New Test Results -hope to fix this issue so I can enjoy this new year and onward

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Hi Guys, I finally found 2 doctors that would test most of the things I

wanted to, but not all unfortunately. The 2 series of tests mentioned

below were done 1 week apart. I also included the ranges that they

consider normal but I see these ranges to be quite different on other

sites.

#1) Test Results (tested at 5:30pm)

Testosterone (T) 14.6 nmol/L (range 10 - 30)

Free T 383 pmol/L (range 200 - 800)

(Method of Vermeulen)

Bioavailable T 9.8 nmol/L (range 5 - 20)

(Method of Vermeulen)

SHBG 26 nmol/L (range 10 - 70)

LH 4.6 IU/L (range <10)

FSH 2.2 IU/L (range <10)

Albumin 47 g/L (range 35 - 50)

DHEA Sulphate (not tested at this time)

Prolactin 3.0 ug/L (range <15)

Estradiol (not tested at this time)

Glucose Fasting (not tested at this time)

TSH 3.0 mU/L (range 0.38 - 5.5)

(some suggest the range is (0.38 to 2.5)

Lipemia slight (serum appeared slightly

fatty)

#2) Test Results (tested at 8:30pm a week later – fasted for 10

hours)

Testosterone (T) 11.8 nmol/L (range 10 - 30)

Free T 301 pmol/L (range 200 - 800)

(Method of Vermeulen)

Bioavailable T 7.5 nmol/L (range 5 - 20)

(Method of Vermeulen)

SHBG 28 nmol/L (range 10 - 70)

LH 4.8 IU/L (range <10)

FSH 2.0 IU/L (range <10)

Albumin 46 g/L (range 35 - 50)

DHEA Sulphate 1.9 umol/L (range 5.2 - 14.2)

(lower than normal range)

Prolactin 7.0 ug/L (range <15)

Estradiol 122 ug/L (<15)

Glucose Fasting 5.0 mmol/L (range 3.3 - 6)

TSH (not tested at this time)

Lipemia slight (serum appeared slightly fatty

– even after fasting)

Results Analysis

- My testosterone is low - the normal range mentioned on this site for

men 20 to 40 is 520 – 1387 pmol/L and mine is 301 pmol/L.

- My DHEA Sulphate is low

- Visually my blood serum appeared slightly fatty (slight Lipemia) and I

don't eat a lot of fats at all. I read that this can happen if you ate

a fatty meal before the test and they suggest fasting to clear it up,

but for the second test I fasted for 10 hours and still my blood serum

appeared slightly fatty which is very unusual.

I am not sure how to read the other test results, so guys - please help

if you can.

Thanks very much!

Tom

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> > Thanks

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> > First can you or anyone tell me off hand what is a typical level of

> > Free T for a 40 year old active man measured in " pmol/L " as that is

> > what my doctor uses? Most sites mention other units so not sure how

> > to convert it. Again my initial results of free T was 31.7 pmol/L.

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> > Secondly, I went and got several other tests done on the list from

> > the link you provided and they are forthcoming. They say first thing

> > in the morning is the best time to test T.

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> > Note: Man I tell you some doctors just will not test for many of the

> > things on the list. Seems they just don't care or are too lazy to

> > fill out the forms...but I finally found one that will test most of

> > it. Some doctors really just don't understand the frustration people

> > go through until they go through it themselves.

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> > Thank god there is a great group site like this to help the quality

> > of life for us!

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> > Tom

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