Lastest on my saga,.........new testing as well

March 16, 2011

Hope some of you remember me, as it's been awhile since I have been around here.

Other medical issues and work is very busy but hard for me to keep up with.

Anyway I made it back to my functional medicine doc and he ran another full

panel on me. All I did was take Arimidex for a brief time due to having E2 in

the 52 range.

Here is my latest panel:

Dihydrotestosterone - 13L (25-75 ng/dL)

SHBG - 12 (9-45 nmol/L)

Total T - 222L (241-827 ng/dL)

FSH - 6.7 (1.6-8.0 mIU/mL)

LH - 3.0 (1.5-9.3 mIU/mL)

Prolactin - 9.2 (2.0-18.0 ng/mL)

Estradiol - 24 (13-54 pg/mL) #4021 Quest

Total PSA - 0.6 (<or=4.0 ng/mL)

Free PSA - 0.1 ng/mL

% Free PSA - 17L (>25% calc)

Anyway as can be seen the small amount of Arimidex I took brought down my E2

nicely, but no increase in my Total T.

He is having me do a Clomid challenge of 25mg for 7 days with follow up labs of

FSH/LH, Total T, DHT, SHBG, E2 to be done the morning after I finish the last

pill.

He suggested this before starting TRT due to my low LH levels that should be

screaming at that T level.

I have felt he is a good doc, and now I know he is. This guy uses EVERYTHING out

there. He said I could try HCG next if I wanted, and I also found out today that

if I need to start TRT, I will have my choice of compounded cream/gel with

Chrysin added in, Testim/Androgel, or I can inject myself if I am into it.

He uses HCG on a schedule with the TRT as well to avoid testicular atrophy.

Regardless of what happens with this Clomid challenge, I know I have a doc that

will let me do whatever I want to, and I don't have to fight for the proper

tests or drugs.

Input is appreciated as it always has been, and I hope you fine folks have been

doing well!

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