I’m on HRT (age 38,50mg test-e 2x week, 0.3 mg adex wk, divided into daily doses, 250 iu HCG eod)and had quite a bit of trouble getting my E2 into line even though i was checking the adex doasage against blood work and eventually got a “perfect” lab of E2 = 22pg/nl.
Even then I felt terrible, and have since discarding the test as a diagnostic method and going solely by libido, discovered I am an over-responder and feel great on 0.3 mg per week of adex. I ordered my tests through lef.org, and had, like many others, assumed this was the sensitive test i was ordering. According to some reading I did on the labcorp website, they offer two tests:
004515 Estradiol
and
140244 Estradiol, sensitive
All of the lab requisitions that came with the tests I ordered from LEF.org were the first onewhich is the only one they offer.
Is it possible that anyone using there test is paying for worthless blood tests that may mislead them about the actual level of E2 they have???/
I think that the problem is the reporting cut off point and that the numbers are good if they are reportable. I have used Labcorp serum E2 for years from LEF as part of the male panel.
I have seen a few bogus Labcorp E2 tests this year.
So how do you feel now in terms of energy, libido, sexual performance, mood, socialization, initiative?
The results I got were 35, 22, and <10, and I felt worse aT 22 then 35, and obviously much worse at <10, and these were at doses of 1 mg, 1.5 mg and 2mg per week respectively, if i remember correctly. The range next to the number said <54, and these tests were done between December last year and February this year. I waited 2-3 weeks between adjusting doses, and was using research chem stuff from the one.
As I thought the rc could be the issue, i statrted using real adex tablets i crush up and mix with ethanol so i can take daily doses. In july i got a result of <10 at a dose of 2mg/week and then slowly brought the dose down c. 0.5-0.25 mg per 2 weeks to get to where i am now.
I feel great in terms of all the things you mentioned at 0,3 mg per week. I havent done a new test because I live overseas now and dont have access to labcorp tests, I also did my test as part of an LEF male panel, assuming the same as you, but how do we know that the E2 test lef sells is the ultra-sensitive one, and if it is, why the discrepancy with two tests on the labcorp website?
I have had screwy Lab Corp tests. On the same blood draw the Extra Sensitive said I was at 18, and the “regular” estradiol test showed 35 I think. I made many phone calls to my lab and to Lab Corp, and neither one had a solid answer nor did either one offer to re-run the blood at their expense to find out what happened.
I have seen many other posts on this site about screwy Lab Corp b/w results, so until they come up with a better version of the test, we will have to deal with it until then. I realize there are other places to get b/w, but they are not covered by my insurance.