Question: I recently asked my family doc to run IGF-1 and IGF-BP3 on me just to get a baseline in case I wanted to increase my GH though the use of GHRP or secretropin. When I recieved my results today my IGF-1 was high at 234 with a range of 81-225 ng/mL and my IGF-BP3 was low at 2.7 with a range of 3.4 to 6.9 mg/L. Does nayone have an opinion on these results? I thought they should track together. History is below.
Hello everyone. Have spent a lot ot time reading and lurking here. Appreciate everyone that takes time to research and present information that helps us all in our quest to be more youthful and healthy. I have been on TRT for about a year and am generally doing very well. Current protocol is 46mg. Test Enan every 56 hours subcu (three time per week) AI .33mg three time per week, HCG 300 iu Mon, Wed. Sat., This is down from 50 mg. test and .5 mg Ai as last results (10/7/11) listed below were 1154 for TT and 5 for E2. after discontinuing AI for eighteen days. E2 was back up to 31.1 and i restarted AI at low dose.
-age - 57
-height - 6’0"
-waist - 35
-weight - 205
-describe body and facial hair - light beard, full head hair, full chest and back hair
-describe where you carry fat and how changed - middle first - Gastric RNY 2.5 years ago went from 290 to 195 settled at 205
-health conditions, symptoms [history] Diabetic - controlled -
-Rx and OTC drugs, any hair loss drugs or prostate drugs ever no prostate or hair drugs
Fish oil 6mg,krill oil 1 mg,dheas 75mg, iodine 1mg, pregnenolone 10mg, Vitamin D3 10,000 iu, Coq10, Metformin 850mg3, NA-R-ALA 250mg3, primerose oil 500mg.*3,lisinopril 10mg, asprin 87mg,Multiviatmin Lef two a day, niacin, B12 1000 mcg, K2 1000 mcg, and Pomegranit.
-describe diet [some create substantial damage with starvation diets] balanced diabetic diet during day, too many carbs in evening.
-describe training [some ruin there hormones by over training] training is sporadic lean toward crossfit workouts when working out
-testes ache, ever, with a fever? no
-how have morning wood and nocturnal erections changed - none for several years - returned somewhat once TRT started - seems to be dependent of E2 levels
-lab results with ranges
Test-Test-Normal range-units-4/8/11-10/7/11-10/25/11
GLU-Glucose-70 - 110-mg/dL-96-98-
HBA1c-HBA1c-<6.0-mg/dL-6.2-6.3-
BUN- - -mg/dL-14-14-
CREAT -.5-1.4-mg/dL-0.9-1.2-
BUN/CREAT Ratio-6.0-20.0-ratio-16-12-
NA-I-Sodium-135-145-mEq/L-141-143-
K-I-Potassium-3.5-5.5-mEq/L-4.5-4.5-
CL-I-Chloride-99-110-mEq/L-102-102-
CO2-Carbon Dioxide-22-33-mmo1/L-29-29-
Ca-Calcium-8.4-10.2mg/dL-10-10.5-
–Globulin,Calc-2.3-3.5-gm/dl-3.1-3-
TP-Total Protein-6.1-7.9-g/dl-7.1-7.6
ALB-Albumin-3.4-4.8-g/dL-4-4.6-
A/G-Albumin/Globulin ratio-1.0-2.0-ratio-1.3-1.5-
ALT-Alanine aminotransferase-19-60-IU/L-21-24-
AST-Aspartate aminotransferase-13-37-IU/L-25-26-
ALP-Alkaline phospatase-38-126-IU/L-73-77-
Pre-Albumin-18-38-mg/dL-25-29-
CHOL-Cholesterol-120-200-mg/dL-133-148-
TRIG-Triglicerides-35-160-mg/dL-68-104-
HDL-High Density Lipoprotein-45-99-mg/dL-43-44-
LDL-Low Density Lipoprotein-20-130-mg/dL-76-83-
VLDL-Very Low Density Lipoprotein-4-38-mg/dl-14-21-
Iron-40-190-ug/dL-62-65-
TIBC-Total iron binding capacity-200-450-ug/dL-288-267-
TransSat-12-57%-%-22-24-
Ferritin-18-350ng/ML-70-96-
B12-200-1100-pg/mL-1590-1887-
Folate-4.2-19.9-ng/mL-13.5-17.3-
Free-T4-0.8-1.8ng/Dl-1.26
TSH-0.35-5.50-mIU/mL-1.2-0.6-
WBC-White blood cells-3.8-10.8-K/CMM-8.1-9.3-
RBC-Red blood cells-4.0-5.50-M/uL-4.46-4.89-
HGB-Hemoglobin-13.8-17.2-g/dL-13-13.7
HCT-Hematocrit-41.0-50.0-%-39-41.1-
Cortisol,AM-4.3-22.4-mcg/dl-17-16-
Vitamin A-Serum-30-90-ug/dL-78
Vitamin D,25 hydroxy-total-32-100-pg/mL-49-105
Copper-70-175-mcg/dl–101-
Magnesium-1.4-2.5-mg/dl-1.9-1.9-
Zinc-Serum-70-159-ug/dL–72-
PSA–<4–1.1
Estradiol-E2-7.6-42.6-pg/ml42.4-19-5-31.1-(5 was E2 ultrasensitive at labcorm range 3-70)
Total Testoterone-250-1100-ng/ml-562-1154-(original was 253)
FreeT-35-155-or-46-224-pg/ml-84.8(range46-224)-204.3(range35-155)-
Bio T-110-575-ng/dl-155.9--
DHT-25-75-ng/dl–44-
prolactin-2-18-ng/dl-11--
DHEA-S-61-1636-ng/dl-180-346-
SHBG-18-47nmol/l-31--
Pregnenolone-13-208-ng/dl-44-91-
Cardio CRP-<1-8.6-3.6-0.5
IGF-1-81-225-ng/ml—234
IGF-BP3-3.4-6.9-mg/l—2.7