3.3 - Range 1.6 to 18.0 mIU/mL
> Prolactin 10.5 - Range 2.0 to 18.0 ng/mL
> HCG, Serum <5.0 - range <5.0 mIU/mL
>
> SHBG 32 - Range 7 to 50 nmol/L
> PSA, Total .71 - Range 0.0 to 4.0 ng/mL
> Total Testosterone 479 - Range 260 to 1000 ng/dL
> Free Testosterone % 1.8 - Range 1.0 to 2.7%
> Free Testosterone 86.2 - Range 50.0 to 210.0 pg/mL
>
> TOTAL SERUM ESTROGEN 156 (HIGH) - Range 130 or less pg/mL
> (probably would be even higher b/c I've been taking 2 Bioresponse DIM
> every day)
>
> The estrogen is the reason the dr. is giving me a referral to an endo.
>
> I don't think aromatization from bodyfat is a big issue b/c i'm not
> obese, i'm 6'3", 205 lbs and around the 10-12% range, but have the
> hardest time getting lower. Back in HS (8 yrs ago), I weighed 260 lbs.
>
> I believe that Arimidex or Femara are my best bet for dropping the
> estrogen.
>
> I also have a family history of hypothyroidism, and have all the
> symptoms. I've been taking Nutri-meds Thyroid, which according to
> several sources, is said to be equivalant to Armour Thyroid (dessicated
> porcine thyroid), and this supplement is the only one w/ active thyroid
> in it. Not knowing I was getting the blood work the day I did, I have
> been taking this supp. for the last 2 months and the day blood was
> drawn, so my thyroid numbers might be worse without it.
>
> Either way, my T3 uptake was below range low, and this suggests
> hypothyroidism. According to what I read, the main cause of low t3
> uptake is high estrogen, so this makes sense. It basically means that
> t3 is bound to carrier proteins (thyroid binding globulin) so its not
> free to excert metabolic effects in the body. I really wish free T3 was
> checked.
>
> It was recommended by guys on another board I get a Liver function test
> b/c one of the main causes of high estrogen can be impaired liver
> function, according to WebMD. I've suspected liver problems for a while
> based on my fat intolerance, food intolerances, eczema from eating too
> much commercial beef, continous cough from low moisture basement
> (mold?), leading me to believe that I have stagnant bile and wasn't
> "dumping" what my liver was processing properly. I started
> supplementing with artichoke, lecithin granules, and a lipase
> supplement.
>
Well, we've all seen worse lab tests, and I've had them. My estrogen level
was running at 200% of max when i was on testosterone gel for a year and a
half.
I've always thought of arimidex as last resort. You've got a little more
exploring to do, and I'm sure the endo will run some tests. You are running
the same symptoms that most of us run when starting out. Too much estrogen
is a killer...literally. Framingham heart study documented that.
You can always up the dim dosage, and retest, I was on 6 caps a day for
awhile, down to 2 every other day now. Adding zinc supplements may help. I
heard it reccommended to do 100 mg a day for awhile and then drop it to 50,
*but*.....when a buddy of mine and I tried that, we had severe diarreah, and
cracking of the rectal tssues. I cut back to 15 one day, 40 the next, and
have maintained very well there.
Yeah, get the liver tests for sure, can't screw around about that.
Let us know how it goes.
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