From what I read in here your estradiol is too high . Should be around 22 . Try to search ksman post about it
Ok, my Dr currently has me on 125mg test-c per week that I have been splitting up into e3d. If you noticed my last bloodwork my E2 was 40pg/ml and I thought that was high. At the time my Dr said to take zinc to see if that would lower it and come back in 3 months for labs to see where my E2 was.
Well in the time since, I took it upon myself (dumb) to manage my E2 by getting pharma grade armidex. I had been doing .5 armidex at the time of my test injections (e3d). I figured that I would do that until my next blood work and go off it so that my e2 would be high and my Dr would write me an Rx for an AI.
with that being said a week prior to my blood work I came off the armidex. I guess I either crashed my e2 or the armidex was still in my system. The latest bloods my e2 was 9pg/ml and the Dr said it was good and to come back for labs again in 6 months (June 2018).
I have been having what I thought were symptoms of high e2 with being irritable and hot flushing in my face. But now that I saw the latest e2 results, Im thinking I may have been having low e2 symptoms.
I have lowered my dose of armidex to .25 per injections (e3d) and am considering lowering it to .125 per injection.
SHould I come off the armidex completely until I get e2 raised or continue to take a low dose such as .125 per injection (e3d)? BTW before TRT when my testosterone was in the 300s my e2 consistently came back as to low to read.
Here is my current labs: 1-3-2018
Estradiol: 9.4pg/mL Reference Range: 7.6-42.6 pg/mL (Roche ECLIA methodology)
Testosterone, Serum: 863ng/dl Reference Range: 264-916 ng/dL
Free Testosterone(Direct): 22.2ng/dl Reference Range: 8.7-25.1 pg/mL
Hematocrit: 53.7% (HIGH) Reference Range: 37.5-51.0 %
RBC 5.67 Reference Range: 4.14-5.80 x10E6/uL
WBC: 6.4 Reference Range: 3.4-10.8 x10E3/uL
Hemoglobin: 17.5 Reference Range: 13.0-17.7 g/dL
Prolactin: 5.5 Reference Range: 4.0-15.2 ng/mL
Cholesterol, Total: 230 (HIGH) Reference Range: 100-199 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 104 Reference Range: 0-149 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol: 45 Reference Range: >39 mg/dL
LDL Cholesterol Calc: 164 (HIGH) Reference Range: 0-99 mg/dL
Calcium, Serum: 10.5 (HIGH) Reference Range: 8.7-10.2 mg/dL
Glucose, Serum: 96 Reference Range: 65-99 mg/dL
BUN: 21 (HIGH) Reference Range: 6-20 mg/dL
Protein, Total, Serum:7.2 Reference Range: 6.0-8.5 g/dL
Albumin, Serum: 5.0 Reference Range: 3.5-5.5 g/dL
Bilirubin, Total: 0.6 Reference Range: 0.0-1.2 mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase, S:62 Reference Range: 39-117 IU/L
AST (SGOT): 16 Reference Range: 0-40 IU/L
Potassium, Serum: 5.6(HIGH) Reference Range: 3.5-5.2 mmol/L
Sodium, Serum: 141 Reference Range: 134-144 mmol/L
Chloride, Serum: 98 Reference Range: 96-106 mmol/L
Creatinine, Serum: 1.52(HIGH) Reference Range: 0.76-1.27 mg/dL
ALT (SGPT): 21 Reference Range: 0-44 IU/L
Carbon Dioxide, Total:24 Reference Range: 18-29 mmol/L
BUN/Creatinine Ratio:14 Reference Range: 9-20
Globulin, Total:2.2 Reference Range: 1.5-4.5 g/dL
A/G Ratio: 2.3(HIGH) Reference Range: 1.2-2.2
eGFR If NonAfricn Am: 60 Reference Range: >59 mL/min/1.73
I was getting hot flashes when my e2 was low. You really need the estradiol sensitive test. The one Dr ordered is for woman
I will get the sensitive test in a few months. But from what I understand, it usually gives a lower reading than the female test. If that is true my estrogen is even lower than 9? So should I cut AI out completely until my next lab?
Got more tests back from Endo today. The endo is checking my thyroid and pituitary. Looking at these results is kinda alarming due to my IGF-1 being high and my GH being LOW. What does this mean any inside on it? Here are those results:
Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S: 6.6 Reference Range: 4.5-12.0 ug/dL
Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S: 1.19 Reference Range: 0.82-1.77 ng/dL
TSH: 1.680 Reference Range: 0.450-4.500 uIU/mL
Growth Hormone, Serum: <0.1 Reference Range: 0.0-10.0
Luteinizing Hormone(LH), S: 0.1 Reference Range: 1.7-8.6 mIU/mL
FSH, Serum: 0.3 Reference Range: 1.5-12.4 mIU/mL
Prolactin: 5.1 Reference Range: 4.0-15.2 ng/mL
IGF-1: 306 (HIGH) Reference Range: 88-246 ng/mL
Cortisol - AM: 13.4 Reference Range: 6.2-19.4 ug/dL