Help! I need advice. Low testosterone w/ lab results for reference

July 10, 2009

I am a 24 year old male. I've been having all sorts of mood/erectile issues

lately which led me to go get tested to see if there is something wrong with me.

I've had a few tests over the course of the past few months and here are the

results

Last November as part of a physical I had the doctor draw blood for

testosterone. The reading came in at 406 at 9:48 in the morning.

On the 17th of April this year I had my Testosterone and LH tested. The results

for my testosterone level was 217 while my LH was 1.8. I had the blood drawn at

3:30 pm. There is another section for free Testosterone which states the % was

high apparently. Here are the ranges,

Testosterone: 217 L Range: 241-827 ng/dl

LH: 1.8 Range: 1.5-9.3 ng/dl

% Free Testosterone: 2.73 H Range: 1.50-2.20%

Free Testosterone: 61.2 Range: 35.0-155.0 pg/ml

Because of Testosterone and LH being somewhat low the same doctor had me draw

blood again and this time also get my Testosterone, FSH & TSH Level. The test

took place on May 9 at 2:11 pm. The results were,

FSH: 1.1 L Range: 1.6-8.0 mIU/ml

LH: 2.3 Range: 1.5-9.3 mIU/ml

Testosterone: 298 Range: 241-827

TSH: 0.56 Range: 0.40-4.50 mIU/ml

I decided at this point it would be best to consult a Endocrinologist and I did.

I brought the previous blood work with me and she sent me to go get blood drawn

for a variety of other things like FT4, Estradiol, Prolactin, etc. I had this

done last month on the 24th at 2:35 pm. Here are the readings,

FT4: 1.1 Range:0.8-1.8 ng/dl

TSH: 1.04 Range: 0.3-4.7 mIU/ml

LH: 1.3 Range: 1.5-9.3 mIU/ml

FSH: 1.0 Range: 1.4-18.1 mIU/ml

Prolactin: 5.1 Range: 2.10-17.66 ng/ml

Estradiol: 41 Range: <52 pg/ml

Total Testosterone: 237 L Range: 241-827 ng/dl

The endo called me on the telephone and told me my Testosterone was low (This

was sort of a no duh, it's why I came to her in the first place) and said she

wanted me to get an MRI of my Brain. I'm having it done this Monday and I'm

sort of scared. I don't really know whats going on but if anyone is

knowledgeable in this area and can give me advice on what it could possibly be

and what steps to take that would be appreciated. Sorry this is long but I

wanted to make it as detailed as possible, thanks for reading.

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