Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Forgot one of the results: ATCH plasma = 24 (6-48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I tend to believe cortisol saliva labs over blood labs as the cortils can rise quite a bit even with pretty dead adrenals from the stress of a blood draw. Your ACTH also looks a bit low for th elevels of cortisol present. I trust blood sex hormone labs more than saliva levels. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ok, we'll continue with the MRI and see what comes of that. Doc is suspecting hypopituitaryism from a possible tumor or underdevelopment of the pituatiary. Hoping for results back by next week on that then another doctor's appointment on March 13 to review results. My son is still tired and a bit moody, however since making changes in diet and excercise we have seen some positive effects. It seemed like just those changes were not quite enough to show such a marked difference in his bloodwork vs saliva in less than 2 mths. That is what confused me. I also know " normal ranges " are often skewed. Thank you. artisticgroomer@...> wrote: I tend to believe cortisol saliva labs over blood labs as the cortils can rise quite a bit even with pretty dead adrenals from the stress of a blood draw. Your ACTH also looks a bit low for th elevels of cortisol present. I trust blood sex hormone labs more than saliva levels. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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