Hello all,
This is my second time getting blood work done. I basically just wanted to get an update on where I stand hormonally. In the past, I’ve had estrogen issues especially when letting my body fat get too high, even experiencing “idiopathic” gyno 2 years ago (on top of having some leftover from puberty). I’ve never been a very driven person, and usually feel tired with a fairly low libido.
I was thinking about trying DAA and low dose of adex but decided it would be best to get blood work before I do anything that could significantly change my hormones.
When I got my blood work results, I noticed very high SHBG. I know SHBG is intertwined with estradiol and T but I don’t know exactly if my levels should be alarming, and if so, what I can do to lower it.
Anyway, I’m going to answer a few mandatory type questions so anyone reading this can get an idea about me, then post up my blood work results. I appreciate any feedback anyone can give. I’ll continue to do research on my own as well as well check back on this post. Thanks!
-age
25, turning 26 in april
-height
5’11.5’’
-waist
33-34in
-weight
200 lbs
-describe body and facial hair
mustache and chin/neck hair, could never grow a full beard- I’m half Korean. have pretty thick pubic area hair and underneath arm pits but pretty sparse on legs/ arms and none on torso
-describe where you carry fat and how changed
fat is mostly on lower stomach and love handles, limbs are fairly lean. quads have very visible striations. visible top abs…i would say i am a legit 15% body fat.
-health conditions, symptoms [history]
no major health concerns. pubertal gyno, got it again 2 years ago when I let body fat get too high. have tinea versicolor- just got prescribed fluconazole which I’m supposed to take twice a day, once a week for 3 consecutive weeks.
other than that, i don’t have much sex drive, and don’t feel very driven to do anything.
-Rx and OTC drugs, any hair loss drugs or prostate drugs ever
will be taking fluconazole soon. smoke marijuana a few times a week, always at night- maybe why i’m not driven? never taken anything for hair loss- full head of hair.
-lab results with ranges
see below
-describe diet [some create substantial damage with starvation diets]
at least 200g protein a day coming from lean sources, higher carbs such as rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice cakes, oats, occasional wheat products on high activity days (400g+), moderate fats (50+) coming from nut butters, olive oil, fish oil, coconut oil)
i should also mention that i can eat ALOT in one sitting and about twice a week, i gorge on something like pizza, ice cream or frozen yogurt or some other junk food.
-describe training [some ruin there hormones by over training]
i followed a 5 days a week bodybuilding split for quite some time. the last few weeks i’ve been lifting 3-4 days a week, and have been playing a lot of high intensity basketball.
-testes ache, ever, with a fever?
no
-how have morning wood and nocturnal erections changed
i get morning erections about 50% of the time, but many times i attribute these to just having to piss in the morning?
-Please describe your diet [and quantities] and supplements
macros can be seen above. i try to eat at least 1-2 servings of vegetables a day and 1 serving of fruit. I drink a lot of strong coffee, 3-4 cups a day. I take fish oil, creatine, beta alanine, whey isolate, EAA, zinc glycinate, vitamin d3 (5000iu), glucosamine/ msm/chondroitin, ocassionally take cissus, curcumin and a probiotic.
-Do you get cold easily?
I actually do get very cold, hands and feet especially
-Any one in your family have same build as you?
I’m easily the biggest in my entire family at 5’11.5’’ 200 pounds.
-Do you eat sea food, use iodized salt, have iodine in your vitamins?
every once in awhile, have some kelp but never take it. when i remember, i salt my food with iodized salt.
-How do you react to major stress?
not well at all. i try to avoid stress as much as i can. stress exhausts the hell out of me. i find lifting and training to be good for relieving stress and also feeling pretty dull afterwards.
Here is my blood work results with ranges:
free test- 13.4 pg/mL — range 9.3-26.5
test serum- 828 ng/dL— range 348-1197
TSH- 4.480 uIU/mL .450-4.500
DHEA- sulfate- 234.5 ug/dL— range 160.0-449.0
estradiol- 21.6 pg/mL— range 7.6-42.6 (much lower than 2 years ago)
SHBG serum- 88.7 nmol/L— range 16.6- 55.9
vitamin d, 25-hydroxy- 70.7 ng/mL— range 30.0-100.0
i also have BUN result of 34 mg/dL (range: 6-20) and BUN/creatinine ratio of 37 (range: 8-19). Is this something to be alarmed by? I do take creatine and eat a lot of meat.
My main question here is should I be worried with my high SHBG reading, especially with my T, total T and estradiol levels? If so what can I do?
To everyone who read all of this, I really appreciate the fact that you took this much time to read my information and any feedback you may have!