Estradiol Sensitive E2 test

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If I go to the Labcorp website and look up E2 sensitive I get the following

test. #140244

Estradiol, Sensitive

Synonyms:

* E2

* Estradiol-17- & #946;

Test Number: 140244 CPT Code: 82670

In other posts on this forum the proper test is said to be 004515 but if I look

up this number on the labcorp site I get the following.

Estradiol

Synonyms:

* E2

* Estradiol-17 & #946;

Test Number: 004515 CPT Code: 82670

Which is not the sensitive test.

Anyone know what gives?

I assume 140244 is the right test but it contradicts what I have read here. I

also had 4515 run a few months back (before TRT) and it came back almost zero.

No I am on TRT, my T and free T are in the very top of the range but my

erections are still poor. I think I have high E2 and don't know it from the

4515 test.

[Guest guest]

Every lab is different the 140224 range 3 to 70 pg/ml is the best test labcorp

has.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: Dale <etherial@...>

> Subject: Estradiol Sensitive E2 test

>

> Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 10:05 PM

> If I go to the Labcorp website and

> look up E2 sensitive I get the following test. #140244

>

> Estradiol, Sensitive

> Synonyms:

>

>     * E2

>     * Estradiol-17-β

>

> Test Number: 140244 CPT Code: 82670

>

> In other posts on this forum the proper test is said to be

> 004515 but if I look up this number on the labcorp site I

> get the following.

>

> Estradiol

> Synonyms:

>

>     * E2

>     * Estradiol-17β

>

> Test Number: 004515 CPT Code: 82670

>

> Which is not the sensitive test.

>

> Anyone know what gives?

>

> I assume 140244 is the right test but it contradicts what I

> have read here.  I also had 4515 run a few months back

> (before TRT) and it came back almost zero.  No I am on

> TRT, my T and free T are in the very top of the range but my

> erections are still poor.  I think I have high E2 and

> don't know it from the 4515 test.

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think you have the right info - the 4515 test is the standard test, and the

other one is the sensitive test. A lot of men use the standard test because

it's cheaper, is readily available through sites like LEF.org, and seems to give

results that make sense.

However, Dr. and others say the sensitive test will give more accurate

results for men. If you can do that one, that would probably be the best

choice. The result you got before (zero E2) is likely a bad test for some

reason. I would think zero would be nearly impossible unless you don't produce

aromatase for some genetic reason. But the best way to find out is to try the

sensitive test. LEF will do that one, but you have to call them, and it's more

expensive.

>

> If I go to the Labcorp website and look up E2 sensitive I get the following

test. #140244

>

> Estradiol, Sensitive

> Synonyms:

>

> * E2

> * Estradiol-17- & #946;

>

> Test Number: 140244 CPT Code: 82670

>

> In other posts on this forum the proper test is said to be 004515 but if I

look up this number on the labcorp site I get the following.

>

> Estradiol

> Synonyms:

>

> * E2

> * Estradiol-17 & #946;

>

> Test Number: 004515 CPT Code: 82670

>

> Which is not the sensitive test.

>

> Anyone know what gives?

>

> I assume 140244 is the right test but it contradicts what I have read here. I

also had 4515 run a few months back (before TRT) and it came back almost zero.

No I am on TRT, my T and free T are in the very top of the range but my

erections are still poor. I think I have high E2 and don't know it from the

4515 test.

>