E2 too low???

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I am a 59 years old, primary, have been taking Androgel (7.5

grams/day) for several years. Outside of my testicles shrinking

bigtime, I have absolutely no complaints. My libido is great,

erections are hard and frequent and ejaculates are large and

satisfying. I take nothing but androgel/daily. I got my

testosterone, etc. tested last week.

my estradiol-2 was <20 pg/ml (via a Beckman Imunoassay)

is this good?

can't it be too low??

any help would be most appreciated.

Other labs are below

Most recent lab results reference range in parantheses)

Test total = 663 ng/dl (250-1100)

test, free = 105 pg/ml (46-224)

test (bioavailable) = 214 ng/dl (110-575)

SHGB = 22 nmol/L (18-47)

Albumin, serum = 4.4 (3.6-5.1)

DHT = 85 ng/dL (25-75)

PSA = 1.0 ng/ml (0.0-3.5)

Estradiol-2 < 20 pg/ml (<20-47)

several questions

1. my DHT is higher than normal range-- implication?

2. E2 was simply given as < 20, no number given, can it be too low? I

take nothing but Androgel daily (nothing to control E2). Is there a

way to increase E2 some, but not too much?

3. do these numbers look reasonable?

I most feel good although I get tired in the afternoons and usualy

take a 40 min nap about 4 days/week. My libido is mostly great

(almost too good at times but does seem to vary over the course of a

month). I usually have morning wood and erections are strong and

frequent (I never use viagra or any similar ED drug). I am retired

and have the luxury to workout 2 hours/day, 5 days/week consisting of

cardio and weight training).

This chronic tiredness could be a result of training hard but could

it be related to other endocrine issues? What tests would be a good

follow up? I have had thyroid panels done but never cortisol.