Re: Hormone tests. Recommendations, please. Why no comments?

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> > __________Here below are the results again, this time with the

lab's reference ranges.

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> > I left them off at first. Any thoughts, comments, ideas,

recommendations are invited and

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These comments from a mercury poisoned person who is not a medical

professional....

> > DHEA-S (serum): 24 ug/dL (Adult Females 21 - 30y: 76-255)

That is so low, you'd think even a doctor would notice. If the doctor

offers no prescription, my understanding is that DHEA is available OTC

in the US. See AI for doses

(Pregnenolone is also available OTC, and adrenal cortex extract. You

may want to try these to see if you get any symptom relief.)

> > Progesterone, Serum: <10 (<10-135 for cycle Days 7-12; this was

my Day 10)

Need a script for progesterone cream. See Dr. Lee's books

(www.noamalgam.com/buythebooks.html)

> > Testosterone, Serum (Total): 6.0 ng/dL (Adult Premenopausal

Females: 10 - 55)

Need a script for testosterone cream. See AI for dose range.

Testosterone is produced in part by the adrenals. Low DHEA and low

testosterone (in a female) may be one indication of adrenal fatigue.

(In the early stages of adrenal fatigue testosterone can be high in

females, because the adrenals are trying hard to put out cortisol and

put out testosterone as a by product, then as the adrenals burn out

testosterone falls. Not sure if this is the case with males.)

> > Free T4, Direct, Serum: 1.37 ng/dl (0.6 - 1.7)

not too bad

> > TSH: 1.885 uIU/mL (0.350 - 5.500)

not useful

> > Reverse T3: 267 pg/mL (90 - 350)

> > Estrogens, Total: 51 pg/mL (Cycle Days 1-10: 61 - 394)

My estrogen has never been low, so I am not up on estrogen

replacement. See Dr. Lee's books.

> > Ferritin, Serum <1 L ng/mL (10 - 291)

As you already know, this is a problem.

I was able to get ferritin up by taking ferrous fumarate suspension

(available OTC at a pharmacy, take as directed, with vitamin C).

Iron supplementation does turn stools black.

Also, shave cheap cuts of fresh red meat, steam, and drink the juice.

Investigate diet and supplement interventions that heal the gut.

> > Antithyroglobulin Ab <20 IU/mL (0 - 40)

> > Free T3, Serum: 2.8 pg/mL (2.3 - 4.2)

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This is lower than optimal according to Andy's standards. Check

symptoms against hypothyroid symptoms.

It would be a good idea to get a 4x per day saliva cortisol test.

There are many things going on with your hormones, so it is difficult

to sort it all out. It may be possible to find a doctor who uses Dr.

Lee's books, for starters.

J

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