RE: Re: Test results...progesterone

[Guest guest]

Did your labs show high estrogen? That is the most common reason men are

prescribe progest.

Cheri

-----Original Message-----

What is low progesterone for a man? My last labs came back with

progesterone at .5 normal being anything under 1.4 as Quest labs

measures. My doc in MI said last I saw him he might try me on some

progesterone to help take the hard edges off of the HC and to help me

sleep but I asked to test first. He won't do anything over the phone

so I have to wait until I see him again in a month. Meanwhile, the

doc I saw in GA thought that chromium would help me sleep because it

would help level out my blood sugar overnight. That didn't seem to

work either and I cut it out after a few days b/c I think that it

might have been contributing to increased GI problems over the past

several days.

Has anyone else heard of progesterone being prescribed for men in the

manner that my MI doc suggested?

Thanks,

.

[Guest guest]

I finally figured out that was probably why they say to avoid it on the

tests. I thought it had to do with adrenals for the cortisol test not the

progesterone. I would say avoid it not only the day of testing but the day

before too. There are other foods that elevate it but I am still

investigating that. Will post more when I find out more. I think on one of

my tests I DID actually have a little chocolate without thinking. I also had

garlic because it was in a cooked meal I had and the labs say to avoid

garlic.

Cheri

-----Original Message-----

So how many days prior to testing do we need to avoid chocolate? Or is

that only to be avoided on the test day, which is waht the instrucitons

to my saliva tests said.

LOL.

sol

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[Guest guest]

Chromium made me wake up at 3 am with stomach growling so I don't take it

before bedtime. Cheri

-----Original Message-----

Meanwhile, the

doc I saw in GA thought that chromium would help me sleep because it

would help level out my blood sugar overnight. That didn't seem to

work either and I cut it out after a few days b/c I think that it

might have been contributing to increased GI problems over the past

several days.

Has anyone else heard of progesterone being prescribed for men in the

manner that my MI doc suggested?

Thanks,

.